November 2007

Quorum has been successful in being appointed to the security panel of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). This means that Quorum is one of only a handful of companies qualified and permitted to undertake the installation, service and maintenance of security access control and CCTV systems for Australian embassies and trade missions around the world. Quorum’s Managing Director Chris Pearson says he is immensely proud of his company achieving this unique status. “Everyone in my team did a fantastic job in preparing the submission, as well as working closely with DFAT senior staff during their due diligence and checking process. It really helped that we are an ISO 9000-accredited company, but the staff here really went above and beyond in ensuring that DFAT had everything they needed at any point during the assessment period.”

Chris Pearson, Quorum Managing Director (left) meets with Phil Dawes, a Director of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra

Recently at AT’s headquarters in Canberra, Chris met with Phil Dawes, Director of Security (New Chanceries) to be briefed on Quorum’s potential work over the next year, and to gain insights into Quorum’s responsibilities and obligations when conducting work abroad on behalf of DFAT.

“Some of the younger technical crew got a bit overexcited, talking about the potential to work in the Paris, London or Washington embassies. I told them it would just as likely be Baghdad or Mogadishu,” laughed Chris.