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Mitie wins massive Coronavirus Test Site Contract worth £365 million

Mitie has won a new one-year contract to manage 175 Regional and Local Coronavirus Test Sites and 105 Mobile Testing Units (MTUs) across England, Scotland and Wales following a competitive retender. The new contract, worth up to £365 million over the year, will have the option to extend for up to six more months and is part of Mitie’s efforts to support the UK’s fight against Coronavirus. Over the past year, Mitie has been delivering cleaning, clinical wast...

Darren Read – A Soft Touch

In his first editorial for Infologue.com, Amulet Security Managing Director, Darren Read discusses the importance of soft skills that security officers will need to deploy in the face of potentially aggressive or threatening behaviour from building occupants and customers in a post-lockdown world. Security officers are so much more than simply a guard at the front door. That’s been the case for years now, and the industry reaction to the COVID-19 p...

Mitie to provide essential services to 12 Coronavirus Testing Centres

On July 7^th 2020, Mitie announced that it would be providing security and waste management services to 12 NHS Coronavirus Testing Centres, an increase of 7 on the 5 that they already cover. These centres are distributed through the country and include Ashford, Newbury, Gloucester, Salisbury, Ramsgate, Ebbw Vale and Deeside. The opening dates for the sites were as follows: Beehive Park and Ride in Salisbury - 30 May 2020 Hempstead Meado...

Mike Bullock – Why are security professionals more likely to die from Covid19 than other occupations?

Corps Security CEO, Mike Bullock, discusses why the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has security officers so high up on the list of death rates from Covid-19 and the importance of protecting security staff from these risks.

Recent research released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that security officers are more likely than other occupa...

Churchill Group’s launches Covid-19 symptom tracker application

On Monday the 11^th of May 2020, the Churchill group launched a new Coronavirus tracking application via their digital platform, Mo:dus. The aim of this app is to help trace and curb the proliferation of Covid-19 in the UK.

Churhill employees will be encouraged to report any symptoms on a daily basis, following which the app will share the government’s self-isolation guidance whi...

Case Study: Nightingale Hospital with Wilson James

In these troubling times it has been truly inspirational to witness the efforts of organisations throughout the construction and security sectors in building the NHS Nightingale Hospital at ExCeL London. As an integral part of this massive collaborative feat, Wilson James used its security and logistics expertise to help create a facility that will treat those seriously ill with coronavirus.

SIA Chief Exec issues statement on Critical Worker designation for security officers

The Chief Executive of the Security Industry Authority has released a statement with regards to Security Officers and whether they are considered to be Critical Workers during the Covid-19 Crisis. Please find the full un-edited statement below:

"On Monday, 23 March the Prime Minister announced further instructions to the British public to combat the spread of Coronaviru...

Skills for Security calls for training provider funding during crisis

On Thursday the 26^th of March, the British Security Industry Association’s Skills for Security called on the government to guarantee funding for independent training providers to help them mitigate damage caused by the Covid-19 outbreak.

This action is in response to the Department of Education’s guidance released on Monday which stipulates that their policy �...

BSIA calls on government to clarify status of security personnel during crisis

On March 19^th 2020, the British Security Industry Authority called on the government to clarify the status of security officers with the chance of a lockdown and school closures looming.

As a members organisation, the BSIA seeks to clarify whether the scope of their member’s business will be covered by the critical worker classification. This includes manned guardin...