Following Cardinus' adoption as a patron of the Wessex Association of Chambers of Commerce, member companies in Wessex are benefiting from a dedicated risk management web portal that provides free advice, templates and a unique "Ask the Experts" feature.

In addition, each member receives a free voucher worth £100 to access to an array of online e-learning and risk assessment tools on a "pay as you go" basis.

Cardinus has also negotiated a £100 membership discount to the business continuity solution, BusinessAssist, which provides a practical solution when a disaster occurs. BusinessAssist delivers an invocation service that includes automatic transfer of phones, new computer and telephonic equipment delivered within 24 hours, IT support, access to over 4,000 UK-wide office locations and the initial weeks' expenses covered for all Wessex members.

Commenting on the partnership with Wessex, Andy Hawkes, CEO of Cardinus said: 'This is an exciting partnership for Cardinus as it coincides with the launch of our new on-line risk management portal, dedicated to small to mid-sized companies. Cardinus has built a leading position as a provider of health and safety, environment, fleet and property risk solutions in the UK and more recently in the US to large businesses, and central and local government and we felt the time was right to develop our solutions for smaller firms.'

Cardinus will now look at the viability of rolling out similar services to other chambers across the country and says that it would welcome approaches from member companies who would like to assist in the offer.

For more details of Cardinus' solutions for SMEs, visit: http://sme.cardinus.com