EPL is a risk, business continuity and emergency management consulting company that is based in Auckland, New Zealand.  Established in 2006, the company offers services throughout Australasia.   The Directors of EPL are:

Dean Myburgh;

Steve McDowell; and

Craig Shearer.

The company provides a wide range of professional consultancy advice to organisations, including:

• Infrastructure agencies
• government departments
• private sector organisations
• the Civil Defence Emergency Management sector

who wish to improve their crisis management planning and procedures and their capacity, capability and resilience to manage their business in the event of emergencies and natural disasters. 

This planning covers the four "R's" of reduction, readiness, response and recovery.

Business services offered include:

• Policy and strategy planning and development
• Hazard and risk assessment and planning,
• Business continuity planning,
• Specific scenario plan development, plan testing and exercising, training and professional development,
• Organisational capability assessments.