Hill & Associates prepared a complete risk management strategy that covered the construction, commissioning and on-going management for a large American photo-chemical manufacturer which built a large scale facility in mainland China.Suspicions were aroused concerning the activity of some of the buyers of the construction equipment and materials.A subsequent investigation revealed that two of the buyers had been soliciting and accepting significant kickbacks.In addition, the buyers were knowingly accepting low quality and unsuitable goods from the suppliers.Faced with the results of the investigation, the project owner dismissed the two buyers.No further kickbacks were suspected or detected.

Hill & Associates then assessed the existing guard force was completely inadequate and that losses due to theft and safety violations were costing the project owner large amounts of time and money.In addition, the morale of the workers was suffering due to the perceived low level of security and safety on site.The Hill & Associates team began selecting and training a new guard force.They installed improved security hardware on site and identified and trained a competent security manager.There was an immediate improvement in the overall security and safety atmosphere of the site and a noticeable reduction in losses from petty theft and vandalism.