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HELPING YOU ENSURE BUSINESS CONTINUITY

External Relationships

Consultancy

 

Needhams 1834 does not work in isolation. Over the years we have developed strong relationships with a number of industry organisations, Management Schools and Universities specialising in the area of Business Continuity.

The Cabinet Office Emergency Planning College

Chris Needham-Bennett, MD of Needhams 1834, is an Associate Course Director at the Emergency Planning College. He has delivered a number of Strategic Crisis Management courses and exercises on behalf of the College.

 

Needhams also has a partnership agreement with Agusta Westland to deliver 'Project Gold Standard' Crisis Management exercises to Category 1 Responders throughout the UK on behalf of the Emergency Planning College.

 

Links to:

www.epcollege.gov.uk/
Gold Standard Article (pdf)

 


 

The BCI (Business Continuity Institute)

Needhams 1834 is a Bronze level partner of the BCI and we are committed to its standards and practices.

 

Business Continuity Institute - Corporate Partner Bronze

 


 

Universities

Needhams is committed to the advancement of Business Continuity as an academic discipline and has strong links with a number of leading Universities and Business Schools. In particular, we are currently engaged in the following projects:

  • Needhams is a corporate sponsor of a major Business Continuity research programme at Liverpool Management School; and
  • Katherine Devitt is conducting Doctoral research into "Effective Strategic Leadership of Multi-Agency Critical Incident Response Teams" at Portsmouth University.

Links to:

http://www.liv.ac.uk/management/

Thesis - Stategy and Business Systems (html)

 


Inverstors In People Business Continuity Institute - Corporate Partner Bronze Business Continuity Institute - Endorsed Training Gold Standard - Partners with the Cabinet Office and Agusta Westland to deliver Project Gold Standard