Testimonials.

Renton Howard Wood Levin LLP
“John was introduced to us by our insurance brokers, Willis. We needed to develop a Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery Plan as part of our risk management. John carried out a review of our needs and reported accordingly giving us solutions to our vulnerable areas.

He was very professional and has kept in touch to see whether we require any further advice or support. I would have no hesitation in recommending him to others”.

Clem Davies
Financial Director

Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre Limited
“John’s name was put forward by our insurance brokers to assist with business continuity planning (BCP). BCP was being pushed by our insurance company as a good tool to manage risk and exposure in the event of something happening at the exhibition centre. At the centre we have lots of skill sets around making events (exhibitions, concerts etc) happen so it was not a total learning curve for us. However we did need to use a consultant such as John to steer and guide us and to set those milestones on the project. John’s management style blended very well with our team. The in house team have many client facing commitments with tight turnarounds and deadlines and therefore we wanted someone to demonstrate, encourage and motivate and I feel he did this.

John made himself available and flew up to Aberdeen. The fact that he was not local did not affect the consultancy. John met the management team collectively to give an overview of the project and then subsequently met with the individuals. This worked well. We would certainly use John again to review the final plan and to also to give it a periodic review. I would certainly recommend John to other organisations”.

Graeme Cumming
Finance Director

Westone Products Ltd
“John Basinger was introduced to us by our Insurance Broker. Our company, in fact interviewed several consultants for the opportunity of assisting us with our BCP, and he was by far the most talented and capable.

We appointed John to assist us create the structure and the processes to prepare our BCP. John met with key members of our team on several occasions to extract the critical areas of our business that needed to be risk-managed. He has the ability of ‘asking the right questions’ and his practical experience as a loss adjuster was very useful to us.

There were several follow up meetings. He prepared regular reports and kept the documentation in good order. He kept the pressure on us to complete the job despite us being fully stretched.

Arising out of this were a series of suggestions and proposals for both internal and external changes – most of which have been implemented.

John helped write the primary structure of our BCP – although we added all the detail.

Overall, we were very impressed with John who provided us with a superb professional service and we would highly recommend his services”.

John Rifkin
Financial Controller

Snow + Rock
"We first met John Basinger 3 years ago and were very impressed with John's level of knowledge in providing us sensible and practical advice in developing and preparing our Business Continuity Plan. Coming from the insurance world as a Loss Adjuster his practical first hand knowledge was invaluable.

He certainly delivers what he promises and on time.

I would have no hesitation in recommending John's services.”

Dion Taylor
Managing Director
Snow + Rock.

The Apollo Group
"John Basinger guided and assisted us throughout the implementation of our business continuity plan.

The project was completed on schedule and on budget, and has provided our business with the confidence of knowing that we are now far better prepared for a disaster or other unexpected event.

We were impressed with his depth of knowledge and experience in the field, and would have no hesitation in recommending his services to others."

Steve Allen
Financial Director
The Apollo Group
October 2008

Euro Car Parts Ltd
"I would like to thank you for all your hard work on creating the Euro Car Parts Business Continuity Plan. It has been a difficult process and far more involved than I first imagined and we could not have got through the project without your invaluable help.

I do sincerely hope we do not have to put the plan into practice but we are now in a far stronger position to tackle any event that may strike us.

Once again my heartfelt thanks for your input it was much appreciated."

Derek Angell
Manager of Warehousing & Logistics
Euro Car Parts Ltd
January 2009

Alfred Franks & Bartlett PLC
"In 2008 we recognized the need to produce a business continuity plan. John came highly recommended to us through our insurance company.

He has helped us through the process of considering all aspects of our business and to get us to consider the various areas that could be impacted if a major incident occurred.

From the initial beginnings of fact finding the business, to helping us produce our plan, John completely supported us through the process.

As a result of this we have strengthened the IT disaster recovery process and documented our recovery procedures.

I would personally recommend anyone considering business continuity to talk to John Basinger."

Gary Stenning -
Head of AFBL Operations and IT
Alfred Franks & Bartlett PLC
February 2009