Following a competitive tender process, Churchill has been awarded a multi-service contract by Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield. The new contract sees Churchill providing FM services including cleaning, security and building maintenance projects to the 8th largest shopping centre in the UK. The shopping centre covers in excess of 1.5 million square feet and sees up to two million visitors every month. At Meadowhall, Churchill now employs 271 operatives across all service streams, and delivers in excess of 9,000 hours per week. Under the new contract, Churchill works in partnership wit...

The National Security Inspectorate (NSI), the UK’s leading independent certification body specialising in the security, guarding and fire sectors, has appointed Clare McIntyre as security and fire systems auditor, and lead auditor for ISO 9001 in Northern Ireland. Having spent over 20 years in the sector within quality and operations management and system design Clare brings a wealth of experience to NSI’s expert auditing team. She previously worked for NSI approved companies, transitioning from one of the few female nominated fire alarm designers to become a fully integrated security a...

Securitas UK hosted its annual Community Awards on Thursday 13th September. In its ninth year, the Community Awards recognise the outstanding efforts of Securitas teams and individuals over the past year. Winners were awarded in ten different categories; outstanding act, leadership, team, safety first, innovation, community, helpfulness, vigilance, integrity and core values. This year’s finalists were all quarterly Community Award winners, nominated during the year and judged by a panel of Securitas colleagues. The University of Bedfordshire was announced as winner of the Good Customer Awa...

Leading security solution provider Wilson James has merged its Midlands, North and Scottish business regions into a single, combined Northern Region. Following two successful years with Wilson James as a Strategic Solutions Consultant Marc Bannister will head the newly constituted Northern Region. He steps into this new role at an exciting moment in the company’s history, and will be responsible for bringing new services and people initiatives to the region. Gemma Quirke, Managing Director for Security, says: “Marc brings a wealth of experience to his new role, as well as over two year�...

Securitas has hosted an action packed firefighting weekend for London Fire Brigade’s (LFB) top 12 graduate cadets. Taking place from 1 – 2 September, at the Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsh, the two-day experience gave the graduate cadets a safe and realistic insight into firefighting. After classroom guidance and demonstrations, the cadets were put to the test through a series of controlled real-life scenarios – a valuable opportunity for them to gain hands-on experience under the supervision of instructors. Scenarios included tackling a domestic fire, rescuing casualties from ...

As of Friday 31st August 2018, Kings Secure Technologies have announced the promotion of Tim Goodwill to the position of Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. Tim first joined Kings in 2014 to oversee the mobilisation of one of the largest account transfers within Kings Secure Technologies; the Post Office. From there, as a National Accounts Manager,  he oversaw business development for the company’s major accounts. More recently, as Director of Strategic Accounts, Tim led the teams responsible for Kings’ UK-wide sales. “Tim has played a critical role in bringing our strate...

Securitas Security Services UK Ltd (Securitas) has announced its acquisition of Milton Keynes Security Services Ltd and its associated companies, together trading as MK Group Security. Securitas has acquired the entire shareholdings in the MK Group Security companies, the expertise and customer portfolio of which will perfectly complement the existing Securitas business. As part of the Securitas Group, MK Group Security will continue to deliver local, professional security services to clients and will transition to operate under the Securitas brand by end of 2018. MK Group Security, founded...

Technology provider Innovise Software have agreed to become headline sponsor for the 2019 UK and US Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs). Graeme Hughes, Managing Director of Innovise commented “We are proud to be associated with this initiative. The values of both organisations are aligned and for Innovise, this is very important. Integrity, innovation and collaboration drive our business, and clearly this is true of so many organisations we have been able to work with and talk to; evident of course in the outstanding examples we are witness to within both the OSPAs and at GSX mo...

Traders Warehouse is the exclusive distribution partner of choice, across all five UK branches, to offer Comelit Group’s new state-of-the-art fire detection solutions. The leading security distribution group, already a Comelit Gold Partner, has enhanced its product portfolio by introducing Comelit’s full range of Third-Party accredited high-specification solutions, including a full range of addressable and conventional systems. The partnership ensures an all-encompassing service capability to present fire safety and security solutions that meet industry standards, without compromising on...

With the inaugural edition of The Security Event less than nine months from now in April 2019, preparations are now stepping up another gear. To ensure the success of the exhibition, Western Business Exhibitions has put together a formidable team to develop and promote the show to exhibitors and visitors alike. With decades of knowledge and experience between them, the team behind The Security Event are poised to deliver a truly world-class exhibition. Tristan Norman As one of its founders, Tristan Norman has utilised his seven years of industry knowledge built as Head of Business Developmen...