CHAPTER 4: NORTHGATE INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, A VICTIM OF THE BUNCEFIELD OIL DEPOT DISASTER – ROBERT CLARK
‘No one lost their life because of the Buncefield explosion. But many people lost the lives they had before it happened.’ – Jacqui Campbell.
In December 2005, the Maylands Industrial Estate at Buncefield near Hemel Hempstead in the UK housed some 630 businesses employing over 16,000 people. Located on the estate and positioned next to the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Limited (HOSL) was Northgate Information Solutions’ head office. It processed the payroll systems that paid approximately one in every three UK employees. It also provided other IT services to clients including local authorities, the British Labour Party and commercial organisations ...
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