An exciting partnership that will inject at least 6,000 new recruits into the security guarding industry has been announced today. The unique partnership between the Government, the security industry and the education sector is set to bring thousands of new recruits into the security guarding and crowd management sectors in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with a lasting legacy set to benefit the security industry for years to come.The Bridging the Gap initiative has been developed by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), Skills for Security, Bucks ...

Baroness Ruth Henig has been reappointed SIA chairman by the Home Office. The new term runs for a further three years from 15 January 2010. Ruth Henig said: “I am very pleased to have been reappointed. I look forward to working with the different sectors of the security industry, with other partners and with ministers during the next three years to ensure that regulation continues to deliver the benefits that we all want to see.”Home Office Minister Alan Campbell said: “I am pleased to re-appoint Baroness Henig as the Chair of the Security Industry Authority. With extensive experienc...

The National Security Inspectorate (NSI) is leading a drive to further raise security guarding standards with the launch of the Contract Quality Marque scheme at a reception at the RAF Club, Piccadilly, London, today. This unique scheme is designed to show that individual contracts for security guarding have achieved a higher standard than those currently recognised in the industry.  The scheme criteria incorporates and builds on those already required for achieving ISO 9001 and the relevant British Standards, with the prerequisite that the company is a Security Industry Authority Approved Co...

A security team from MITIE, working at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), has become the first team within the Nuclear Industry to undergo Project Griffin training. Project Griffin was developed by the City of London Police and formally introduced in London in April 2004 as a joint venture between the City and Metropolitan police forces. Its remit was to advise and familiarise managers, security officers and employees of large public and private sector organisations across the capital on security, counter-terrorism and crime prevention issues. Following its unqualified success in London,...

G4S Risk Management, the leading global provider of risk mitigation and secure support services, is pleased to announce that United Kingdom Disaster Victim Identification (UK DVI) has signed up to its Global Intelligence System (GIS), an online information portal designed to provide subscribers with up-to-the minute geopolitical intelligence on individual country threats and hazards worldwide. UK DVI draws its members from all of the UK police forces and with specialists from the worlds of forensics and Information Technology support the Home Office and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO...

Calling all licensed retail trainers – the 2009 BII NITAs are open for entries. The ultimate recognition of excellence in training, BII NITA pyramids are highly coveted and much sought after. The BII NITAs were created to reward success achieved through effective training and development and winning an award is seen as an opportunity to create real competitive advantage for both individuals and organisations. Submissions are welcomed from licensed retail companies in the on and off sector; training organisations; door supervision trainers and companies and individual licensees. BII has reva...

The Shield Guarding Company having recently achieved an National Security Inspectorate (NSI)audited ACS score of 131 was presented with the Security Guarding Company of the Year prize at last nights Security Excellence Awards. Delighted Managing Director Rob Platais commented: ‘This is a fantastic award for the Shield Guarding Company because it is external recognition by senior and respected industry experts of the consistent quality of the service that we provide, the unique skill, loyalty and commitment of all our employees and our superb clients with whom we work with to deliver excellen...

SecuriGroup was announced as the ACS Champion of the Year 2009 at last night’s Security Excellence Awards, which took place at London’s Park Lane Hilton. The category for ACS Champion is in its second year and is sponsored by the SIA. The award recognises approved contractors that have taken exceptional steps to raise their operational standards and promote good practice within the industry. The award recognises approved contractors that have taken exceptional steps to raise their operational standards and promote good practice within the industry. The judges decided upon SecuriGroup, base...

British security exporters have just returned from an extremely successful visit to Singapore. The Safety and Security Asia 2009 exhibition, held in early October, saw 13 British security companies from a variety of industry sectors form a British pavilion to showcase their products and services to a broad range of visitors from across South East Asia. Chris Pinder, British Security Industry Association Export Services Manager, comments: "In a difficult economic climate, the BSIA was delighted to be able to organise for 13 companies to attend the Singapore exhibition, an increase from nine l...

Greater Manchester Police is today (Friday 16th October) stepping up a gear in the fight against armed robbers and has released harrowing CCTV footage showing the devastating effect on innocent victims. The footage reveals the moment a gang burst into a bank in Wigan and terrified staff and members of the public by holding two victims at gunpoint. The offenders from this incident are due to be sentenced today. As part of this latest crackdown on organised gangs, police are asking the public to help stop the violence and report any information in the run up to the festive season – traditional...