The strong partnership between OCS and Land Securities has resulted in a National Safer Shopper Award for the Bon Accord and St Nicholas shopping centres in Aberdeen. The centres are the first in the region to receive the accolade; an award sponsored by the British Retail Consortium and endorsed by the Home Office and Association of Chief Police Officers.   The award recognises towns, cities and shopping centres that demonstrate a strong practical commitment to reducing crimes such as shoplifting, theft and robbery. OCS has held the contract with Land Securities for 8 years an...

Advance Security UK Ltd specialises in the provision of security services to the retail sector and was recently invited to provide security for Swarovski, at the launch of their new Flagship Store on London’s bustling Oxford Street.  Celebrity guests and top fashion journalists attended the champagne reception and were treated to a evening of live entertainment by top DJs Coco Sumner and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. For over 100 years Swarovski has developed its supreme mastery of precision cutting to become the worlds leading producer of cut crystal, genuine gemstones and created stones. Swarovsk...

The former Head of Counter Terrorism at the City of London Police has been appointed by leading strategic outsourcing company MITIE as Strategic Advisor for police and public services. Brett Lovegrove’s primary role will be to advise MITIE’s high profile clients in the banking, retail and property sectors on security, business continuity and counter terrorism - especially those within the UK’s critical national infrastructure, for example utility and banking companies. Mr Lovegrove will represent MITIE at The Home Office and CBI on high level policing and relevant security matters. Mr ...

 G4S Gurkha Services (‘G4S’), which provides former British Army Gurkhas for a wide range of critical security tasks, has been awarded the Casualty Simulation (CASSIM) contract for Army sub-units and individuals undertaking pre-deployment training.  The 18 month contract, which is effective immediately, was awarded by the HQ Land Warfare Centre and will be serviced in partnership with Trauma FX, which is the UK’s leading provider of realistic simulations. This casualty simulation contract will use a team of over 30 personnel to provide realistic and credible casualty simulation traini...

G4S Assessment Services, the leading quality inspection, assessment and accreditation company, is delighted to announce that it will be hosting an event dedicated to recognising those organisations accredited for the Cabinet Office’s prestigious Customer Service Excellence Standard. The event, to be held at Nailcote Hall near Birmingham on 7 October, will comprise key note speakers, including Emma Peake, from the Government Communication department at the Cabinet Office and Simon Murphy, Managing Director from G4S Assessment Services. An awards presentation will follow which are designed to...

Securitas has acquired the security services company ESC and SSA Guarding Company in Thailand. Enterprise value is estimated to MSEK 27 (MTHB 115). ESC and SSA Guarding Company has annual sales of approximately MSEK 40 (MTHB 170) and approximately 1,400 employees. The company is focused on guarding and has operations throughout Thailand. Thailand has a large, highly fragmented guarding industry with manned guarding seen as the principal part in safety and security. In April 2009, Securitas established operations in Thailand and has now about 400 employees and a growing operation, mainly in t...

A|D|S, the UK’s AeroSpace, Defence and Security trade organisation today (Friday) celebrates its first anniversary following the successful merger in October 2009 of the Association of Police and Public Security Suppliers, the Defence Manufacturers Association and the Society of British Aerospace Companies. For the first year of A|D|S the Council and Officers were appointed from former office-holders from each of the constituent, historic trade organisations.  Elections are now underway amongst the membership for A|D|S President, four sector Vice Presidents and the Council to be announced ...

 G4S Events, Europe’s leading independent event security and safety company, has been appointed to provide a comprehensive range of security and crowd management services for the Ryder Cup, which takes place at Celtic Manor on the outskirts of Newport in South Wales between 1 – 3 October. The contract will see G4S commit 650 highly trained specialist event personnel as part of an integrated suite of stewarding and security services. With the event expected to attract around 45,000 visitors a day, G4S has been at the Celtic Manor site since early July preparing for the tournament and has ...

Profile Security Services Limited has completed the acquisition of the North Lincolnshire-based firm Maximum Security. The move is part of The Profile Group’s ongoing strategy to seek out UK-wide acquisitions that will add value to its organisation. As well as established manned guarding resources, Maximum brings with it assets that are new to Profile’s growing list of services: Event Security and Door Supervision. Profile Managing Director Martin McGowan Scanlon commented, “Maximum’s portfolio of clients will add just over £1million of new contracts to Profile’s existing business ...

G4S plc is pleased to announce that Winnie Kin Wah Fok will join the board as a non-executive director on 1 October 2010. An accountant by training, Ms Fok’s career has involved management roles in finance, audit and corporate advisory companies followed by a wide range of senior roles in asset management firms investing with a focus in Asia.  During the last five years, Ms Fok has been a director of AB SKF.  She is currently a senior advisor to Investor AB as well as being a non-executive director of Volvo Car Corporation and AB SKF. Commenting on the appointment, Alf Duch-Pedersen, Cha...