Thame based electronics firm ALR Services Ltd will be exhibiting at DSEi - Defence and Security Equipment International . The exhibition, which will take place on September 13-16, 2011 at ExCeL London, is an opportunity for ALR to promote its recent AS9120 aerospace approval. The PCB (Printed Circuit Board) supplier will be displaying its products at stand N9-220 in the International Electronics Pavilion. ALR Services specialises in helping electronics companies reduce the costs associated with, and time spent on, purchasing PCBs, without compromising the quality or delivery of the product...

Good results and strong growth aspirations Good results Strong revenue growth of 10.0% to £1,891.4m Good progress in underlying organic revenue growth – second half 5.3%; full year 3.5%2 Operating profit before other items up 16.5% to £108.3m (includes £4.1m benefit arising from the change from RPI to CPI for the valuation of certain pension liabilities) Operating profit margin before other items improved to 5.7% (2010: 5.4%) Excellent conversion of EBITDA to cash of 86.7% against target of 80% (2010: 95.2%) Total dividend for the year up 15.4% to 9.0 pence (2010: 7.8 pen...

Åsa Thunman has been appointed Senior Vice President General Counsel. She succeeds Bengt Gustafson, who will remain in the company as Senior Vice President and Senior Advisor to Group Management. Since 2009 Åsa Thunman is Senior Legal Counsel in Securitas. Previously she was Executive Vice President Corporate Office of Elekta. Åsa has a law degree from Uppsala University, Sweden, and a master in European Business Law from the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Åsa Thunman takes up her duties on July 1, 2011 and will then succeed Bengt Gustafson as a member of Securitas Group Mana...

AXA Assistance, iJET a 3i-MIND company and G4S have confirmed the formation of a new global partnership to provide full travel risk management and protection services for business travellers and expatriate staff working overseas. The companies, each world leaders in their respective domain, have combined their expertise to create a comprehensive and integrated global travel risk management solution that will provide optimum protection for staff when travelling to or living in countries worldwide. By combining their complementary areas of expertise, customers will receive:  Medical a...

Bold staff were on hand to support the launch of Mitie’s new multi million pound alarm receiving centre and security hub at Craigavon, Northern Ireland.  Known as MiTec, the new monitoring facility is one of the most advanced security centres in the UK, providing a range of services to help businesses protect their personnel and premises.  These will include 24 hour remote alarm and CCTV monitoring of sites and buildings, lone worker protection and real time vehicle tracking, all in close co-operation with the police and other emergency services. Monitoring and response across 4,000 MITIE...

G4S Monitoring & Response Services (‘G4S’), part of G4S Secure Solutions (UK), is advising companies to ensure that they have the correct health and safety measures in place to mitigate the risks faced by staff who are deployed alone. This warning comes on the back of research by G4S(1) which reveals that a high proportion of companies are not taking the necessary measures to ensure the safety of their staff, with an estimated 38 instances of employees being attacked or threatened each year whilst working alone at a typical medium-to-large sized company(2). Indeed, two thirds (66%) o...

The security business of MITIE, the strategic outsourcing company, has changed its name to MITIE Total Security Management, it announced today. MITIE Total Security Management is one of the UK’s largest security businesses, with 12,000 people protecting the premises and personnel of 4,000 clients at over 10,000 sites in the UK and Europe. Its new name reflects MITIE’s integrated approach to security provision, via its consultancy, innovation and delivery model, which offers clients higher service levels with greater cost efficiencies. Bob Forsyth, managing director of MITIE To...

Securitas has over the past years successfully built a significant presence in Latin America, covering six countries with in total approximately 32,000 employees, annualized sales of close to MSEK 3,000 and a positive profitability trend. Numerous Spanish and Portuguese large corporations have an extensive presence in Latin America and vice versa, and the commercial exchange and coordination between Spain and Portugal, and Latin America is increasingly important. Consequently, Securitas has decided to create an Ibero-American division consisting of its guarding operations in Argentina, C...

John Sayer has been appointed the Manager of Samsung’s recently formed Project Support Team. John has worked within the electronic security industry for over twenty years, during which time he has performed product management and pre and post sales support roles whilst with Cardkey, Johnson Controls and Maxxess Systems. John’s understanding of IP network based security systems includes the design and implementation of video surveillance, access control, perimeter protection, intruder, fire and BMS systems into fully integrated solutions. “I am delighted to be given the opportunity ...

Ward Security has achieved an outstanding rating in retaining its status as a member of the Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS). In fact, in increasing its score from 89 to 125, the Rochester-based business is believed to have positioned itself in the top 5% of ACS-approved security companies in the country. The maximum overall score that can be achieved is currently 159. The score marks an improvement of more than 40% and the inspector praised all aspects of the operation that fell under his scrutiny.The ACS is the recognised performance standard for guarding companies in the security sector, a...