National security provider, The GMS Group, has appointed Chris Tattersall has their new Technical Director with an aim to meet the demand for progressively more advanced technical solutions. Founded in 1997, GMS Group is based in the West Midlands in 2022, successfully delivering a contract for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and growing revenues by securing a number of new contracts in the Midlands region. GMS were recognised for their progress when they won the Apprentice of the Year and Best Marketing Campaign prizes at the 2022 Express & Star Business Awards. Chris will head th...

Bidvest Noonan has appointed Chris Rugg as Director of Operations in its London Security Solutions business unit. The company launched the specialist London-focused business unit in February 2022 to expand its expertise and capability in the capital. Since its launch, the business unit, which delivers a wide range of security and front-of-house services, has established a leadership position in the city. Chris Rugg has more than 25 years of senior leadership experience in the security industry. Following a successful career in the British armed forces, Rugg served in director-level positions ...

G4S Secure Solutions UK will create almost 100 jobs for those living near Suffolk, close to the Sizewell C nuclear plant after securing the large, multi-year contract. EDF has awarded a £4.3m interim security contract to G4S and so far, over 50 local residents have applied for positions or are in the process of onboarding, including the Contract Manager, James Self. James, who was born and raised in Suffolk, joined G4S in 2018 as a Security Training Manager at Hinkley Point C, in Somerset, before transferring to work at the Sizewell C interim contract, as the Contract Manager. “It�...

Following a well-established relationship that started just over 12 years ago, The Supreme Court renews its contract with Carlisle Support Services by three years with an option to extend by an additional two. Carlisle supports the final court of appeal in the United Kingdom with varied security services ranging from search to CCTV monitoring and customer service. The support service provider also acts as a security adviser to the 12 Justices that make up the current Supreme Court. By combining its security and events knowledge and experience, Carlisle Support Services has helped The S...

The London Legacy Development Corporation has awarded G4S a four-year contract to provide security services for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park including all the open spaces, parklands, venues including London Stadium and a framework agreement to G4S for the provision of security services. This is a four year agreement, worth in the region of £12m and will see G4S will provide security services for the entire London Legacy Development Corporation land, venues and open spaces, ensuring availability of key roles including Security Managers, Security Team Leaders, Security Officers, CCTV Operato...

On Wednesday the 23rd of November 2022, national security provider, UniTrust, were named Security Guarding Company of the Year (under £30m turnover) at the Security & Fire Excellence Awards 2022. These prestigious Awards, now in their 23rd Year, highlight the very best people and businesses that the security and fire sector have to offer and are hotly contested by all the major names in the security and fire industry. The event which was held at the Hilton on Park Lane was supported by IFSEC International and Firex International. UniTrust, which was founded in 1978, provides manned ...

Mitie has won two awards at this year’s CIR Risk Management Awards, taking first place in both the ‘Risk Management Innovation of the Year’ and ‘Risk Management App of the Year’ categories for its Risk Safe solution. The annual CIR Risk Management Awards recognises and rewards excellence in the field of risk management and is the pinnacle of achievement for the best people, products and programmes within the sector. Launched in 2021, Risk Safe is Mitie’s digital risk register designed to help organisations automate existing processes for managing operational, reputational and re...

G4S has launched its Supplier Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) initiative in the UK, to integrate more diverse suppliers into its supply chain. A supplier is considered diverse when 51% or more is owned and operated by an individual or group that is part of a traditionally underrepresented or under-served group. These groups include business owned by people from ethnic minorities, women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) community, those with disabilities, and those who are neurodivergent. Jon Willescroft, Procurement Director for the G4S International businesses, s...

First Response Group (FRG) has been awarded Bronze status in the Inclusive Employers Standard for its commitment towards creating an inclusive workplace, making it the first security and FM solutions company in the UK to achieve such recognition. The Inclusive Employers Standard (IES) is an evidence-based, objective, accreditation tool for assessing and promoting inclusion in the workplace and awards those meeting the Inclusive Employers Standard with accreditation. The assessment consists of 35 questions covering all the protected characteristics and wider I&D themes arranged over Incl...

Wilson James  has launched a Data Academy in a drive to upskill team members. The Wilson James Data Academy will be offered to the 200+ managers working across the business, with 15 enrolled in the first cohort. Training will be delivered by tech start-up Multiverse, through professional apprenticeships. It is part of the company’s drive to harness data in its operations with a growing focus on Business Intelligence, while also offering its people career growth and development opportunities. Research by the UK Government has found that almost a quarter of employees use data skills ...