Kings Secure Technologies has announced the appointment of Jamie Storey as their new Business Development Manager for the Southern Region. Jamie, who started out at Spectrum Access control, will be based in Kings’ Hertfordshire office from where he will be developing new business for the company. Additionally, he will be involved in account management and problem-solving for said clients. Of his appointment, Jamie Storey has said,  “I feel very privileged to work for Kings Secure Technologies.  After spending 5 years in the security industry, I am fully aware of their worthy reputation ...

August 15th 2019 It has officially been announced that the 02 Arena 5-year security contract has been awarded to Securitas UK which kicked off in June. After a rigorous tender process, the 20,000 capacity entertainment venue chose Securitas from numerous applicants. Securitas’ Chief Commercial Officer, Craig Robb said : “The O2 arena is one of the most recognised venues for out of this world entertainment, and we are committed to maintaining and enhancing this well-deserved reputation. During the tender process, The O2 made it clear they were looking for a best-in-class security supplier...

August 2nd 2019 Aylesbury based facilities management company, the Ashridge Group, are amongst the finalists in this year’s Buckinghamshire Business Awards in 2 separate categories. Last year, Ashridge Group was awarded the Best in Aylesbury Vale and Company of the Year in 2018. The annual awards ceremony is organised by Buckinghamshire Business First which supports local businesses in Buckinghamshire. The Ashridge Group provides facilities management services to a wide variety of local and national companies as well as working with many Bucks based suppliers. The company states that it i...

Kings Secure Technologies has added two new members of staff through their flagship 18-month Graduate Scheme. The aim of this scheme is to develop a talent pipeline that will ensure that Kings have a young and creative workforce moving forward. Out of 185 applications, only two candidates were chosen following extensive vetting, interviews and selection process. Out of the total candidates, only 10 were chosen to visit Kings Secure headquarters for the final assessment day. The procedure was designed to assess technical aptitude and interpersonal communications skills. The 2 successful candid...

August 1st 2019 Dunedin who have built a sterling reputation in the Scottish regulated security sector over the last 7 years has been acquired by Kingdom Group Services. Kingdom seeks to leverage Dunedin's client roster and push further growth in the Scottish market as part of their strategic expansion program. Of the acquisition, Terry Barton the CEO of Kingdom Services Group says, "This is a fantastic opportunity for Kingdom to expand further in Scotland. Strategic acquisitions has always formed part of our growth strategy, but it is extremely important that when we acquire a business t...

On the 15th of July 2019, Corps Security confirmed that they have secured a three plus two year contract with the well known French bank, BNP Paribas. The contract is for the provision of integrated security services includes manned guarding, event security, close protection as well as systems monitoring which will be conducted from their state of the art Monitoring Centre in Glasgow. Nearly 50 of Corps Security's staff will be mobilised to work on the contract which will cover 4 locations around London including 3 of their City offices as well as their Marylebone site on Harwood Avenue. Co...

The Spinning Gate Shopping Centre has announced that The Exclusec Group has been chosen for the provision of security and cleaning services moving forward. Following their successful completion of a 12 month contract for security services at the centre in 2018, the North-West based Exclusec Group has been awarded a 3 year contract for the provision of security and cleaning services. The Spinning Gate Shopping Centre covers 110,000sq ft and has over 40 retail units in Leigh and is owned by the Atmore Group Ltd. Exclusec with be providing 10,000 hours of security and 8,400 hours of cleaning a...

The Interserve Group Limited announced today, July 12th 2019 that Alan Lovell has been appointed as the new Chairman effective July 15th 2019. Alan is replacing Glyn Barker who has lead the company since March 2016. Mr. Lovell has held executive positions predominantly in the construction and energy sectors, at companies such as Tamar Energy, Infinis, Jarvis and the Constain Group. In addition to this, he served four years as the National Chair for the Consumer Council for Water and is currently the Chairman of Safestyle UK and a Senior Independent Director of SIG plc. Interserve Group Chief...

Every year, the Sceptre awards recognise exceptional companies and individuals who distinguish themselves through their work in the shopping centre industry. Chosen from thousands of nominations, Axis Security’s team working out of Romford’s Mercury Shopping centre were awarded ‘Security Team of the Year’ at 2019’s ceremony. Spencer Hawken, Centre Manager, attributes the safe and welcoming environment at his centre to the Axis team, particularly with regards to their elderly and teen-aged guests. Hawken says, “The Mercury security team is a welcoming presence in Romford,”  ad...

Recently, the practice of using children as drug mules known as 'County Lines' has been widely discussed in the press. This problem poses a growing threat to Britain's youth and presents educators and school administrators with a new and complex challenge. As part of their Community Partnership Program, Atlas UK Security has volunteered resources to a local school in Somerset to combat this threat. They were approached by administrators after it had been observed that a growing number of students were smoking marijuana before and after attending classes and were presented with evidence fro...