Capable security officer Javon Lewis has won a prestigious award for playing a leading role in keeping safe one of London’s most iconic buildings. Javon, a 23-year-old employee of Dardan Security, has been recognised with an ACS Pacesetters Officer of Distinction Award for his outstanding work as a ‘brand ambassador’ and guard at The Royal Exchange in Bank in the heart of the City of London. The fitness and martial arts enthusiast joined Dardan Security two years ago as a relief officer before rapidly progressing to a core position at The Royal Exchange, the 16th century grandiose ...

Brooknight Security has announced that it has been selected as one of one hundred and fifty companies from differing sectors to be featured in the official History of Parliament Trust 300 Years of Leadership and Innovation commemorative album. Launched to coincide with the 300th anniversary of the appointment of Britain’s first prime minister, Robert Walpole, in 1721, and in the year of Her Majesty The Queen’s 95th birthday, the book celebrates leadership across the full spectrum of British society from Parliament and Crown to captains of industry and those pushing the boundaries of inn...

Mitie has won a new one-year contract to manage 175 Regional and Local Coronavirus Test Sites and 105 Mobile Testing Units (MTUs) across England, Scotland and Wales following a competitive retender. The new contract, worth up to £365 million over the year, will have the option to extend for up to six more months and is part of Mitie’s efforts to support the UK’s fight against Coronavirus. Over the past year, Mitie has been delivering cleaning, clinical waste management and security services, such as traffic management and lane support, for 138 test centres and 58 MTUs across the UK. Bu...

Bidvest Noonan has appointed Simon Giles as Chief Finance Officer for its business in Great Britain. The appointment strengthens the company's senior management team following its recent acquisitions, which include Cordant Services and the Axis Group in the UK and Interact in Ireland. A combination of organic and acquisitive growth has seen Bidvest Noonan develop leadership positions in all its key markets across the UK and Ireland. Today the group has annual revenues of more than £700 million and employs over 27,000 people. Having previously served as Chief Operating Officer for Axis ...

Boutique facilities management provider Anabas has appointed Simon Whitehead as its new business development director. In this role, Simon will report directly to managing director, Alistair Craig, and be an active member of the Anabas Senior Leadership Team. Simon’s remit will include managing the entire Anabas sales function. He will also be responsible for delivering the company growth strategy by developing a pipeline of potential clients and winning new contracts. He will be focused on expanding Anabas’ service offering to customers and delivering the highest standards of service, ...

*Press Release* Named as ‘Manned Guarding Services Provider of the Year 2020’ and ‘Business of the Year 2020’, in addition to receiving numerous other awards and accolades, STM Group (UK) Ltd provides bespoke manpower service solutions, focused on the delivery of high-quality security, cleaning, and customer-focused, services. These services are underpinned, and supported, by leading edge technology. The STM philosophy is driven by a universal recognition of employees as “internal customers”, and the promotion of a “One Team” concept Its recently appointed Welfare and Wel...

Bidvest Noonan (“the Group”) is pleased to announce it has signed an agreement with Twenty20 Capital, to acquire Cordant Services, a leading UK provider of cleaning and security services, for an undisclosed consideration. This move further expands Bidvest Noonan's leadership position, footprint, service profile and expertise in the UK. It also brings the total number of employees to more than 27,000 employees and annual revenues beyond £700 million. Founded in 1957 and employing more than 7,000 people, Cordant Services is made up of three dedicated divisions Cordant Security, Corda...

Churchill Group, one of the largest independently owned soft service providers in the UK, has announced the launch of On Verve, a new guest services offering. On Verve will be headed up by Bianca Angelico, who will move from her role of director of guest services at Churchill’s security arm Amulet. As lockdown restrictions continue to ease and more people return to the workplace, guest services have arguably one of the most important roles in ensuring a safe and successful return for building occupants. With no new entrant to the front of house market since 2015, On Verve will both fill a...

Kingdom Services Group Ltd has completed the purchase of Facilicom Cleaning Services and Trigion Security Services in a move that will bolster the firm’s cleaning and security credentials, and significantly increase its market share. Kingdom, one of the largest privately owned companies specialising in security solutions, cleaning, environmental protection and recruitment, has bought the two businesses from the Netherlands-based Facilicom Group. As part of the deal, the Kingdom Cleaning division will benefit from the existing Facilicom way of working, creating an even stronger industry...

Mitie has won four contracts, two to deliver facilities management and two to provide catering services for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. These services were previously managed by Interserve Facilities Management but were renewed following Mitie’s acquisition of Interserve in November 2020. The new contracts will be for five years, with the option to extend for an additional two, and will see Mitie provide services for 75 buildings, including mental health facilities and inpatient units, in Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, ...