The SIA has been asked by ministers to work with the private security industry and key stakeholders to lead the phased transition to the new regulatory regime announced by Government. An initial meeting took place yesterday, calling together a number of industry representatives and stakeholders. During this session, the SIA’s initial framework for phased transition, reflecting the proposals first set out by Ruth Henig in June this year, was discussed. James Kelly gave an industry view from the Security Alliance. A framework for the future and a delivery plan will be developed with industry...

Last Thursday 21st October at the Security Excellence Awards in Park Lane London, Perpetuity Training – in partnership with the Security Institute - won the Security Training Initiative of the Year. Now in their 12th year, the Security Excellence Awards highlight the very best people, projects and processes the UK security industry has to offer, and have rightly become recognised as the Oscars of the security business sector. Perpetuity Training and the Security Institute fought off tough competition from a number of large organisations to scoop the top prize, which reflects the hard work o...

As Chancellor George Osborne reveals the Coalition government's four-year Public Spending Review Plan, the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) analyses how public and private sectors could work together to overcome challenges brought on by budget cuts, particularly within the police force. The Comprehensive Spending Review, covering the whole of the public sector during the four years from 2011/2012 to 2014/2015, was presented to the country yesterday. Concerns over the implications that cuts could have on service delivery have led to discussions regarding how private and public sec...

Securitas became this years Best Guarding Company of the Year at last night’s Security Excellence Awards (SEA). Other finalists in this category included; previous winners The Shield Guarding Company, and VSG  as well as AFC Group, Axis Security, Cardinal Security, Carlisle Security, Ecovert FM, Magenta Security Services,  and PCL Whitehall Security Group. Probably the best SEA’s to date saw the following winners walk away with the coveted awards at a glittering event: ACS Champion Of The Year Winner FGH Security Special Commendation UK Security Facilities Security Innovation O...

Integrated Security Consultants Ltd (ISC) has been awarded the NSI Guarding Gold Accreditation, re-affirming the company’s long term track record of exceptional performance, reliability and stability in its provision of security services. The award compliments ISC’s growing portfolio of professional accreditations gained through continued efforts to proactively raise company standards and practices, including SAFEcontractor, a health and safety based accreditation, and the Carbon Smart Blue award, awarded for ISC’s Corporate Social Responsibility efforts in reducing its carbon footpri...

Ladies and Gentlemen, distinguished guests, colleagues, industry partners – welcome to the inaugural national conference of the Fire and Security Association.  There is a Roman proverb that says; “Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis”.  Roughly translated this means that the times change and people change with them. From my personal perspective I would certainly concur with the proverb, as little did I realise when I joined the contracting sector eighteen years ago that I would undertake such a journey through such a changing industry and that I would find myself here, in the wond...

Tony Morgan, the founder of the Wessex Group of companies received, last night, the Peter Greenwood Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Security Systems Industry. The award, which is sponsored by the Fire and Security Association (FSA) and awarded by the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals (WCoSP), was presented to Tony by the Master of the WCoSP, Don Randall and Una Riley, Past Master and guardian of the award, at the FSA’s annual dinner at the magnificent Drapers Hall in the City of London. The event, which was sponsored by Norbain, followed the FSA’s highly successful n...

The Fire and Security Association has today announced that Steve Norman, Station Manager of A28 Station, Dowgate in the City of London has become the first recipient of the FSA Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Fire Systems Industry. The award was presented to Steve by the President of the Electrical Contractors’ Association Diane Johnson and the Chairman of the FSA Steve Kimber at the FSA’s annual dinner at the magnificent Drapers Hall in the City of London. The event, which was sponsored by Norbain, followed the FSA’s highly successful national conference and was attended by ...

A number of key organizations in the security sector have joined together as The Security Alliance – a ‘think-tank’ set up to work together on key issues facing the profession. Initially The Security Alliance hope to be assisting the SIA with the implementation of their new strategy based on ‘lighter-touch‘ regulation, and the licensing of security companies. Membership of the Alliance is by invitation only, and organizations currently represented are The Security Institute, the British Security Industry Association, the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals, ASIS Chapter 2...

Two brothers pleaded guilty to working as security guards without holding the required Security Industry Authority licence. George Michael Hannah, 57, of Alcock Avenue, Mansfield and Kevin Hannah, 52 of Shirland Drive, Mansfield, were each fined £150 and ordered to pay £100 towards costs during the hearing at Chesterfield Magistrates Court in Derbyshire on Wednesday [13 Oct]. Security guards working under a contract must hold and display a valid SIA licence. This means they have passed an approved training qualification and undergone vetting such as criminal record and identity checks. Th...