Critical Component Shortages and Transportation Shutdowns Overcome in Battle to Maintain Delivery of Vital Security and Healthcare Solutions Essence Group [https://www.essence-grp.com/ ], a leading provider of IoT solutions for the global security and care markets, today provided details of its aggressive supply chain initiative, that mitigated the global supply chain disruption caused by COVID-19 and ensured the continued supply of its complex multi-component products to key partner, Verisure [https://www.verisure.com/ ], a leading provider of professionally monitored security solutions. The well-documented effects of COVID-19 on global supply chains – including higher shipping costs; lower availability of shipping containers; employee health challenges; and the closure of borders from national lockdowns – provided an existential challenge to organizations dependent on just-in-time delivery of components. In normal times, supply chain logistics generally work on an eight-month timeline for delivery of critical components. Thanks to its proactive resilience, detailed business continuity planning, and leveraging experience gained from past events, by the end of the first quarter of 2020, Essence Group had successfully mitigated the majority of supply chain disruptions to fulfil customer orders as expected. Hagai Enoch, Chief Operating Officer of Essence Group, said: "As the world started to grapple with COVID-19 we went to our business continuity playbook and realized that we had move fast. We did not even entertain the thought that we would not be able to supply our customers, who rely on us to deliver on time." As early as mid-January 2020, when news of the emerging pandemic was only beginning to hit global news channels, Essence mobilized its business continuity response to ensure alignment on emergent issues and implement contingencies in the event of further disruption. At the heart of Essence Group's strategy was to leverage existing relationships with component suppliers and manufacturers to share resources in order to deliver optimal solutions for customers. By dramatically increasing the size of orders and accumulating sufficient buffer stock, and using air transport rather than ships, Essence could continue supplying strategic partners, such as Verisure [https://www.verisure.com/ ] with the necessary volume of critical components to enable them to meet commercial commitments. "Partnership with Essence has been instrumental in ensuring continued customer service for our existing and new clients," said Cristina Rivas, Verisure Chief Technology Officer. "Essence Group's initiatives to ensure we could continue accepting new orders gave us confidence that we would be able to keep our commitments. This has helped us to continue to strengthen our position as the leading provider of professional security products and services." "In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, our global supply chain has performed extremely well in meeting the needs of our customers," said Sharon Klainer Weizenbluth, Chief Strategy Officer at Essence Group. "This was achieved, while also protecting the health and wellbeing of both our employees and those of our supply chain partners." About Essence Group Essence Group is a global technology leader with a mission to develop and deploy innovative, cloud-based, end-to-end security and healthcare solutions, underpinned by supporting services, that provide peace of mind to users. For over a quarter of a century, Essence has challenged convention by making care and safety both accessible and affordable. With over 70 million connected devices deployed worldwide, Essence helps people to live safer and more independent lives. For more information: https://www.essence-grp.com/ Follow Essence Group on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/essence-group/ ] , Twitter [https://twitter.com/Essence_grp ] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/essencegrp ] About Verisure Verisure is the leading European provider of professionally monitored security systems with 24/7 response services. It protects more than 3.7 million customers in 16 countries in Europe and Latin America. In late 2019 Arlo Europe also became part of Verisure. The Company's mission is to bring peace of mind to families and small business owners by providing them with the best security solutions and services. Verisure is known for category-creating marketing, sales excellence, innovative products and services and customer-centricity. Verisure protects a highly satisfied and loyal customer base, with some of the strongest growth rates and best retention rates globally in consumer-facing services, demonstrating its exceptional service levels and strong value proposition to its customers. For more information: www.verisure.com Logo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1480696/Essence_Group.jpg Logo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1480697/Verisure.jpg Media Contact: Finn Partners for Essence Group Danny Sudwarts danny.sudwarts@finnpartners.com (+1) 469-297-2515 SOURCE: Essence Group and Verisure