Press Release: 14 Jun 2010

European crisis network expands

UK risk management and communications specialist Razor (www.razor-pr.com) has boosted its pan-European reach this month, with the expansion of the risk and crisis network it coordinates, adding two new consultancy members.

The seven-strong European Crisis management Partners (ECMP) network has welcomed to its ranks French agency, LJ Corporate, based in Paris, and Warsaw-based Questia.

The nine countries now covered by the network are Belgium (akkanto), Netherlands, (Schuttelaar & Partners), UK (Razor and College Hill), Germany (Kohl PR & Partners), Italy (Luigi Norsa & Associati), Spain (Gabinete Uribe), Portugal (Omniconsul) – and now France and Poland, the latter being the network’s first Eastern European addition.

 Questia, founded in 2001, specialises in work with clients from the pharmaceutical and food industries, heavy industries, financial services and real estate. www.questiapr.pl

LJ Corporate is a subsidiary of LJ Communication, a leading independent PR consultancy firm with its special expertise in the pharmaceutical industry, food, public health, general interest and environmental issues. www.ljcom.net

Chris Woodcock, Managing Director of Razor, part of the College Hill group, who acts as coordinator of the network, said: “We are increasingly seeing a demand in manufacturing industry across Europe for risk and crisis management specialists. This is especially so in the food and drink market, where increasing regulation, legislation and demand for public scrutiny and transparency are driving the need for good governance. It is timely, now that the recession if lifting, that we are able to have connections with more European countries and offer our clients depth of knowledge in each country or vertical market”.

Among the core areas of expertise on offer from Razor and the ECMP network are horizon scanning, risk auditing, reputation risk identification, risk assessment workshops, development of crisis management protocols and resources and media training.