The total security management business of MITIE, the strategic outsourcing and energy services company, has today announced that it is launching a remote locking and unlocking service for its clients’ premises. This launch sees the expansion of MITIE’s technology services offering with this additional service managed through its technology centre, MiTec. Access can be provided to clients’ premises via remotely controlled locking devices fitted to doors through a network connection. Clients will be able to choose lock and unlock times and different times can be set for different doors i...

A stunning array of photos capturing the drama of troop deployment in Afghanistan dominated entries to the 2011 annual HESCO photography competition. Open to all, the challenge was to capture the spirit of protection offered by the HESCO protective barriers in the most creative way. The near-universal application of HESCO barriers by forces in Afghanistan, sometimes in the unlikeliest of locations, gave full rein to photographers with an eye for the unusual. The winner was SPC Tia Sokimson of the US Army’s 55th Signal Company, whose high altitude photo captured members of the Afghanistan ...

G4S Events, Europe’s leading independent event security company, has been awarded a security services contract at Edgbaston Stadium, home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club and one of the world’s leading international cricket venues. As part of the five-year contract G4S will provide a comprehensive range of specialised security solutions, including stewarding, safety and crowd management at all of Edgbaston’s domestic and international cricket matches as well as non-sporting events. In addition to providing security services, G4S will sponsor the Warwickshire Academy, youth teams and...

To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week this year (6 to 10 February), Compass Group UK & Ireland organised an action-packed week of activities to raise awareness of the benefits of apprenticeships while also raising money for a very worthwhile cause! The final day of National Apprenticeship Week, saw Compass' chef talent come to the fore as Michelin-starred chef Jason Atherton hosted an apprentice cook-off at the Compass Innovation Centre in Chertsey. Jason Atherton prepared fillet of red mullet, samphire, cockles, roast potatoes in seaweed and prawn paella before members of Compass'...

Comments  from the President and CEO of Securitas, Alf Göransson The organic sales growth in 2011 was 3 percent, and including acquisitions the real sales growth reached 11 percent. We have made 19 major acquisitions with annual sales of BSEK 4.5 and strengthened our presence in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Eastern Europe, in the government sector in theUS and in various high growth markets in Latin America. We have also grown in the technology area and in the consulting and investigation market. The sales growth of 11 percent was the ­highest since 2002 but has strained the cash fl...

Oltec Group Facilities Management has announced today that it has appointed a new Non Executive Director effective from 1st March 2012. Ron Wood has over 30 years experience in the provision of Facilities Management services. He has served on the board of 5 companies and was previously Managing Director (National) of Dalkia Energy & Technical Services which was sold to Mitie in 2009. Oltec Group FM has experienced significant growth over the last 18 months. Ron will bring a wealth of experience to take the Group to the next level and the existing Board of Oltec Group FM are delighte...

G4S Secure Solutions (‘G4S’), the UK’s leading security company, celebrates 30 years of successfully securing the Home of Golf, Royal and Ancient (R & A) Golf Club of St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland. To mark the occasion, Andrew King, Sales and Marketing Director at G4S Secure Solutions (UK), presented a commemorative crystal bowl to Peter Dawson, R&A Secretary and Chief Executive, to thank the club for their loyalty and support over the years. G4S provides security support and patrol officers at the club including the St. Andrew’s Golf Museum and the iconic Clubhouse, which ...

G4S Cash Solutions (G4S), the largest provider of cash solutions in the UK, has been awarded a three year contract extension with Midland Expressway Limited (MEL) to service the M6 toll road, which stretches for 27 miles through the Midlands and bypasses one of Europe's most congested motorways. The contract - worth over £100,000 - will see G4S provide MEL with a combination of cash transportation, cash processing and bulk cash services. Having worked closely with MEL and their assigned procurement consultants, the proposed solution from G4S not only matches the current commercial and oper...

G4S, the world’s leading security solutions provider, continued its 2012 baton relay in Rugby this week to help raise awareness of career opportunities for disabled people in the security sector. The relay idea was originally devised by Remploy, the specialist employment services company, to celebrate the achievements of disabled people. More than 1,000 batons were handed out by Remploy last November and each person receiving one was asked to share an inspirational story of a disabled person, or an organisation linked to disability. The venue for the West Midlands leg of the relay wa...

On Monday 6 February 2012, Compass Group UK & Ireland will help The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, in partnership with unionlearn SERTUC, to highlight the importance of National Apprenticeship Week. Compass will join learning providers, including Jobcentre Plus, to raise the profile of the benefits of apprenticeships and the opportunities they present, with the aim of improving uptake in the local community. 50 people between the ages of 16-24 in the London Boroughs of Lewisham and Greenwich have been invited to the Apprenticeships Open Day, along with 20 Union Learning Representative...