13th August 2019The Security Institute (SyI) has just appointed Jonathan Shulten FSyl as their new Vice Chairman. Prior to this, Jonathan served on the institute’s Validation board for many years. The board is responsible for benchmarking applicant’s experience, training, qualifications and commitment to the profession.As Vice Chairman, Jonathan will serve a 3-year term. He will be joining the 14 other voluntary directors on the Security  Institute board as well as Chair the Institute’s Risk Committee.In this role, he will be succeeding Paul Drury who stepped down from the S...

August 5th 2019In their latest purchase on the acquisition trail, Mitie Security has acquired the cloud-based software developer Global Aware International Group (GAIG). Their aim in acquiring GAIG is to improve the connectivity of their security services across their business by bringing this former software partner, in-house. GAIG’s software will be familiar to many of Mitie’s clients as it has already been deployed widely amongst their retail security clients.Global Aware’s software enables clients and users to manage, communicate and audit their security operations across mul...

29th July 2019 Manchester Security – Safe and Secure for Business 2019 will returning to the City at St Ann's Church on Tuesday 8th October 2019. Organized by the Manchester City Centre Crime Prevention Panel, and supported by the Greater Manchester Police, Manchester City Council and Atmaana Business Consulting, this popular event (200+ delegates from public and private organisations) is free to attend. The primary sponsor of this year's event is SecuriGroup. The programme, while not yet formalised, will endeavour to create an informative space for enterprises to understand existing po...

24th July, 2019 It is predicted that the global security market will expand to reach over $167 Billion by the year 2025. During the next 6 years the market’s Compund Annual Growth Rate is expected to be around 10.3% according to a recently published report by Grand View Research. This growth will be largely driven by new technology as well as the adoption of current technology in developing nations.Markets such as India and China rely on high quantity, low-cost headcounts to supply their industry as the cost of labour is low, and in many cases, vastly lower than the price of technolog...

The TECA awards, organized by the same team as the OSPAs, focus on the individuals and organisations who work to prevent and investigate Economic Crime. Nominations for the first annual Tackling Economic Crime Awards will be closing at the beginning of next month with the deadline being August 1st. If you yourself are involved in the tackling of Economic Crimes or your know someone who deserves recognition for the efforts, we recommend that you get in touch with their team soon to prevent disappointment. This prestigious awards will be given annually to companies and individuals engaged in b...

Transform PR & Communications has just announced their official launch and their intention to be a security focused agency operating both in the UK and abroad. Their founding members are composed of seasoned journalists and digital experts who with the help of industry investors aim to bring their vision of providing impactful digital and traditional communications services for global companies working in security, security systems, cyber technology and related industries. "The international security market is rocketing and yet companies that operate within the space – from SME’s ri...

It has been annouced today that entry for the 2020 UK Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) have opened and the event organisers are calling for nominations as of now. Entry will be open until 1st October 2019 and nominations are invited for the following categories:Outstanding In-House Security Manager/Director Outstanding Security Team Outstanding Security Consultant Outstanding Security Training Initiative Outstanding Event Security Team Outstanding Security Equipment Manufacturer Outstanding Security Officer Outstanding Cyber Security Initiative Ou...

Last Thursday (20th June) Steven Nixon (47) of Portadown and owner of Eventsafe Security was imprisoned for four months. This was due to Mr Nixon ignoring his 100-hours community service order, which was part of the sentence handed to him at Antrim Crown Court on 12 December 2018. Last December following a prosecution by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) Nixon was sentenced to nine month's imprisonment for fraud, and three months for supplying unlicensed security operatives. Both jail sentences were suspended for three years and he was also required to do 100-hours unpaid work. At the ...

Crew members, Barry Dalgleish and Claire Wharton were performing their duties for the Police Services Police Custody Unit in Spalding when they noticed two men, one of whom was covered in blood, sitting near the road. Reacting quickly, the crew offered assistance to the man, who was bleeding profusely from the head. Their initial assumption was that the man had suffered a knife attack given the quantity of blood but it was later discovered that he had fallen over several times, resulting in a cracked skull. Mr. Dalgleish and Ms. Wharton attempted to stem the bleeding but the extent of the wo...

NEW CITY SECURITY COUNCIL FORMED TO IMPROVE CRISIS RESPONSE A collective of premier security companies have formed the City Security Council (CSC) in order to better support the City of London Police in times of major crisis and emergency incidents. Over the last 12 months, key security businesses have collaborated to gather ideas and agree a CSC charter that standardises effective and efficient responses when there is an emergency. The CSC members will pool resources in the form of information gathering and sharing as well as their physical presence from 1000+ security officers and associa...