Blackthorn Advisory works across a wide range of industries and businesses. We recognise that specific sectors have particular threats, vulnerabilities, and risks, as well as priorities and approaches to client delivery. We have developed significant experience in the following areas:
We provide specialist security risk management and advisory services to the extractives industries, addressing the complex threat landscape posed by state-sponsored actions, single-issue protestors, or terrorist organisations. We deliver in-depth threat assessments, site security strategies, and support crisis management planning, including exercises to test plans and procedures.
Recognising the interdependencies in extractives supply chains, we support upstream and downstream vulnerabilities, including risks to logistics, refining, distribution, and export infrastructure. We advise on asset protection, workforce security, and the resilience of critical transport and processing networks.
We provide specialist security risk management assessment and advice for high-end hospitality entities, ensuring hotels and resorts remain safe, secure, and resilient. We address perils including terrorism, organised crime, insider threats, and even natural disasters through tailored threat assessments, security design, and crisis response planning, including invacuation, evacuation, and lockdown.
By integrating security discreetly and seamlessly into luxury environments, we assist high-end hospitality brands in protecting their guests, assets, and reputation without compromising the guest experience.
We provide specialist security risk management advice to data centres, addressing their unique vulnerabilities. Through comprehensive threat and vulnerability assessments, we identify risks related to physical security, operational resilience, and environmental factors. We ensure security measures are seamlessly integrated into data centre design, covering blast protection, hostile vehicle mitigation, perimeter security, and controlled access to critical infrastructure.
We advise on the mitigation of risks such as sabotage, supply chain disruption, and HVAC system failure to maintain uptime, protect sensitive data, and ensure long-term sustainability.
We provide expert support in duty of care and travel risk management (TRM), helping organisations protect employees travelling or operating in higher-risk environments. In partnership with our insurance broking colleagues, we offer tailored risk assessments, pre-travel security briefings -including general travel security awareness training, crisis response planning, real-time monitoring, and TRM policy review and development.
To further assist organisations in meeting legal and ethical duty of care obligations, we also provide quality systems development, training, and incident response.
By integrating intelligence, technology, and specialist expertise, we enable businesses to safeguard personnel, enhance resilience, and respond effectively to incidents whilst seeking to reduce exposure to liability.
We support new-build construction projects, aligned with the RIBA stages of construction; integrating security risk management into every phase, from design to operation. We provide threat assessments, security overlay development, and compliance guidance to mitigate perils ranging from terrorism to crime and civil unrest.
We also ensure duty of care obligations are met through contractor security vetting, travel risk management, and crisis response planning. Our selected partners include blast engineers as well as hostile vehicle mitigation and security-by-design specialists.
By working closely with developers, architects, and contractors, Blackthorn enhances site resilience, protects assets, and ensures projects are delivered safely and securely.
