GP Systems News

UK Riots Cost Retailers £141 Million in Four Days

Kelkoo predicted the cost of recent riots cost UK retailers £141 million in the first four days. The estimated costs include:

• £80 million lost due to disruption of trading hours
• £17.4 million of stock lost due to looting and arson
• £43.5 million of damage to property and premises

Some costs will be covered by insurance and compensation schemes, but businesses have to wait for payments. Many insurers are working quickly to settle claims, but the process can be delayed when premises have been left in a dangerous condition or treated as a crime scene by police. Unfortunately many businesses are not expected to survive the aftermath of the riots.

Shops often rely on shutters to protect their premises, but as the Sky News report shows, they offer little protection from large scale organised looting.

Security window film, edge retention and window defence systems preserve building integrity even when the glass has been broken - preventing intruders, reducing damage and eliminating glass contamination to protect stock and get businesses trading again quickly.

Steve Gargett Shortlisted for Business Oscars

In March 2011, the Managing Director of GP Systems has been a finalist for the region's most prestigious business award: the Institute of Directors' London and South East Director of the Year Award for 2010.

GP Systems Opens Northern Office

Due to the rapid expansion of our business, we have recently opened a new office near Manchester that will focus on the Northern UK customers. The new office will enable us to provide a better coverage and a faster service throughout the UK and it is managed by our Operations Director, Chris Gargett. Chris has a wealth of experience in the window film industry and already delivered a series of successful window film projects for both commercial and public sector clients in the Greater Manchester area. The Northern Office is located at the following address:

GP Systems (Northern Division) Ltd,
Kingfisher Business Park,
Burnley Road, Rawstenstall,
Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 8EQ (near Manchester)

Another Award for GP Systems

GP Systems have won the Most Innovative Security Film Project 2009 award at the recent Solar Gard First Annual Architectural Leaders Summit 2010.

The award for Distingushed Architectural Window Film Performance was given to GP Systems for the development of their unique method of installing bomb blast protection film across the entire BP fleet of vessels.

Best New Business Award

GP Systems have won Best New Business at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire INSPIRE'09 Business Awards.

They were also shortlisted for the Best Sustainable Business award.