Rentokil Initial plc is pleased to announce today the acquisition by its Initial Facilities Division of London-based technical facilities management business Modus FM from Modus Group Limited for up to £5.3m. The acquisition gives the Division additional technical services capability. Modus FM provides mobile and on-site mechanical and electrical maintenance services.  The business has a blue-chip customer base and employs a total of 160 people. Rentokil Initial Website Modus FM Website...

Unipart Security Solutions Ltd has appointed Ozan Azmi to the newly created role of  National Guarding Manager. Ozan will be responsible for managing the operational activities of Unipart Security’s Manned Guarding division with the key objective of ensuring that it continues to offer the highest level of service to all its clients during a period of rapid growth. “Prior to joining Unipart Security, Ozan worked for Mitie Security in a senior operational role, and he has also gained valuable experience whilst working for other leading service providers within the security industry. His...

ISS Australia has a strong presence in the resources sector in Western Australia and has now initiated a broad training and HR initiative with over 300 members of a team in the Pilbara region. The training initiative will be delivered by AVANA, a leading workforce planning group and registered training provider. The program represents a significant shift in service thinking for the mining sector, with AVANA customising a ‘Hotel’ style training program via a traineeship pathway using the nationally accredited qualifications, Certificate III and IV in Hospitality to provide superior...

MITIE, the FTSE 250 strategic outsourcing and energy services company, has been awarded two Gold Awards by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The 2012 national Occupational Health & Safety Awards have been given to MITIE for its demonstration of excellent occupational health and safety management systems, a rigorous approach to occupational health and high levels of compliance with control measures for principal risks. MITIE has developed the ‘Work Safe, Home Safe’ communications campaign, designed to raise awareness of health & safety issues for ...

Frost & Sullivan’s Dominik Kimla comments on India, Brazil and South Africa intensifying their defence industry collaboration: "The India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue Forum (IBSA) is a coordinating mechanism to deepen cooperation in various areas amongst three emerging global players. IBSA countries have also been intensifying their defence industry collaboration with each member of the triangle having some state-of the-art defence technologies/products. “Brazil is expected to introduce a new military jet lifter KC-390 soon while South Africa is already producing excellent artillery...

ISS, a leading global provider of facility services, will become the future supplier of facility ser-vices to Novartis sites in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. Novartis, an interna-tional provider of innovative healthcare solutions based in Basel, Switzerland, has awarded ISS the delivery of integrated facility services at 22 sites, including production plants and other facilities, across the four countries as of 1 January, 2013. In the selection process Novartis was driven by the need to find a solution whereby facility management could be delivered in a more standardised way, en...

Following continued growth across 2011/12, security specialist Integrated Security Consultants Ltd (ISC) has been awarded with Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) status from the industry’s government regulator, the Security Industry Authority (SIA). The company, known for its work with prestigious brands including the NFL, Wembley Stadium, De Beers and leading corporates across the UK, says the award recognises the professionalism and high quality procedures it has developed in its 14 year history. “For many years ISC has adopted the principals required by the ACS,” says Amanda Randall,...

Staff at Crawley-based OCS Group Limited will be following the progress of seven athletes competing at the London 2012 Olympics especially closely. The athletes were all supported by the company as winners of the OCS Young Sports Person awards or received bursaries to support their training. Those already selected by mid-July are the swimmers Eleanor Faulkner and Ellen Gandy, the fencer Husayn Rosowsky, table tennis player Liam Pitchford and gymnasts Sam Oldham, Louis Smith and Beth Tweddle. Over the last 15 years of the OCS Young Sports Person Awards, sports bursaries of over £350,000 h...

Europa has further demonstrated a commitment to being recognised as a first class provider of professional security services after becoming a member of the International Professional Security Association (IPSA). A presentation ceremony confirmed Europa’s membership to the organisation, whose aim is to enhance the professionalism of the security industry whilst improving the status of members through the provision of opportunities for training and the exchange of knowledge, ideas and experience. Founded in 1958, IPSA is one of the longest serving associations in the security industry and as...

English actor Tom Hardy called on the expertise of international security specialist Pilgrims Group this June, to ensure his safe passage to sensitive locations in Afghanistan. Hardy, known internationally for roles in movies including ‘Inception’, ‘Lawless’ and newly released ‘The Dark Knight Rises’, visited the country with scriptwriter/producer Olly Williams to research a new feature film, ‘Samarkand’, which documents the traumas of a Special Forces soldier returning from service in the territory. They wanted to experience first hand the reality of life in an environment ...