Churchill Security is pleased to announce its debut into the Infologue Top 30 rankings in the Regulated Security Sector. This is Churchill’s first time in the rankings, and the news comes after an exciting period of growth for the division. Namely, the acquisition of AOS Security in October of last year. In making the transition to a single organisation, and in benefitting from AOS’s impressive client base and specialist experience. Churchill Security’s offering has grown significantly in a short period of time to include a complete suite of manned, mobile, covert and technical securi...

Churchill is delighted to announce that its recent annual SIA Approved Contractor Scheme Audit has once again positioned Churchill Security Solutions (CSS) in the top 5% of the UK security industry. Churchill Security achieved an impressive score of 163, which places them as ‘star performers’ in the SIA ACS scheme and reinforces its ‘Forward Thinking™’ company strategy to firstly excel, then innovate, then advance. This result represents yet another year on year increase for the Security team and comes at an exciting time in the development of the division. The news of such an...

Alan Campbell, MP for Tynemouth and a leading campaigner for a stronger government response to the ongoing wave of serious attacks on cash machines, was today (Friday April 20) a guest of Lockpoint, which offers a frontline defence to such assaults. Mr Campbell, Labour’s Deputy Chief Whip and a former member of the Commons Policing and Crime Bill Committee, has previously tabled four Written Questions to the Home Secretary, asking what discussions her department had had with Police and the banking and security industry regarding the increasing number of attacks on ATMs. In the latest dev...

NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, 11th April 2018 - Kingdom is delighted to announce that, as of 1st April 2018, they have acquired the Manned Guarding, Mobile, Key Holding & Response contracts of Keyline Chartered Security. Keyline were awarded their first security contract in 1977 and for over 35 years Keyline has been providing security personnel to high profile customers throughout the UK. The Keyline acquisition continues the strategic expansion plans of Kingdom. Terry Barton BA Hons Law, Chief Executive of Kingdom said: “Strategic acquisitions have always formed part of our growth strategy and...

The National Security Inspectorate’s (NSI) industry-leading team of 34 full-time, expert auditors recently gathered in Maidenhead to participate in advanced training and sharing of best practice, as part of their continual development. This unique, highly respected team clocks up on average 3.25 million miles each year, fulfilling around 3500 audit days across more than 1800 approved companies. As part of its commitment to raising standards within the industry NSI’s audit team is increasingly adopting hybrid powered vehicles which deliver low emissions and excellent fuel economy. Here we...

National security firm Ward Security remains amongst the top 1-2% of approved security providers in the UK after achieving a score of 170 out of 174 in an independent audit conducted on behalf of the Security Industry Authority (SIA) - the organisation responsible for regulating the private security industry in the UK – as part of its Approved Contractor Score (ACS) scheme. The auditors report stated that the company maintains excellent performance across all standards of the ACS scheme and was impressed by the company’s key focus and role in public protection. External assessing body Cha...

London – 2nd April 2018. Innovise Limited has acquired the Ministry of Ideas (MOI) businesses in the UK, North America and Poland to form a new division in the group, focused on risk and loss prevention software solutions. The deal allows the customers of MOI to benefit from the combined scale and software expertise of Innovise, while retaining the tight focus on the needs of the risk and loss prevention marketplace. Mike Taylor, CEO of Innovise, explains the decision to buy: “MOI reminds me of Innovise Software in its earliest days, with its vertical market focus and dedicated team of ...

The CEO of Cordant Group, the leading recruitment and services business, has praised the attitude and commitment of his employees as the organisation continues its transformation into a Social Enterprise. Chris Kenneally said he was very proud of the progress the company has made just six months into a “massive project that will help to change lives”. In September 2017, the Group announced it would become the UK’s largest organisation to adopt a social enterprise model and that in time, it would reinvest profits into a variety of initiatives and programmes that are designed to enhance...

Heald Ltd, the Yorkshire based manufacturer of hostile vehicle mitigation systems, which protect some of the world’s most high profile buildings from vehicle attacks, has been presented with two separate awards for their sliding bollard product, the Matador. The firm was presented with the Perimeter Protection Award by the Rt. Hon Sir Michael Fallon at the Counter Terror Awards which was held during the annual Security & Counter Terror Awards in London. Heald’s MD, Debbie Heald MBE was also shortlisted in the Outstanding Contribution to Counter Terrorism category. The award follows...

Securitas is pleased to announce it has been awarded Business Superbrands status for 2018. Tracking and celebrating the UK’s leading brands since 2001, the Business Superbrands are identified by surveying 2,500 business professionals from across the UK and a voluntary Superbrands Council, comprised of leading business-to-business marketing experts. The process, managed by The Centre for Brand Analysis (TCBA) in partnership with Research Now SSI, saw just over 1,500 brands from across 62 categories judged against the three core factors inherent in a Superbrand: quality, reliability and dist...