Grand ISS
assembles a Counterfeit Abatement Team (C.A.T.) to lead the way
in combating today’s most serious “economic crime.”
Released
on: January 10, 2008, 3:55 pm
Press
Release Author: GRAND ISS
Industry:
Consumer
Services
Press
Release Summary: C.A.T. focuses solely on the global counterfeiting
scourge, a top concern for society at large, governments and the
business community alike.
Press
Release Body: St. Petersburg, FL – January 11, 2008: In a
continuing effort to strengthen its diversified portfolio of security,
risk management, private intelligence and investigatory solutions,
Grand ISS today announced the launch of its specialized
Counterfeit Abatement Team (C.A.T.) initiative.
In 2006, according to the International Anti-Counterfeiting
Coalition, trade in counterfeit goods reached an estimated
$600 billion (USD) on the world market. In the U.S. alone losses
to counterfeiting reached $250 billion and that number is expected
to double to $500 billion in 2008.
Noting
that product counterfeiting has been named the crime of the twenty-first
century by the FBI, Ralph V. Frasca, Jr., Grand ISS’
President and CEO said, “Our company subscribes
to the belief that we can make a difference. By carving out a full-service
niche exclusively dedicated to detecting, combating, and deterring
counterfeiting, we effectively work to resolve what has become a
very serious economic and social threat to consumer health and safety,
legitimate business, national revenues, foreign investment, and
brand integrity.”
“As
we try to anticipate the long-term consequences of global counterfeiting,
the extensive involvement of organized crime and terrorist organizations
is another major component that must not be overlooked,”
said Steven C. Purl, COO of Grand ISS and
former Scotland Yard Special Operative. Counterfeiting
has grown to an enormous scale because the profits involved are
significant and the penalties in most countries are minimal or non-existent.
As a result, more and more criminal elements are getting involved
and sophisticated, better-organized and well-financed groups are
surfacing making it harder to stem the problem. Borders are no longer
a barrier to counterfeiters; and no country or industry sector is
immune to the growing challenge.
Grand
ISS deploys highly reliable resources along with alternative
strategies to augment current conventional solutions. “One
of the greatest assets we had in designing the C.A.T. solution was
the ability to pull together our worldwide network of experts,”
said Mr. Purl. Grand ISS leverages highly experienced
international investigative specialists and field operatives with
over 3,700 partnered forensic scientists, engineers and technicians
in research centers around the world. “C.A.T.
fulfills a commitment to aggressively bring to market innovative
solutions that help clients meet pressing challenges such as the
rise in trade of globalized counterfeits. The C.A.T. concept provides
for a relatively new and phased approach utilizing a multi-tiered
and focused methodology that integrates proprietary cutting-edge
technologies, sophisticated investigatory techniques, and an in-country
presence second to none to ultimately achieve success,”
he added.
Concentrating
on the “hot spot” production base countries, with Greater
China leading the way, Grand ISS uses C.A.T.
resources to assist clients identify, inspect and control the rampant
flow of counterfeit goods over international borders. “Counterfeiters
act with reckless disregard for consumers. The potential impact
of counterfeit components in national defense systems; the dangers
of machinery, electrical goods, and auto parts made from sub-standard
materials; safety and health risks associated with counterfeit medicines,
contaminated food and drinks including alcohol and tobacco products,
as well as the use of toxic materials in toys and chemicals in personal
care products…are a few examples of why counterfeiting can
no longer be perceived as a “victimless crime,” said
Mr. Purl. “It is a global economic epidemic that poses
real and dangerous threats to us all.”
About
GRAND ISS
Grand
ISS is a global solutions provider delivering integrated
services in the core areas of security, risk management consultancy,
private intelligence and investigatory forensics. The company serves
the interests of commercial, government, and private clients by
offering structured solutions that meet individualized specifications.
Focused on providing excellence in performance, Grand ISS
works together with visionary partners such as Alion Science
and Technology, Heritage International Assurance,
and Ramora UK to simplify single source access
to a powerful cooperative infrastructure. Working with highly experienced
professionals in all niche service areas empowered with cutting
edge technologies, clients can choose from a variety of mission-critical
components and business processes sharply designed with the ability
to interact within compact, multi-disciplined solutions. Addressing
such critical issues as operational and safety threats, high risk
incidents, emergency and crisis management, forensic analysis, and
vulnerability and security measures, Grand ISS
engages in a variety of complex functions that keep pace with today’s
changing dynamics. With access to the full expanse of its worldwide
network which includes 2,600 special security operatives and over
3,700 forensic scientists, engineers and technicians located in
research centers around the globe, Grand ISS effectively
performs to improve efficiencies and extend capacity to assist clients
reduce exposure to all types of risk, as well as facilitate the
successful resolution of investigation and litigation matters. Grand
ISS is co-located in St. Petersburg, Florida and Swindon, England.
For more information, call 727.797.6545 or visit online at www.grandiss.com
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Site: http://www.grandiss.com
Contact
Details: 5039 Central Ave.
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
Phone: 727-797-6545
info@grandiss.com

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