Case studies
Many businesses have already prepared to deal with emergencies through Business Continuity Management. These case studies have been designed to help firms learn from the approaches adopted by similar businesses.
To help you find examples relevant to your business, we aim to include in this section case studies from a wide range of organisations.
- Case Study 1: SCOPE - SCOPE is one of the biggest disability charities in the UK. Their case study describes their approach to business continuity planning, and offers useful tips for other organisations about how to approach BCP.
- Case Study 2: Morphy Richards - Morphy Richards is a major producer of household appliances in the UK. Their case study describes the flooding caused at their Mexborough site following heavy rainfall in November 2000, and the business continuity arrangements which enabled the business to continue to run with minimal disruption. [PDF, 1 page, 59KB]
- Case Study 3: The Wellcome Trust - The Wellcome Trust is an independent charity based in London funding research to improve human and animal health. Their case study highlights the need for business continuity after the effects of a burst water main. [PDF, 1 page, 57KB]
- Case Study 4: Sainsburys - Sainsburys is one of the largest supermarket chains in the UK. Their case study describes the importance of their business continuity arrangements in coping with the Foot and Mouth disease epidemic in 2001. [PDF, 1 page, 59KB]
- Case Study 5: Norwich Union - Norwich Union is one of the UK's biggest insurers, with a particular focus on insurance for individuals and small businesses. Their case study describes their current business continuity arrangements and the scenarios they plan for. It also describes how they managed a recent suspected "white powder" hazardous substance incident. [PDF, 2 pages, 92KB]
This area of the website is intended to evolve over time, with a greater number and variety of case studies being added.
Does your business have a business continuity story to tell?
Have you recently developed business continuity arrangements as a result of an incident? Do you have important tips for other businesses based on your experience? We welcome new case studies. Please contact us via feeback form.
More information
- There are useful business continuity case studies on other websites. The sources of support section provides detail on other business continuity promoters.
- You can get more information, including more links, answers to frequently asked questions, and a glossary of terms, by going to the More Information section of the website.
- You can get more detailed information on other civil protection topics on UK Resilience [External website].
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