Sicura Systems attended the recent Global MSC Security conference in Bristol where Ian Cook, the company’s VAR Sales Account Manager, addressed delegates on the subject of the pending Protection of Freedoms Bill and its likely effect on public space CCTV. Mr Cook took as his starting point the recent Gerrard/Thompson figures which suggest that 6% of the UK’s CCTV cameras are on buses and trains while 2% are in town and city centres. This leaves 92% or 1.7 million cameras in private ownership, notably at retail outlets, leisure destinations and petrol forecourts. Ian told delegates that...

G4S, the international security solutions group, today announces that G4S Secure Solutions (UK) Limited (G4S UK) has become the Official Security Services Provider and tier three sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games following the appointment made by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). Under the agreement, G4S UK will be responsible for recruiting, training and managing the 10,000-strong security workforce that will be tasked with securing the Games alongside colleagues from the police and local authorities across all London 201...

Two Advance Security client facing staff have been successful in the regional heats of the British Security Industry Association’s (BSIA) Security Personnel Awards 2011. Lynn Cook, BAE Systems’ receptionist has been declared winner of the ‘Service to the Customer’ category for the North West region; while Andrew Poulton, who covers nine key holding contracts across Leicestershire, has won the ‘Best Newcomer’ accolade. As regional winners, the pair have now been put forward for the national judging phase with the winners being announced at the Association’s Annual Lunch in ...

Successful soft service solutions provider, Churchill, is delighted to announce a new era for their organisation. Over 30 years of experience has given Churchill the foundation and more importantly, the confidence to truly make a difference and they are committed to ‘Changing Our Industry™’ in everything they do. Established in 1978, Churchill has expanded throughout the UK and now offers a complete soft services solution to an extensive variety of public and private sector clients including offices, manufacturing facilities, schools, libraries, hospitals, shops and shopping centres. I...

G4S Aviation Services (UK), part of G4S Transport and Borders (UK), has won the BSIA award for Best Team in the South East, in the regional section of the British Security Industry Association’s (BSIA) Security Personnel Awards 2011. The teams, which work on the Virgin Atlantic contracts at Heathrow and Gatwick airports, assist the Virgin Atlantic security team with the delivery of security measures to ensure the safety of staff and passengers on all Virgin Atlantic flights departing and arriving at the two airports. The teams work closely together across the two sites, often sharing resour...

London, March 14 2011, ICTS Security Systems was recently nominated for two awards at the Honeywell Premier Customer Awards dinner held at the Wyndham Grand, London Chelsea Harbour Hotel. ICTS was awarded the “Most Prestigious Honeywell Installation for 2009 / 2010” for their intruder alarm installation at the RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) in Peterborough. RNIB is the UK's leading charity offering information, support and advice to almost two million blind and partially sighted people. The RNIB were looking for a cost effective and reliable solution to reduce their c...

PCL Whitehall Security Group a BSIA, NSI and a Top 5% ACS Audited Company have been granted the Premier Environmental Award reflecting their ongoing commitment to the Environmental Issues as well as the Quality of its Environment Management Systems. This Award has only been gained by a small number of UK Manned Guarding Companies. OHSAS 18001 is the internationally recognized assessment specification for occupational health and safety management systems. It was developed by a selection of leading trade bodies, international standards and certification bodies to address a gap where no third...

OCS, the UK’s largest privately owned facilities management company, has secured a contract with Sprucefield Shopping Centre to provide security services, including CCTV and manned guarding. The centre, located in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, is an extremely prestigious shopping plaza owned by Marks and Spencer and has a number of retail outlets and restaurants. OCS will be in charge of manning the control room in conjunction with site patrol to ensure 24/7 security. Tim Honeyford, Centre Manager, said, “We needed a company to maintain the security, safety and smooth management of the comp...

G4S Secure Solutions (‘G4S’) today announced it will showcase its Lone Worker Protection Services at the IOSH 2011 conference and exhibition, at ExCeL, London between Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th March.  Guests at the IOSH Conference and Exhibition 2011 will be able to participate in an exclusive free one-month trial of a G4S lone worker device (LWD). The annual IOSH conference is the largest and most comprehensive health and safety conference in the UK.  G4S Lone Worker Protection Services, part of G4S Secure Solutions (UK), the UK’s leading security service provider, provides inn...

The Monitoring Services division of Unipart Security Solutions Ltd has appointed Simon Jennings as its new Northern Sales Manager. Simon, who has worked within the security industry for 17 years, was until recently the Control Room Manager for Cougar Monitoring, having previously worked for the alarm receiving centre divisions of ADT and VSG. Working alongside Les Ramsden, Sales Manager for the South of England, and reporting to Andy Perry, Director of Unipart Security’s Electronic Solutions, Simon will be responsible for promoting a comprehensive range of services including intruder, fire...