General
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What levels of membership does TAPA offer?
TAPA offers several levels of membership for Manufacturers, Logistics Service Providers, Security Service Providers, Insurers, Parking Place Operators, and Law Enforcement Agencies, as well as other partners and stakeholders. To find out more or to apply to join TAPA, click here.
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What benefits do TAPA members receive?
Our members have access to TAPA’s supply chain Security Standards for Facilities, Trucking and Secure Parking, as well as the TAPA Intelligence Service (TIS) database, which enables them to see when and where cargo losses have occurred as well as the types of incidents, locations, modus operandi and the types of products targeted. They can also identify safe truck parking places using our unique digital mapping tool. This helps our members to avoid cargo crime ‘hotspots’ and to adopt fit-for-purpose security protocols in the individual geographies they operate in. The Association also provides incident alerts and intelligence via monthly, half-yearly and annual cargo theft data and analysis reports. TAPA also provides face-to-face and online training for members adopting its Security Standards, as well as valuable networking and intelligence-gathering opportunities through its main conferences and regional events in countries with high rates of cargo losses.
Ultimately, by fully utilising the benefits the Association offers alongside their own in-house security programmes, TAPA members are known to significantly reduce cargo losses and insurance liability, and enhance the reputations of their brands with their customers by ensuring the resilience of their transportation and delivery services.
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Which industry sectors does TAPA represent?
TAPA’s membership reflects the broad nature of cargo crime and the sectors which are most targeted by cargo thieves and Organised Crime Groups. These sectors include food and drink, clothing and footwear, cosmetics and hygiene, tobacco, technology, furniture/household appliances, metal, cash, automotive, pharmaceutical, and tools/building materials.
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What other bodies does TAPA work with?
As the leading industry Association focusing on supply chain resilience and reducing losses from supply chains, TAPA is a Subject Matter Expert which supports, and participates in, forums and working groups with partners including the European Commission, United Nations, Interpol, Europol, the World Customs Organisation, UNECE, IUMI, and others. If you represent a body which wishes to engage with TAPA EMEA, please contact us at info@tapaemea.org
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Is TAPA a global Association?
The Association consists of three international regions: the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe, Middle East & Africa.
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Who are our members?
TAPA is the leading Security Expert Network for everyone in the supply chain. Our members include leading global Manufacturers and their Logistics Service Providers, Security Service Providers, Insurers, Law Enforcement Agencies, and other supply chain security stakeholders. In the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region, TAPA now has more than 700 member companies and partners.
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What does TAPA do?
We are the Transported Asset Protection Association.
TAPA's mission is to increase resilience and minimise supply chain risks. TAPA achieves this through the development and application of global security standards, recognised industry practices, technology, education, benchmarking, regulatory collaboration, and the proactive identification of crime trends and supply chain security threats. TAPA’s vision is to provide its members with scalable risk management tools in the form of globally recognised standards, robust audit process, actionable incident intelligence, high quality training, and representation and liaison with government agencies to build cost effective, resilient and sustainable supply chains
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Can you contribute to TAPA’s Vigilant magazine?
Yes, we welcome insightful, non-commercial editorial contributions from Subject Matter Experts which we feel will help our members’ supply chain resilience programmes as well as their awareness of cargo crime trends and new security technologies and solutions. If you wish to pitch your idea for an article to our editorial team, please send a summary to us at info@tapaemea.org
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Do Law Enforcement Agencies pay a membership fee to join TAPA EMEA?
LEA membership is free of charge
