On Thursday, 28th of February, Infologue.com attended the OSPAs UK Thought Leadership Summit 2019 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel. In a Four-Part Series, summaries on each of the four speakers are being released over the course of this week. As with last year, the event was attended by key figures in the security industry, bringing them together with a collection of speakers drawn both from within and from outside the UK security industry. Ch Supt Nick Aldworth spoke about, “The Challenges of working together to Counter Terrorism”, outlining the current state of counter-terrorism activity ...

On Thursday, 28th of February, Infologue.com attended the OSPAs UK Thought Leadership Summit 2019 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel. In a Four-Part Series, summaries on each of the four speakers will be released over the course of this week. As with last year, the event was attended by key figures in the security industry, bringing them together with a collection of speakers drawn both from within and from outside the UK security industry. Dr Glen Kitteringham, Owner & Principal Consultant at Kitteringham Security Group Inc was the second Speaker to speak on the Programme of “The Dangers o...

On Thursday, 28th of February, Infologue.com attended the OSPAs UK Thought Leadership Summit 2019 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel. In a Four-Part Series, summaries on each of the four speakers will be released over the next week. As with last year, the event was attended by key figures in the security industry, bringing them together with a collection of speakers drawn both from within and from outside the UK security industry. The First Speaker Katy Bourne, Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex (PCC), opened the programme with a talk on the “Relationship between PCCs and the business commu...

The BSIA has recently appointed Mike Reddington as their new Chief Executive following the departure of previous CEO, James Kelly. Infologue is proud to publish the first press interview with Mr. Reddington which hopes to offer an insight into the direction that he plans to take the BSIA. Infologue's Publisher, Bobby Logue notes that "the BSIA is at a crossroads and it believes that with the appointment of Mike, they will be able to set a new course and most importantly demonstrate tangible value for money to their members and the industry at large." In trying to help achieve this goal,...

Infologue.com’s Alex Walker on 9th May attended a panel discussion entitled “From Mission to Impact – “The Benefits of Social business” presented by the Cordant Group and The Social Market Foundation think tank. The event, held at Portcullis House opposite the Palace of Westminster in London, played host to thought leaders and MPs in a meeting and panel discussion debating Cordant Group’s determination to evolve as a social enterprise. The Discussion and Q&A was chaired by BBC broadcaster and Economist Dharshini David who introduced the speakers, comprising: Eleanor Mills, E...

Part Two of the Carl Palmer Infologue.com Big Interview examines CIS’ communication objectives, their senior management team and the differences CIS have found between clients. It’s up to us as individual companies to make our own individual decisions... Carl went on to discuss the senior management team at CIS. “Neill Catton, the current Managing Director here, initially joined as a Senior Contracts Manager. He rose fairly quickly to Operations Director before I made him Managing Director five years ago. Neill does a fantastic job. This business runs without me. He also has grea...

Following the 2016 Big Interviews with Liz France, Chair of the Security Industry Authority (SIA) Board, Alan Clamp, CEO of the Security Industry Authority and Peter Webster, CEO of Corps Security, we chose to meet with Carl Palmer, Executive Chairman at CIS Security, write Infologue.com’s publisher Bobby Logue and News Desk, Ryan Gordon. Carl, who formerly held the position of Managing Director at CIS for over 14 years, has been in his current role since January 2013. As we entered the CIS Security headquarters to interview Carl, we met an energetic and modern environment. I was advised ...

It is clear that there needs to be a dialogue opened between the Regulated Security Industry and the Security Industry Authority. As I have written on many occasions, the Regulated Security Industry is at best, standing still. There are issues which need to be discussed, such as the Apprenticeships Levy, Living Wage increases, the Approved Contractors Scheme, commoditizing of the security industry and pensions, most of which are not accepted by end users. Challenges from other industries, such as electronic security, are resulting in security services diminishing. Robots are being viewed as...

In Part Two of the Liz France Infologue.com Big Interview we examine ethnic diversity and career progression within the security industry, as well as diversity within the Security Industry Authority itself. The following has been added to provide context to the interview. The Equality Act 2010 created a public sector equality duty (PSED) which replaces the race, disability and gender equality duties. The Act requires public sector bodies to eliminate unlawful discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations. The Act protects people from discrimination on the basis...

After the success of the first two 2016 Infologue.com Big Interviews with Alan Clamp, CEO of the Security Industry Authority and Peter Webster, CEO of Corps Security, we decided to return to the Security Industry Authority in mid-July and meet with Elizabeth (Liz) France CBE, writes Infologue.com’s publisher Bobby Logue. Liz France, the long serving public servant and current Chair of the Security Industry Authority (SIA) Board, has been influential in driving the SIA’s recent Equality and Diversity initiative. The following has been added to provide context to the interview. The Equal...