How Vivid Adapt partnered with Europe’s leading PPE manufacturer to modernise data resiliency, achieve Cyber Essentials Plus, and deploy 24/7 Managed Detection and Response for total regulatory readiness.
With over 25 years of heritage, Globus Group operates at the absolute forefront of manufacturing resilience and workplace safety. As the UK’s largest PPE manufacturer, they are dedicated to developing innovative, high-performing safety solutions for frontline healthcare providers, including the NHS, and clients across a vast array of global industries.
Operating advanced, high-capacity manufacturing facilities across the UK, Germany, and Italy, Globus Group designs bespoke protection solutions—spanning advanced respiratory technology, technical hand protection, and safety eyewear—that allow critical workers to perform their duties safely. In a highly regulated, high-stakes sector where supply chain continuity is often a direct matter of public health, the absolute reliability, security, and compliance of Globus Group’s underlying IT infrastructure are intrinsically linked to their operational and commercial success.
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Summary
- Completely modernised data protection architectures by deploying comprehensive, immutable Veeam solutions across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Azure, and on-premises environments, guaranteeing rapid recovery capabilities.
- Deployed a unified, 24/7 Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution that continuously ingests and correlates logs across endpoints, email, firewalls, and cloud tenants to proactively hunt and neutralise complex threats.
- Conducted rigorous strategic auditing and technical remediation, resulting in the successful award of the Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation in May 2025, while simultaneously preparing the organisation for global ISO27001 certification.
- Ensured full technical and operational readiness to strictly comply with the demanding 24-hour and 72-hour incident reporting mandates of the European Union NIS2 Directive and the UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill.
The Challenge
For an international manufacturing enterprise operating at the massive scale of Globus Group, continuous operational uptime and the protection of highly sensitive proprietary data are paramount. However, reliance on outdated backup technologies had created unacceptable vulnerabilities within the infrastructure, pushing the organisation to urgently seek a modern, enterprise-grade data protection solution capable of withstanding modern ransomware threats. Simultaneously, rapid commercial growth had led to inefficiencies in Microsoft licence management, complicating identity governance and creating potential security blind spots.
Beyond infrastructure modernisation, Globus Group faced a rapidly evolving and increasingly punitive regulatory landscape. The advanced organisational maturity required by top-tier enterprise clients and public sector bodies was not fully reflected in their existing cybersecurity posture. With the impending enforcement of the EU NIS2 Directive and the UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill – both of which mandate strict 24-hour and 72-hour incident reporting deadlines for significant cyber events – Globus Group required absolute visibility across their multi-national digital estate. They needed a strategic partner capable of identifying structural security gaps, implementing continuous threat monitoring, and guiding them flawlessly through complex international compliance frameworks.
The Solution
The technological transformation commenced when Veeam, recognising the complex requirements of Globus Group’s multi-national architecture, specifically recommended Vivid Adapt as an elite implementation partner to architect the solution.
To immediately address data vulnerabilities, Vivid Adapt engineered and deployed comprehensive Veeam solutions across Globus Group’s Microsoft 365 environment, Entra ID, Azure, and on-premises servers. This holistic approach ensures that the internal IT team can confidently and rapidly restore critical data in the event of any incident, ultimately securing the manufacturing supply chain. Alongside this deployment, Vivid Adapt rationalised the Microsoft licensing structure to drive efficiency and tighten access controls.
To close the cybersecurity maturity gap, Vivid Adapt initiated a thorough, deep-dive infrastructure audit. Acting decisively on these findings, they led a rigorous technical remediation programme that prepared end-user devices, networks, and cloud systems to meet the exacting standards of Cyber Essentials Plus, culminating in a successful certification in May 2025.
