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Phoenix Re:Cover Businesses that suffer a major disaster could be fully up and running in new premises within just two hours, thanks to a new simplified Business Continuity service from Phoenix.
 
Phoenix Re:Cover is a comprehensive Business Continuity (BC) package that includes disaster planning assessment, annual rehearsal days, emergency offices, replacement servers and internet and secure data backup. 
 
The launch of the new service coincided with Business Continuity Awareness Week, the global educational event for people to learn more about Business Continuity Management (BCM).
 
Phoenix Re:Cover is delivered through a network of 15 fully-equipped, purpose-built Emergency Offices based around the UK that businesses can migrate to in the event of any disaster, or serious disruption to operations. Within two hours of reporting an incident – such as flood, fire, extreme weather event, security breach or IT disruption – contracting businesses can resume their operations from their nearest Phoenix Emergency Office.
 
The pre-packaged services bundled together in Phoenix Re:Cover are designed for organisations of all sizes in both the public and private sectors, and are built on Phoenix’s unrivalled 25 year experience in Business Continuity. Coverage starts from under £100 a week, enabling businesses to protect themselves from the disastrous consequences of downtime for less than the cost of fuelling just one company car.
 
“While government and financial services organisations are mandated to implement Business Continuity plans, many sectors continue to be exposed to the impacts of disaster,” said Mike Osborne, Managing Director of Phoenix’s Business Continuity Unit. “In the construction industry, for example, only one in four firms has a business continuity plan, while other industries such as transport and logistics, manufacturing and business services are lagging far behind. This is in spite of research from the Cabinet Office and Chartered Management Institute which found that overwhelming majority of businesses say that Business Continuity spend is justified by benefits."
 

“We believe that there is much work to be done to de-mystify business continuity,” continued Osborne. “Many organisations are either putting their heads in the sand when it comes to preparing for disaster, or they are unnecessarily investing huge sums in standby IT or premises.
 
He Added "Our research has uncovered that firms are either confused by the jargon, under a misconception of the cost of cover, or simply are unaware of the services that are available."
 
“Any business downtime through IT loss or disaster, has serious immediate affects on operations and cashflow, but the real long-term harm comes from the damage to a business’ reputation, which can take years to recover – if at all. By packaging a fully comprehensive package of plan review, access to the emergency offices and replacement technology, plus providing professional industry guidance and advice, Phoenix will be saving organisations money and ensuring they are perfectly prepared for any event that could befall their business,” concluded Osborne.
 
For more information visit www.phoenix.com