In David Rubens ninth exclusive article for Infologue.com, he discusses potential crises of 2013. David writes; "The Christmas period is traditionally a time for lists and compilations, and in the security world this tends to be focused around the ‘Ten Biggest Threats of the Coming Year’. Climate problems are undoubtedly at the top of most people’s lists, and not only because of the stark reminders of the fragility of our constructed world in the face of the forces of nature as demonstrated by Hurricane Sandy hitting the east coast of the US, bush fires across Australia and New Zealan...

Doug Hewitson, the Managing Director of G4S Secure Solutions Group introduces his fourth blog on Infologue.com. Doug writes: “Whatever people say, security is a people business. In G4S Secure Solutions UK - we realise that in the past ‘security’ as a whole had an issue with being perceived as the realm of the low-skilled and the low-paid, rather than a value-adding business service. Historically, if the industry is honest with itself, some of these perceptions were not without grounding but we also know that in many ways they could not be further from the truth. "Our industry has fan...

Bob Forsyth, the Managing Director of MITIE Total Security Management (TSM) introduces his fifteenth blog on Infologue.com. Bob writes: "We know that these challenging economic times will be causing business leaders concern in how they will weather the difficult financial conditions. And in such testing times, it is natural that their focus will be on financial survival, but is this at the detriment to addressing other business risks that they might be leaving themselves exposed to? "In recent years we have seen significant natural disasters; the New York super storm in December and the...

Chris Cully, the Managing Director of risk & security management company, Dilitas writes exclusively for Infologue.com about Kandahar Air Force Base. Chris writes: "Well, dear reader, it is a letter from Afghanistan, from where your correspondent is penning this report. "I arrived at Kandahar Air Force base from Dubai a week ago. After being shepherded from the plane, we moved into the old Kandahar hanger where the Taliban made their last and terminal stand (no pun intended), as the myriad of bullet holes in the surrounding masonry providing a lasting & eerie testament. "After ...

Andy Lampard, National Retail Accounts Manager, MITIE writes exclusively for Infologue.com regarding the increased security during the Olympics. Andy writes "During this year’s London Olympics, I led a team from MITIE’s Total Security Management (TSM) business to provide increased security for the flagship Marks & Spencer (M&S) store in Stratford, east London. "The proximity of the Games to the store meant that the store was faced with a number of major challenges. "This was primarily driven by the upsurge in footfall from 136,000 to 265,000 people every day, which increase...

In his first blog for 2013, John Briggs, operations director for First Security, looks back at what could be considered a tempestuous year for the industry and encourages us all to look forward to a new year with optimism and focus. John writes: A huge setback "The previous year has seen one of the biggest upsets in the security industry for decades dominate the news. The debacle surrounding security at the London 2012 Olympic Games was widely reported, giving rise to tough questions from the government about whether private firms should get involved with government contracts and ‘outs...

How Infologue.com viewed the Security Industry in 2012 Downward spiraling of margins; the Olympic Security Debacle; the loss of appetite by the Home Office to implement primary legislation; a call for the industry to act as a perfect storm approaches; and the most comprehensive survey on the security industry, was our take on the UK security industry issues in 2012. The conclusions of the aforementioned survey suggested the industry needs to collectively sell itself better and focus on the biggest causes of high turnover of security officers; poor pay, limited opportunities for developm...

Bob Forsyth, the Managing Director of MITIE Total Security Management (TSM) introduces his fourteenth blog on Infologue.com. Bob writes: "As the year draws to a close, I’m looking to 2013 and have plans underway to make sure that we start both the calendar and financial years positively. Looking back, our industry has come such a long way and I’m sure it will continue to evolve throughout 2013 and beyond. The economic pressures look set to stay and my view is that during next year many SMEs will be looking to bolster their businesses through acquisition or merger. It is not surprising...

In David Rubens eighth exclusive article for Infologue.com, he discusses self organising social networks. David writes; "I have been thinking a lot about snow recently. Not just because of the normal seasonal reasons associated with jolly Santa Clause and red-nosed reindeers, but mainly because I have spent the last ten days in Ukraine, where the temperature is around the minus fifteen degrees mark (though it will get to minus twenty five in a couple of months), and much of the country is suffering from a major snows-storm. I am in KamnetsPodilsky, a place full of history that has been rule...

Bob Forsyth, the Managing Director of MITIE Total Security Management (TSM) introduces his thirteenth blog on Infologue.com. Bob writes: "I was delighted to win Security Guarding Company of the Year at the Security Excellence Awards last month. And since the ceremony I’ve been contemplating our achievements and planning how we will continue to evolve the business and achieve even more next year. "The award was the recognition of significant change to our business model and setting the standards in the sector in terms of our risk based approach. I’m so pleased that our pioneering has b...