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TAPA SECURITY STANDARDS MULTISITE MAKES SENSE


DPDgroup is the latest TAPA EMEA member to use the Association’s new FSR Multisite certification option to increase its adoption of TAPA’s Facility Security Requirements (FSR).


Launched in the 2020 revision of the FSR Standard, Independent Audit Body (IAB) multisite certification is designed to identify and promote operational efficiencies between sites so best practices can be shared, and to support a ‘team’ approach to obtaining and maintaining compliance with the TAPA Standard for security control and risk mitigation. Taking the multisite approach to FSR certification also helps to lower costs for companies across their networks as new certifications can list multiple sites under one parent certification.


Vigilant spoke to Gary Bailey, National Quality Manager North, DPDgroup UK about DPD’s use of the TAPA Standards…


When did DPD first adopt TAPA’s FSR?


We joined TAPA EMEA as members in 2005 to demonstrate to our customers that we were


serious about security as we began working for a number of Telecoms customers. The aim was to be known as ‘the secure carrier’ within the industry. Our first FSR certified site was in Appleton Thorn, near Warrington, UK, which was approved as a Level A certified facility on 5 December of that year.


The first audit was completed by Barry Hughes-Jones, who carried on working with us for several years, approving and auditing our depots throughout mainland UK. Barry worked for our independent audit provider, SGS, and had a long career in security behind him. The advice Barry gave us has helped us to develop our security processes and build the TAPA Requirements into our existing and new sites.


Today, our team includes people who have been involved in the DPD TAPA journey


since 2005; Peter Phillips attended the first approval and, after Barry retired a few years ago, Peter took over the position of having done the most TAPA FSR assessments in the UK. We follow a collaborative approach to TAPA through our Quality and Security teams, with both teams working together to plan, implement, audit and support the FSR assessments across the DPDgroup UK sites.


What’s the value of FSR certification to your business?


Our membership of TAPA EMEA, and FSR certification, is something more and more of our customers are interested in. It gives them the assurance that we value their business and have relevant processes in place to keep their products safe whilst in our care.


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