MP Robin Walker was interested to hear how Worcester based Spectrum Biosecure will be at the forefront of Britain’s response to man-made and natural disasters across the world. He spent the afternoon touring the company’s incineration systems factory impressed by the local export company success story.
Spectrum Biosecure has been awarded a Department for International Development (DfID) call-off contract as a Rapid Response equipment provider alongside well known world emergency response partners such as British Red Cross and Oxfam. Its task will be to provide incineration equipment within the first 72 hours following an emergency. This meets an objective set out by Lord Ashdown’s review of the UK’s humanitarian emergency response titled The Rapid Response Facility (RRF).
The RRF enables the Department for International Development to commit to rapid humanitarian funding for pre-qualified partners such as Spectrum Biosecure. This will be done in the first 72 hours following a rapid onset disaster, spike in a chronic humanitarian emergency, or other disasters as deemed necessary.
Spectrum Biosecure’s Managing Director, Paul Knuckle explains, “Fast response in humanitarian disasters helps to save lives and reduces suffering. Our emphasis is on ensuring animal carcasses are incinerated safely before disease breakouts. The RRF contract means we can respond quickly and in the most effective manner needed at the time. We are delighted to have been awarded the contract. Only partners that have a proven record of response get through the pre-qualification process so it is testament to the hard work the whole teams puts in.”
The RRF partners are also known to provide high quality results and deliver value for money for UK tax payers and people affected by disasters. This latest contract for Spectrum Biosecure has added to the success of the Spectrum Environmental group which includes Waste Spectrum and Air Spectrum, also based in Worcester.
