Who are we and how can we help?

Our Services

WRi delivers premium Brand Protection, Investigation, Intelligence Management, Training and Consultancy services to private and public sector agencies.

Working in partnership with law enforcement, government and industry bodies we can provide a bespoke service to meet your needs.

Who are we?

Established in April 2011, WRi has built up a reputation as a company that delivers results using a range of services aimed at reducing the threat to businesses from Intellectual Property (IP) crime and other illegal activities.

WRi has a diverse workforce comprising of former police officers, trading standards officers and brand protection professionals who work with key public sector partners.

Some of our greatest work to date has been in partnership with Trading Standards, Police, Border Force, IPO, industry and other relevant agencies specialising in Intellectual Property crime.

“We have worked in close collaboration with WRi over the last year to implement a civil recovery programme targeting third party infringements in the UK with great success. WRi, in partnership with their legal expert Laura West, have proven themselves to be both professional and knowledgeable. The team add value due to their prior experience in law enforcement. WRi’s approach has been consistently diligent and effective, and you can always rely on them to be at the end of the phone when needed.”
Department Manager, Motor Industry

“The team at WRi Group have provided a high-quality service to us for many years. They provide test purchases, investigations, law enforcement liaison and legal services that are highly professional. With a team that holds a vast amount of experience across many sectors, WRi provide a complete brand protection service whilst always endeavouring to deliver ‘value’ to their client.’ – Congratulations on your 10th anniversary!”
Mike Thomas, Senior Brand Protection Manager, Superdry'

“Congratulations to WRi on their 10-year anniversary. Over the last 8 years WRi has provided ACG with Intelligence management and coordination services which has been instrumental in promoting and delivering ACG’s intelligence led projects for the benefit of all our members. I am delighted to celebrate WRi’s past achievements but also their commitment to help ACG to build an even more collaborative approach to combat the growing threats of the trade in fakes.”
Phil Lewis, Director General

“WRi are a reliable and professional company with a number of influential contacts from years of experience in enforcement. They provide comprehensive packages which allow law enforcement bodies to initiate the next course of action with ease. With effective communication WRi ensure all parties are kept up-to-date and provide an efficient service.”
TS officer following a successful trial against a crime family selling counterfeit goods.

“I have worked with WRi and its MD, Graham Mogg, on a number of projects over the years, with the most recent being the prosecution of a high-level operator of shops selling a variety of counterfeit goods. The WRi investigators have always been extremely knowledgeable – about criminal procedure, duties of investigators and elements of offences, amongst other things – strategic, thorough and focused. They are quick to respond to requests and, importantly, imbued with integrity, which is essential in those undertaking private investigations and prosecutions.”
Cameron Crowe (Barrister Gough Square Chambers)

“Graham and the team at WRi are genuine, down-to-earth and trustworthy people who work extremely hard to deliver a fantastic service. They have been incredibly successful and yet remain humble, modest, and approachable. It is rare you find a group of people that you trust completely to deliver value, but I do with WRi. It is clear when you work with them that they put their clients first and simply try to do a fantastic job for a fair price. They are also innovative and accommodating, which I am sure is why they have continued grow over the past 10 years. I have no complaints whatsoever, and I would recommend them to anyone!”
Head of IP, Leading UK Law Firm

The Board

Graham T. Mogg

LLM, MCTSI
Managing Director / Founder

Graham, a Master’s graduate in IP Law, is a retired Police Officer with over 30 year’s police experience in specialist local, regional and national enforcement agencies. Widely acknowledged as a conscientious and highly committed individual he has been at the forefront of IP crime enforcement in the UK since 2005.

He was instrumental in creating and leading the Intellectual Property Office and National Trading Standards e-Crime Intelligence hubs with responsibility for coordinating intelligence sharing between industry, enforcement and government and held a pivotal role in the development of the National Trading Standards response to illicit trade via Fulfilment Houses.

Graham has received several awards and plaudits from senior industry, enforcement and government agencies for individual excellence in anti-counterfeiting and intelligence management.

The Management Team

Left to Right Gareth Mogg Director, Jordan Sargent Business Development Manager, Briony Bolter Director of Brand Protection

Gareth has been with WRi for over 8 years with experience at both operational and management level. He manages the day to day operation of our core services, including conducting and organising test purchase, market sweeps, site visits, allocation of actions, overseeing and conducting investigations, liaison with partner agencies (public and private sector). Gareth has attained a number qualifications to assist him within his role at WRi, some of these include, INTACT Open-Source research and investigation course, IQ Level 3 award for Professional Investigators and has also completed the DCATS module in IP investigations.

Jordan has been with WRi for just over a year. After gaining his Law degree, Jordan began a career at Trading Standards. During this time, he developed an affinity for investigating Intellectual Property Crime resulting in successful seizures and convictions of offenders. For the past 6 years Jordan has conducted Intellectual Property investigations in the private sector on behalf of global brands in the fashion, cosmetics, technology, and sport industries. Jordan is WRi’s Business Development Manager, leading on development opportunities, marketing, and our successful Civil Recovery Programme.

Briony has worked at WRi for just over 7 years. Briony joined as a Brand Protection officer and has worked her way up to Brand Protection Manger leading a small, but dedicated team of brand specialists. Briony liaises with Trading Standards and Border Force daily in relation to product identification and evidential statements. She holds a key role within WRi liaising with some of our largest clients, ensuring that their expectations are met and services are delivered to the highest standard.

Teams

Intelligence team

This team completes the intelligence collection, analysis and management in order to guide development of investigations by using some of the most advanced analytical software within the industry.

Reactive team

Leading on from the intelligence collection this team start the process of developing a full investigation.
They also provide the brand protection services which includes liaising with Trading Standards, Customs and Border Force.

Proactive team

This team then carries out all the physical activity including test purchase and site visits along with supporting police and trading standards with enforcement actions. This team also develop the private criminal prosecution (PCP) service.

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