Unipart Security Solutions Ltd, new Monitoring and Response Centre in Oxford was officially opened by Jeff Little OBE, Chief Executive of the National Security Inspectorate (NSI) at a ceremony which took place on 1st March, 2011. “Today is a visible declaration that Unipart Security has set the highest standards of operation,” said Jeff Little. “Early discussions with the NSI ensured that this ARC/ RVRC was designed and built from the start with the standards in mind. The physical construction and meeting the requirements of BS 5979 CAT II was just one part of the equation.  Achieving ...

Wilson James, an NSI Guarding Gold approved company, has been awarded the Contract Quality Marque(CQM) for their service contract with London-based Nomura International Plc, a leading global investment bank. This award is now the sixth CQM which has been presented to Wilson James contracts across the UK since the scheme was introduced in 2010. The CQM, which has been developed by the NSI with the support of the BSIA, Skills for Security andindustry stakeholders, is a standard that goes well beyond traditional industry benchmarks. It is designed to assess a supplier’s processes and procedur...

G4S Gurkha Services, a subsidiary of G4S, the world’s largest secure solutions company, has achieved an Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) score of 113, from the Security Industry Authority auditors.  This is considered an outstanding result considering G4S Gurkha Services has been trading for just three years. The ACS scheme is the recognised performance standard for the security industry and requires an organisation to successfully undergo an independent audit in order to be registered as approved.   The audit reviews the processes that manage and control an organisation's services. It ...

G4S Secure Solutions (UK) (‘G4S’) is proud to announce that employee Brian Birks has been awarded a Divisional Commander’s Commendation by North West Leeds division of West Yorkshire Police. The commendation will be presented to Brian by Chief Superintendent Whitehouse of West Yorkshire Police at an event held to celebrate his services to the community of North West Leeds whilst working for G4S. Brian was commended for his work alongside the North West Leeds division of West Yorkshire Police as Headingley Carnegie Stadium’s Safety Officer. In this role he undertook a range of respons...

Employees of G4S Events (‘G4S’), Europe’s leading independent event security and safety company, have been commended as part of a Football League Family Excellence Award awarded to Burnley Football Club for the 2010/11 season. The award, which was based on a range of match day criteria, reflects the efforts of G4S staff who provide stewarding for all Burnley FC’s home matches. In the Football League’s report, G4S staff were commended for being both friendly and helpful, with one family stating that the actions and attitude of G4S stewards during the game “…really emphasised the ...

Following the strategy to expand in Latin America, Securitas has acquired the security services company Seguridad y Turismo Segutouring Cia (SGT Seguridad) in Ecuador. Enterprise value is estimated to MSEK 12 (MUSD 1.8). SGT Seguridad has annual sales of approximately MSEK 61 (MUSD 9) and approximately 900 employees. The company has a national coverage and is mainly operating in guarding services. There are about 600 security services companies in Ecuador. The security market is estimated to be worth approximately MSEK 2,380 (MUSD 350). The acquisition is consolidated in Securitas AB ...

Leading support services provider OCS Group UK Limited has recently been awarded a trio of accolades at the People into Action Awards, organised by Land Securities. With an exclusive ceremony held at the Café de Paris in London, the awards scheme is designed to reward those ordinary people who go above and beyond their call of duty. The nominees from OCS all received quarterly awards in their category and included Gary Thompson from The Bridge shopping centre, who was nominated in the Integrity category for apprehending a thief attempting to steal a handbag; the security team at Ca...

IP network based security solutions specialists, TM Security, has provided an innovative surveillance solution for one of the largest industrial and office estates in the UK. IQ Winnersh is an 80 acre site located close to Reading and a short drive to the M4.  Developed by Segro, Europe’s leading provider of flexible business space, the site’s 2,000,000 sq. ft of offices, production and warehouse buildings are occupied by a diverse range of organisations who are able to enjoy the advantageous location as well as facilities which include on-site shops, restaurants and a hotel. TM Securit...

Pilgrims has achieved outstanding professional audit results this winter, securing its 15th consecutive zero non-compliance ISO audit, which equates to seven and a half years of continued excellence. The company has also received praise for unique improvement initiatives and for exceeding assessor requirements. Firstly, a two day audit carried out under the requirements of the SIA (Security Industry Authority) Approved Contractor Scheme, assessed the standards and practices of Pilgrims’ security guarding discipline and operations. The scheme enables qualifying organisations to distinguish t...

MITIE, the FTSE 250 strategic outsourcing company, today launches a Police Support Service. The service is aimed at helping police forces to deliver their services against a backdrop of budgetary pressure. Police forces are increasingly contracting out non-core activities, and in response MITIE has expanded the range of services it offers to forces. These now include custody services, detainee escorting and the provision of modular police cells. In the future these services may be extended to provide support for door-to-door inquiries, scene of crime management and bail management. The new...