Steelhenge Reports Increasing International Demand for Emergency Planning, Business Continuity and Crisis Management Expertise

Salisbury, United Kingdom, November 04, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Steelhenge Consulting, one of the UK's leading specialists in organisational resilience, emergency planning and business continuity, has reported a significant increase in demand for its services from countries outside of the United Kingdom. In the past year, Steelhenge has been commissioned to provide specialist advice on emergency planning, business continuity and crisis management in Europe, India, Turkey and the Middle East. The increase in demand is thought to be a result of numerous factors, including the impact of international terrorism, threats posed by adverse environmental conditions and increasing levels of corporate governance and responsibility. For more information, visit www.steelhenge.co.uk or call 0845 094 2117.

Isobel Nicholas, Director of Marketing and Communications for Steelhenge said; "The increase in demand over the past year has been quite remarkable. For example, we have provided emergency planning expertise for major sporting venues in India, following the recent events in Mumbai. That work incorporated the creation of emergency plans with key individuals at the venues, and a significant amount of staff training. We have also completed a very interesting project for a mining and exploration company in Turkey in which we provided emergency planning and emergency evacuation expertise. Our business continuity consultancy was also requested by a financial services company in Turkey, including the development of an crisis management plan in the event of an earthquake."

Steelhenge has also worked with international organisations at a governmental level, as Isobel described; "We've carried out business continuity and crisis management projects at both a government and corporate level in the Middle East and also provided crisis management services to a major European governmental organisation." When asked why Steelhenge is being asked to partner with so many overseas organisations, Isobel replied; "I think there is a very positive perception of specialist UK consultancies like Steelhenge; the organisations who have asked us to provide our services perceive us as experts in the resilience field and innovative in our application of the principles of business continuity and crisis management. Even though we are based in the UK, the last year has really seen us emerge into the global business continuity arena."

About Steelhenge
Steelhenge Consulting provides end to end business continuity, crisis management and emergency planning services to a broad range of corporate clients internationally, as well as to UK Government Departments, local authorities, the European Commission and NGOs. Steelhenge also delivers specialist services in energy resilience, utility resilience, ICT continuity management and pandemic planning. Steelhenge has particular expertise in the preparation of people to perform effectively in implementing business continuity and recovery plans, and in communicating both internally and externally with stakeholders during crisis.

Established in 2004, with offices in London and Salisbury, Steelhenge is the UK's leader in the delivery of bespoke training and exercises for staff at all levels from the strategic through the tactical to the operational. Steelhenge's consultants have been recruited from a broad range of sectors in order to create a depth of expertise and knowledge across the resilience landscape. All senior staff have operational experience of crises, incidents, emergencies or disasters, enabling them to deliver pragmatic solutions based on real-life experience.

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