The security team at TATE Britain has been awarded a Best Team award in the British Security Industry Association (BSIA)'s Annual Security Personnel Awards 2011. This Wilson James Ltd team of 38 security officers is responsible for the safety of staff, visitors and multimillion pound art assets held at the high profile gallery, both during opening hours and during silent hours. Over the past 12 months, the team has contributed to heightening the standards of the customer visitor experience by actively participating in the Visitor Experience Review process, and taking on new responsibilitie...

The Community Safety Partnership in West Oxfordshire recently won IFSEC’s “Best Policing Partnership 2011” award for its work in managing the night-time economy. The award was attributed to the work carried out primarily between WODC , Thames Valley Police and ICTS Canine Division. ICTS Canine Division works throughout the country, in conjunction with various police forces, supporting drug search duties through the provision of both pro-active and passive search dogs. The latest combined operation aimed at highlighting the fact that drugs will not be tolerated in licensed premises in ...

G4S Secure Solutions (‘G4S’), the UK’s leading security company, has hailed the UK’s ‘busiest ever’ events weekend a success, after keeping nearly a million people safe and secure. G4S Events, the specialist events management arm of G4S, provided security support for events ranging from the T in the Park music festival in Kinross, Scotland, to the Formula 1 Grand Prix at Silverstone, over the weekend of 8, 9 and 10 July 2011. Across the 11 major events taking place throughout the UK over the weekend, more than 3,500 trained G4S Events staff were responsible for a wide variety...

MITIE has joined a roster of leading companies as a founding sponsor of StartUp Britain, a Government-supported initiative to help aspiring entrepreneurs in the UK. The FTSE 250 strategic outsourcing and energy services company was named as a founding sponsor of StartUp Britain alongside other blue-chip businesses including Barclays, Microsoft and Intel. MITIE has pledged its support and commitment to back British start-ups as part of its response to the Government’s call for an ‘enterprise-led’ recovery. StartUp Britain will help budding entrepreneurs around the country by providing ...

G4S, the world's leading secure solutions group, today announces the acquisition by G4S Secure Solutions (Ireland) Limited of certain assets of Alarm Monitoring Services (AMS) Limited (also trading as "i-watch"), a leading alarm monitoring supplier across Ireland.  The purchased assets were acquired for a consideration of €2.55m payable in cash, 70% of which was paid on completion.  The remaining 30% will be paid within 18 months, subject to achievement of certain results. Alarm Monitoring Services provides a range of state-of-the-art monitoring, patrol and response services to Irish b...

Keighley Cats are preening themselves after being kitted out with new rain jackets by Yorkshire-wide security group Select, presented to both players and coaching staff by managing director Pete Spencer. The Cats, who play their home games at Marley Stadium, are the cream in women’s rugby. They went through last season undefeated to top their in the Co-operative Women’s Rugby League, going on to clinch the national crown when winning the Conference Grand Final. They are well on their way to repeating the feat this year, having won all their matches in the Women’s Central division. S...

The UK Bribery Act which came into force on the 1st of July 2011 is reportedly one of the toughest such pieces of legislation anywhere in the world. Well before it was on the statutes it had a positive effect, writes Infologue.com Editor Bobby Logue. However, many companies are not ready for the implementation and risk prison or an unlimited fine warned Brent McDaniel, the UK head of Anti-bribery & Corruption at KPMG. “Despite the crescendoing noise and continued speculation around the Bribery Act, a third of all UK companies remain unprepared for today’s implementation, risking a j...

Emma Shaw, Managing Director of Esoteric Ltd, a leading counterespionage and electronic sweeping company, is one of the first registrants to be admitted to the new Register of Chartered Security Professionals. Developed by The Worshipful Company of Security Professionals and the Security Institute, the Chartered Security qualification places security practitioners on a par with other recognised professions and provides a means of recognising and maintaining high standards and ongoing proficiency for individuals within the security profession. Registrants have to comply with a Code of...

Pilgrims has appointed Peter Kaye, a former security adviser and business continuity manager at the Bank of England, to help grow and build on the excellent work already established by the group. Kaye previously spent 23 years as a Royal Air Force Regiment Officer, rising to the rank of Wing Commander. He has a Masters of Arts degree in Defence and International Security Studies, and has developed UK international security policy in the Ministry of Defence Proliferation and Arms Control Secretariat. He also held the role of Group Head of Business Protection and Continuity at the John Lewis ...

Carlisle Support Services has increased it’s support of the International Professional Security Association’s Employer Sponsored Membership Scheme.  One of the scheme’s founders, Carlisle Support Services has both increased its membership numbers by 20% and entered into a two year commitment to support the scheme. In an industry first, Carlisle Support Services has ensured the management of its three security businesses, Carlisle Security, Carlisle CCTV and Carlisle Events have now all achieved IPSA membership.  In addition, the whole senior HR team are now also IPSA members in order ...