A Tees Valley company which specialises in Crime Scene and Forensic Investigation, is helping businesses re-engage employees who have been remote working, with their unique team building events.
As more people return to their offices and workplaces, CSI Training and Events Ltd is offering its crime scene-themed activities, to help strengthen team cohesiveness and re-build working relationships. PPE is an integral part of the CSI Training and Events experience, so not only do the events provide a fun and informative way to develop teams and break the ice after a period of social isolation, they also offer an ideal way for companies to safely take part in a group activity which reduces the risk of Covid-19 transmission.
CSI Training and Events is run by Teesside University graduates Angela Davies and Dionne Watson, who founded the company in 2012, after previously working as Crime Scene Investigators (CSI’s) for Northumbria Police.
As well as offering Educational workshops, Training and Consultancy in Crime Scene and Forensic Investigation, the pair also run corporate events and team-building exercises based on true to life crime scenarios. Angela said: “Obviously, we have not been able to run our corporate events throughout the lockdown, but as people are beginning to go back to work, they are the perfect way to help colleagues re-acquaint themselves.
“The exercises are designed to help build communication and understanding between participants, so are ideal for teams who have not met face-to-face for some time.
“We have had to adapt the exercises slightly to maintain social distancing, but they are perfectly designed to minimise transmission.
“We try and keep the scenarios as realistic as possible so PPE, which the participants get to take home with them, is provided as standard.”
CSI Training and Events Ltd was founded with the support of Launchpad, Teesside University business incubator. In 2019, it announced the launch of a new digital sister company, Crime Scene Assist Ltd, which has launched a new App, Crime Scene Assistant, designed to help first responders preserve vital evidence when they arrive at an incident.
Steve Dougan, Head of Enterprise at Teesside University, said: “Angela and Dionne have constantly shown new ways of innovating and adapting their business, and we are delighted to see their company continue to grow.
“For many employees, the only contact they will have had with their colleagues over the past few months will have been over Zoom or Teams, so an opportunity to re-build those working relationships in a more informal manner will be much-needed.
“The teambuilding events offered by Angela and Dionne have been immensely popular and I am sure will prove to be extremely useful to companies in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.”
