The International Professional Security Association (IPSA) and the National Training Inspectorate for Professional Dog Users (NTIPDU) have formed an alliance to provide Quality Assurance and certification for selected specialist courses designed by the NTIPDU. The National Training Inspectorate for Professional Dog Users has been supporting the security dog industry since 2002, has discovered a reluctance from existing awarding bodies to accredit and certify courses which involve assessing the security dog with its handler. Many roles involving the use of a trained security dog are substantia...

A new strategic alliance has been created bringing together three international risk management and business development consultancies, with extended network of services. KCS Group Europe Limited (based in the UK), Tesco Consulting (based in Hungary) and Austrian-based, Karner Management Consulting will be joining forces under the KCS Group banner to offer their combined services to international groups in need of business development support, introductions, strategic intelligence and risk management services, both in new and existing markets around the world. The principals are Stuart Poole-...

G4S Secure Solutions (UK), part of the international security solutions provider G4S plc, will be a key speaker at IFSEC 2010, the world’s leading annual security event, in Birmingham 10 - 13 May. The event, to be held at Birmingham’s NEC, is aimed at uniting over 25,000 security professionals with more than 600 of the world’s leading companies.  This event will be “the meeting place” for those looking to source security solutions and those looking to network with peers. Richard Oxborrow, G4S’s Security Solutions Architect, will be speaking at the event. The former Wimbledon Cham...

G4S Transport and Borders (‘G4S’) has appointed Elaine Morley as Business Development Director, with responsibility for the continued expansion of the UK transport security business. Elaine’s role reflects the company’s commitment to developing and strengthening the security proposition within the transport industry, and providing a tailored service package to meet the needs of its customers. With specialist transport sectors including Aviation, Rail and Maritime, G4S provides a complete, secure solution to a range of high profile clients across these industries.  Key services include...

G4S, the world’s leading secure solutions group and an official ‘Back the bid’ Supporter of England’s 2018 World Cup bid, has today been tasked with delivering the 2018 World Cup Bid Book to the headquarters of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in Zurich, Switzerland. A highly specialised, secure vehicle left Wembley Stadium this morning to transport copies of the Bid Book and supporting materials to the headquarters of the football world’s governing body in time for the bid’s scheduled delivery slot on 14 May.  The 18 ton truck will transport the bid...

G4S Care & Justice Services is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Wheatley as the Director of HMP Rye Hill. Tom will take over his new role in September following a short induction period. Before joining G4S Tom had previously worked for the prison service since 1994, most recently as Governor of HMP Moorlands, Category D men’s prison and Young Offenders Institution in Yorkshire. Previously Tom was Governor at HMP Nottingham and had also worked at HMP Hull, HMP Full Sutton near York, in HM Prison Service HQ and at HMP Ranby. As the Governor of HMP Nottingham, he was also a membe...

The Wrigley Company and Devon & Cornwall Police have praised the Reliance Security team for effectively managing a visit to the company’s Plymouth factory from Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. Reliance was recognised for successfully increasing security for the royal visit on Thursday 11th March, which was arranged to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Wrigley Company’s Estover site. Wrigley manufactures a range of chewing and bubble gum products on the site, which was officially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1972. Reliance was closely involved ...

The Lowry in Manchester provided the venue for the latest Reliance Security conference on 15th April. Catered to a diverse range of business environments and security requirements, the seminar was chaired by Chris Burnell, Reliance Security’s Area Director for the Central Region and attended by over 50 delegates from businesses from the North West of England. Presenters included a range of security industry experts, offering their advice and knowledge and a detailed insight into their experiences with a selection of security projects. A brief summary of speakers and themes from the seminar i...

Following an extensive tendering process, Insight Certification Ltd, the National Security Inspectorate’s parent company, has won an exclusive three-year contract to provide auditing services to the British Parking Association (BPA), Europe’s largest professional association representing organisations in the parking and traffic management industry. Insight has been appointed to manage the compliance audit process of the BPA’s Approved Operator Scheme (AOS). Following a transition period commencing in June this year, a full roll-out is scheduled to commence in September. Insight will car...

The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has exhibited at the Counter Terror Expo event for the first time. The event, which took place on 14th and 15th April at Olympia in London, brought together the world's leading experts on counter-terrorism and provided delegates with the opportunity to view first-hand some of the new technology developed to aid the fight against terrorism. The exhibition included a series of workshops and conference, which debated how the nation can best ensure a multilateral response to terrorism, tackle threat diversity, counter transnational terrorism, deli...