Group Lotus will be amongst the supercar elite as it lines up at Oulton Park on 7th April 2012 for the start of the British GT Championships.  OCS branding will appear on the Drivers’ overalls and on the Lotus Sport UK Lotus Evora GT4. OCS is proud to team up with Group Lotus at the prestigious event. OCS, which delivers an integrated facilities services solution to Group Lotus’ Norwich headquarters, announced its strategic partnership with the Group earlier in the year.  “The synergy between our businesses made OCS a natural corporate partner,” said Tony Schulp, Commercial Director...

G4S Cash Solutions (G4S), the leading provider of Cash Management Solutions in the UK, has announced the recent appointment of Duncan Faithfull to the position of Sales Director. Duncan joins from City Link where he occupied the role of Sales and Marketing Director. Starting in his new role in mid-March, Duncan brings with him valuable experience and insight from a broad spectrum of industry sectors including finance, logistics and pharmaceuticals. Of particular note is his thorough understanding of modelling and delivering outsourced solutions that allow the customer to focus on de...

Leading security specialist VSG was awarded a Britain’s Top Employer 2012 certification at Britain’s Top Employers 2012 awards dinner last night for offering its employees exceptional working conditions. VSG, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, was one of 67 companies to receive the accreditation, which recognises excellence in HR and HR offerings, based on independent research conducted by the Corporate Research Foundation (CRF) Institute. The CRF Institute, a specialist in the field of international research into HR management and working conditions, has just completed this year’...

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has awarded its front of house and food services contract to MITIE’s client services business and BaxterStorey respectively, each for a term of five years. RBS has operated a single supplier-model for both of these services over the past 15 years. The objective of this re-tender exercise was to continue to reduce the cost of delivery, whilst improving and enhancing the service proposition for the Group. “Fresh thinking has played a major role,” explained Rebecca Stevenson from RBS’ property services division. “Splitting the contact was a big decisio...

MITIE, the FTSE 250 strategic outsourcing and energy services company, has launched a new £240million business called Built Environment. The business was formed by bringing together MITIE’s interior fit-out and engineering services businesses. Built Environment will provide clients with a complete end-to-end integrated fit-out offering, including consultancy, accountable project management, installation and energy services. Built Environment can also manage your building after the project has been completed. Because MITIE is accountable for every aspect of fit-out and on-going operations...

G4S, the leading provider of cash transportation and security services, has been chosen by Deutsche Bank to build and manage a precious metals vault in the UK. Working in partnership with Deutsche Bank the business has secured a ten year commercial arrangement to establish a state of the art precious metals vault that will be built and managed by G4S, and will enable Deutsche Bank to extend and enhance their metal trading and clearing capabilities. Discussions started with Deutsche Bank back in 2009 when increased economic volatility started to cause a rise in interest levels among invest...

Bon Accord & St Nicholas Shopping Centres in Aberdeen, where OCS holds security contracts, have won a National Safer Shopper Award for their outstanding crime reduction initiatives. The award was given by the Scottish Business Centre and represents the good practice and the partnership approach the centres have to crime management. The OCS security team works very closely with Land Securities, who manage the centres, and the Grampian Police.  The centres are also members of Safer Aberdeen, a council led initiative focusing on the prevention of crime, and ShopSafe Radio Link, which...

When the most expensive gold coin ever to go under the hammer was exhibited in the City of London recently, its owner called on Corps Security to ensure that it was kept safe during its stay. The 1933 $20 Double Eagle is a legend within the coin collecting fraternity and is possibly the most valuable ounce of gold in the world, attracting the interest of kings, presidents, collectors and thieves. In 2002, one of the few remaining examples sold for $7.6m – making it the highest priced gold coin to come to auction up to that time. This is the first occasion that a 1933 Double Eagle has been ...

One of the UK’s most innovative and evolving institutes of higher education, Coventry University, has selected MITIE to provide protection services throughout its 33 acre campus in the centre of Coventry. MITIE’s Total Security Management business will supply protection services to protect the University’s students, staff, buildings and assets across the campus and at car parks and university owned student accommodation. The University prides itself on providing state-of-the-art equipment and facilities and has planned significant investment over the next ten years. Protection Serv...

The Home Secretary has announced award-winning leader Ruby McGregor-Smith as Chair of the Women’s Business Council. Theresa May revealed the appointment this morning during the launch of Cranfield University’s 2012 report into the number of women on the boards of the country’s top companies. The Home Secretary said: ‘The Women’s Business Council will advise the government on how to maximise women’s contribution to our future economic growth. ‘I know a lot of business people have ideas for increasing women’s economic potential. I want to harness those ideas. That’s what...