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Improve Customer Reliability with a
FEMA-Based Disaster-Recovery Plan
BY RON PITCHER
There is an old adage that goes something like this: “When you need a friend, it’s too late to make one.”
And at no time is that adage more apparent than when a disaster hap- pens within a manufacturing plant. The owner’s best friend at that point is a disaster-recovery plan.
My client (and PMA member com- pany) Termax Corp., a fastener manu- facturer in Lake Zurich, IL, has made a couple of new friends during the last few months as it has worked, along
Ron Pitcher is president, Pitcher Insur- ance, Palatine, IL: 847/705-5560; ron@pitcherinsurance.com; www.pitch- erinsurance.com.
with one of my risk-management serv- ice providers Standfast Global and its president Brian McCrane, to create a cloud-based business-continuity plan (BCP). It also has executed an agree- ment with Belfor Property Restoration, specialists in disaster-recovery and restoration services.
In the event of a disaster at Termax, Belfor pledges to provide Termax with a priority response for rescue and pro- tection of its assets. Belfor’s Red Alert priority response program is avail- able through a dedicated emergency phone number, 24 hours per day 365 days per year. Belfor, a single-source service provider, offers emergency- response services including power generation, water extraction, board-
Fastener manufacturer Termax Corp. hired risk- management service provider Standfast Glob- al to create a cloud- based business-continu- ity plan, and executed an agreement with Belfor Property Restoration, specialists in disaster- recovery and restoration services. In the event of a disaster at the Termax plant in Lake Zurich, IL, Belfor pledges to pro- vide Termax with a prior- ity response for rescue and protection of its assets.
up and barrier erection, temporary roofing, mold remediation, document freeze drying, structural drying, dehu- midification, hazardous materials, electronics restoration, data recov- ery, duct cleaning, decontamination services, machinery retrofitting, vital records recovery, property salvage, contents restoration, project man- agement and consulting services.
A False Sense of Security
Companies often are lulled into a false sense of security, believing that they are immune to a disaster. They could be in a location for several years and not suffer any loss greater than a roof leak. Or, business owners may believe that they don’t need a BCP since
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