Advent IM Expands Commitment to UK Defence with Make UK Defence Membership

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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**PRESS RELEASE**

Advent IM Expands Commitment to UK Defence and the Supply Chain with Make UK Defence Membership

Driving Excellence in Governance, Risk, and Compliance to Support the Defence Sector

Media Contact: Olivia Lawlor Blackburn 

0121 559 6699, 

bestpractice@advent-im.co.uk 

Date : 24/02/2025 

Advent IM is proud to announce its membership with Make UK Defence, a leading trade association under the umbrella of EEF, dedicated to supporting businesses in the defence, aerospace, space, and security sectors.

By joining Make UK Defence, Advent IM reinforces its commitment to enhancing governance, risk, and compliance in the critical defence sector as well as it’s supply chain. Specialising in information assurance services, the company provides expertise in Secure by Design compliance, AI compliance against ISO 42001, risk management, and a range of training courses, including Data Protection and Information Asset Ownership.

Working across all areas of Defence, Advent IM services and training are delivered following principles including, but not limited to, the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF), JSP 440, ISO 27001, and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. With a team of highly experienced consultants boasting a collective experience of over 230 years within the defence sector, Advent IM is uniquely positioned to support organisations in meeting complex security and regulatory challenges.

“We are thrilled to become a member of Make UK Defence, an organisation that champions innovation and resilience within the defence sector,” said Mike Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer at Advent IM. “Our expertise in governance, risk, and compliance aligns perfectly with the objectives of Make UK Defence, and we look forward to collaborating with industry leaders to strengthen security and assurance.”

Make UK Defence provides its members with access to industry insights, networking opportunities, and business support services to drive growth and sustainability. Through this membership, Advent IM aims to contribute its expertise in compliance and risk management to bolster the resilience of the UK’s defence supply chain. To find out more about Advent IM’s work in the Defence sector visit https://www.advent-im.co.uk/sectors/defence/

Issued:  24/02/2025                             Ends                                                    Ref: MakeUK–Advent-Feb25

NOTES TO EDITORS

About Advent IM

Advent IM is an independent specialist consultancy with a unique approach to providing Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) solutions across both the public and private sectors. Established in 2002, Advent IM is a centre of excellence for security services, promoting the benefits of best practice guidelines and standards and the need to address risk management to protect against potential threats.
From its offices in the Midlands and London, its Consultants work nationwide and are members of the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec), The Security Institute (SyI) and British Computer Society.

Our consultants are also Lead Auditors/Implementors for the International Standard for information security management (ISO/IEC 27001), members of the Chartered Institute of Information Security, Home Office trained physical security assessors, Agile and PRINCE2 practitioners and hold a number of industry related qualifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, ISO/IEC 22301 Lead Auditor, CompTIA Security+).