Snow chaos across the UK

The UK has never handled snow that well and why should we given the infrequent meaningful snowfalls and of course the cost of preparing for events that might not happen.

However, what a week this has been with the current artic conditions showing the Tube strikers how to cause serious disruption. Yesterday was pure hell for many people trying to get to work by car train or bus and today looks no different, with very few areas of the UK escaping the snow, pushed by strong North Easterly winds through unusual weather patterns around Greenland and the Baltics.

Kent was especially hit hard for the first time this winter yesterday,with almost all ways in to the capital suffering badly, as some areas of the County had the worst snowfall in over 25 years. Stories have been confirmed of 6 mile journeys on roads a mere 14 miles outside of London taking 5 hours, as commuters that took two or three hours to get to work, struggled to get home.

Trains were stranded through freezing points and power problems and last night Gatwick Airport was closed as the support staff tried to clear the runway.Schools have been closed throughout the UK and may well be for the next day or so as the Met see the harsh weather conditions staying with us through Wednesday and Thursday.

Business Continuity

Is not a phrase that applies just to large companies or having your office burnt down. Many companies will have lost production through the Tube strike and others are currently losing it through the weather conditions. Others however, will switch to their Home Office , or use smart phones, laptops or the " Cloud", where ever they are,to carry on no matter what.

If you are losing employee days though these unusual circumstances, maybe you should be considering how not to next time, the solutions are available and can be found on this website.