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Barrett Corp & Harrington achieves government-backed cybersecurity certification

Barrett Corp & Harrington has reached a major milestone, achieving Cyber Essentials Plus certification from the independent certifying body, Aristi.

Cybersecurity certification

Barrett Corp & Harrington has reached a major milestone, achieving Cyber Essentials Plus certification from the independent certifying body, Aristi.

Introduced by the UK Government’s National Cyber Security Centre, the government-backed certification is awarded to organisations that can demonstrate robust cybersecurity principles and capabilities. This enables them to provide a high level of security, cyber resilience and assurance of defence against online attacks.

Aristi conducted a series of technical assessments to ensure that the company is protected against various attack scenarios. The evaluation assessed:

  • Boundary firewalls
  • Secure asset configuration
  • Patch management
  • User access controls
  • Malware protection
  • Mobile assets

Having successfully passed the evaluation, Barrett Corp & Harrington is able to demonstrate to all customers that security of their information is taken seriously. Certain private organisations and government bodies insist on their partners having this accreditation, which satisfies compliance aspects of regulations and standards such as the Data Protection Act, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), ISO 27001, the Cabinet Office Security Policy Framework (SPF) and GDPR.

“Cyber Essentials Plus is a great achievement for BCH, particularly in a fast-evolving technological environment. This award will continue to help BCH remain at the forefront of this technological revolution, whilst helping us to continually provide reliable products and solutions to our customers.”

Jeremy Price, Finance and Operations Director

Taylor Yates-Smith

Buildings Insurance Surveyor

BSc (Hons) Cert CII

Buildings Insurance Surveyor

Taylor joined the BCH team as a Benchmark Building Insurance Surveyor in 2023, after graduating from the University of Birmingham.

In his time away from work, Taylor is an avid football fan following Leicester City home and away, and enjoys attending gigs across the country.

Brittany Powell

Customer Relationship Coordinator

BA (Hons) Cert CII

Customer Relationship Coordinator

Brittany joined the BCH Head Office team, based in Market Bosworth, in 2022. She has worked in an emergency management role since 2016 with her previous positions in emergency services as a tri-service 9-1-1 dispatcher in America and a Crew Commander in Fire Control in the UK.

Brittany’s role as Customer Relationship Coordinator sees her working closely with the Head of Customer and Brand, the Business Analyst and Technical Solutions Lead, Marketing Coordinator, Design Lead, Operations Team, and IT. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of relationship management and driving business relationships through proactive management of the BCH customer base.

Brittany spends her spare time making travel plans with her partner and entertaining her German shepherd, Poe and golden retriever, Freya.

Clive Lonie

Buildings Insurance Surveyor

Cert CII

Buildings Insurance Surveyor

Clive joined the BCH team in 2020 as a Surveyor. Based in Kent, he works across the South East, focusing mainly on commercial sites and flats. Away from work, Clive enjoys time with his wife and children, films, books and photography.

Jo Thompson

Buildings Insurance Surveyor

Cert CII

Buildings Insurance Surveyor

Jo has worked in an office environment since 2009 and joined the BCH team in 2022 as a Buildings Insurance Surveyor. She is based in BCH Head Office in Market Bosworth and will be primarily be responsible for providing accurate building insurance eValuations, by using digital sources and the Benchmark Valuation methodology.

In her spare time, Jo enjoys spending time with her family and long country walks with her dog, Maggie.