G4S Cash Solutions (UK) has announced that it has started to deploy a cutting edge glue cash degradation system in its cash boxes for its operations across the London area. This new technology is the very latest in the campaign against cash in transit crime in the UK. Kevin O’Connor, Risk Director, G4S Cash Solutions (UK) said, “We are currently conducting extensive field trials for an innovative glue cash degradation system which renders stolen bank notes totally unusable. Our tests show that the glue will ensure that an attack on a G4S cashbox will be completely worthless to the perpetr...

Expanding Yorkshire security firm Select Group has acquired UK Bailiffs and Enforcement. The company’s customer base will integrate into Select Group’s national portfolio. A southern office and management support team will also be retained through UK Bailiffs and Enforcement’s registered office in Mayfair, London. Select Group managing director Pete Spencer said: “The move is in line with our strategy to complement organic growth with selective national acquisitions, as we seek companies and people that match the group’s ethos. “UK Bailiffs & Enforcement represents an excelle...

Emprise Services plc, a leading support services company specialising in security and cleaning, marked the opening of its newly built Control Room with a seminar on the theme of ‘Integrated Security, Intelligent Spend’.Emprise’s category 2 Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC), located on a newly acquired floor at its London office, represents a significant investment and enhancement of the business’ security proposition. Emprise is now able to offer a full remote monitoring service designed and maintained to be compliant with BS 5979 and NSI Gold Standard accreditation, extending Empriseâ€...

G4S, the world’s leading secure solutions group and an Official Supporter of England’s 2018 World Cup bid, provided security services throughout the official FIFA bid inspection, which took place between 23 and 26 August 2010. G4S security personnel accompanied the delegation of inspectors throughout the four-day trip as they visited some of England’s most iconic football stadia and attended high profile, invitation-only events in London and Manchester, each of which was secured with specialist support from G4S. The company also provided secure transportation for the inspectors’ lugga...

G4S, the largest security company in the UK and Ireland, today announces the extension of its contract to provide security, stewarding and crowd management services to Aberdeen Football Club for another five years.  The contract has immediate effect and is a continuation of services G4S has provided to the club for over 10 years.  Commentating on the continued partnership, John Morgan, Operations Manager for Aberdeen Football Club said: “We are pleased to be continuing to work in partnership with G4S, as it provides professional stewarding services to the club with highly trained personne...

G4S Risk Management, a leading provider of risk mitigation and secure support services, has appointed Simon Baker as its new Director, Crisis Management, with a focus on further development of G4S’s kidnap for ransom, extortion and crisis management planning and response practice. Simon joins G4S from Control Risks where he had worked since 1994, latterly as Director, Confidential Response Services and member of its Executive Committee.  In this role Simon was responsible to the Board for the running of the response department, managing a team of 20 which dealt with issues such as kidnap, e...

G4S plc, the world’s leading international security solutions group, today announces the appointment of Dan Ryan as Regional CEO – Asia, encompassing all of the G4S businesses across Asia and the Middle East. Dan joins G4S, from global logistics and transportation company Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) where he held a number of senior management positions including Regional President for Greater China for NOL’s APL division, and Regional President for the Middle East and Regional President for Europe for the group’s APL Logistics division. He was also previously Managing Director for Midd...

G4S Forensic and Medical Services, the leading provider of medical and forensic services to the police in England, has been awarded a three-year contract to deliver forensic medical services to five police services, including Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire.  The contract was awarded following a competitive four-way re-tender. As part of G4S Integrated Services, which specialises in providing integrated facilities management and specialist support services in critical environments, G4S Forensic and Medical Services will deliver a full range of forensic medical servic...

In recognition of more than a decade of work on the formulation and development of standards for the security sector, Skyguard Director, Patrick Dealtry, has been presented with the British Security Industry Association Chairman’s Award for Contribution to Standards. The prestigious Chairman’s Awards are made at the discretion of the BSIA chairman and committee to publicly acknowledge the commitment and effort of the finest individuals in the security industry. A former chairman of the BSI GW3 Committee, in which role he guided the development of UK and European standards relating to manne...

G4S Secure Solutions (‘G4S’) has announced the appointment of Adrian Taylor as Managing Director of its Employment Screening and Vetting division.  Adrian will be responsible for developing the business into a market leader in the global screening industry, based on his considerable experience of managing Human Resources (HR) projects.  Adrian will be responsible for delivering significant growth of G4S’s operations in this market, as increased regulatory compliance demands and corporate risk mitigation drive market expansion.  He is charged with overseeing the next phase of the deve...