# Mobile disaster recovery unit for charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/01/26/mobile-disaster-recovery-unit-charities/
- Published: 2004-01-26T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Charity Disaster Recovery Network (CDRN) will unveil a new mobile office support
unit for charities next week.**

The mobile support unit can be delivered “anywhere in England or Wales at a few 
hours’ notice” and is designed to help a charity continue operating after it has
experienced a disaster such as losing its office through fire or flood.

The mobile unit includes 50 IBM Thinkpads, 2 IBM File Servers, HP Printers, RICOH
fax/Scanner/Printers, portable wireless telephone and PBX system, as well as portable
tables and chairs.

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Rick van de Merwe, Director of Risk Management at CDRN, said: “Many charities would
not know what to do if their operations were disrupted by a disaster like a fire,
a flood or even a terrorist attack. Yet in its report Charities and Risk Management,
the Charity Commission recommends that all charities should have a ‘disaster recovery
plan for alternative accommodation’. This mobile office support unit provides very
real risk management.”

Charities wishing to view the mobile unit at next week’s launch should request a
invitation from the CDRN.

Part of the Charitylogistics organisation, the Charity Disaster Recovery Network
is a network of vacant office space available to registered charities. It provides
emergency accommodation/facilities to charities in the event of fire, flood or other
disasters.

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