The International Professional Security Association (IPSA) welcomes the Government decision to retain licensing in the security industry, albeit with some changes as to how it is to be regulated.  Indeed, as disclosures in the press show, the Government has had a change of heart on licensing, with in some cases press releases changing by the hour, and the industry can be proud of what it has achieved in recent weeks. On behalf of its members, IPSA petitioned strongly, not only to the Home Office and the SIA but also to every MP and key members of the House of Lords, seeking their support and...

Yorkshire-wide security provider Select Group has announced a major new dual club and shirt sponsorship deal for the 2011 season with Keighley Cougars RLFC. Select is further developing a cross-promotional partnership first established with Cougars earlier this year to raise the profile of both company and club. The support package also includes additional benefits for both parties on and off the field. Cougars chairman Gary Fawcett said: “Select Group’s agreement to become the main club and front of shirt sponsor augments the support they have already been giving to us. We welcome their...

G4S Secure Solutions (UK) (‘G4S’), the UK’s leading security company, has today announced the signing of a national partnership agreement with Remploy, the UK’s leading provider of specialist employment services for people with disabilities. The agreement cements the relationship between the two parties that began in 2008 with a working agreement with one of G4S’s key customers.  To date, over 80 candidates have been successfully placed in employment within G4S in the security sector, undertaking a variety of roles, from customer care to front of house duties. The national partner...

G4S Secure Solutions (UK) (‘G4S’), the UK’s leading security company, will be hosting a seminar in Glasgow that will see some of the industry’s leading authorities come together to discuss the current security challenges facing Scotland.  The aim of the seminar is to outline the benefits of a partnership approach between public and private sector organisations and it will feature high profile speakers from the worlds of policing, government and private security. The seminar will be hosted by G4S in celebration of its 75th Anniversary at Scotland’s national football stadium, Hampden...

G4S Risk Management, a leading provider of risk mitigation and secure support services, has been awarded a major mine action contract in Southern Iraq by LUKOIL, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated oil and gas companies.  This is the first contract for mine survey and clearance to be signed by a major international oil and gas company operating in Iraq and will allow LUKOIL to start the development of the giant West Qurna 2 oilfield in Basra province. The contract, which has been awarded to G4S’s Ordnance Management business, starts with immediate effect and the first two ph...

A leading FTSE 250 outsourcing company with contracts across the UK and Ireland is investing in a multi-million pound technology centre in Lurgan, County Armagh. MITIE – a top outsourcing company with 56,000 employees – is building the technology centre to support its security systems across the UK and beyond. When complete in March 2011, the state of the art facility will be the most advanced non-military installation in the UK. It will provide remote monitoring of CCTV and alarm systems, vehicle tracking, lone worker support, helpdesks and screening and vetting services. The centralise...

G4S, the world’s leading secure solutions group, will be providing an extensive range of services to the England team in Delhi for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which began on 3rd October. Under the terms of the agreement G4S will provide a range of logistical and security solutions for Commonwealth Games England, (CGE) which comprises 580 athletes, coaches, medical staff and headquarters staff and VIPs.  G4S will manage all the security requirements for the team’s VIPs and receptions and will provide security on the shuttle between the Athletes Village and Games’ venues, and at the Tea...

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 ...