During 2015 the Silver Fox Audit team carried out a series of unannounced audits to the premises of Linklaters in London and Colchester. The security team from Wilson James were faced with individuals attempting to gain unauthorised access using a variety of methods including tailgating and producing false identification. The team, led by Contract Security […]
Following a series of audits throughout 2015, the security team currently contracted to IPSL premises have been awarded the 2015 Silver Fox Certificate for three of their sites – Northampton, Milton Keynes and Bradford. In addition, four individual awards were made this year to the Security Officers who had prevented unauthorised access to the premises. […]
Ward Belgravia, a division of Ward Security, is delighted to announce the appointment of Donna Egred as Operations Manager. Donna joined Ward Belgravia on Monday 18th January 2016 based at the company’s London office in Appold Street. Speaking about the appointment, David Ward, Chief Executive Officer of Ward Security Holdings said “Donna’s experience in event […]
Due to the rapid increase in the demand for our Silver Fox Independent Audit Programme we have a requirement throughout the UK to increase our team of Auditors to conduct on site penetration tests and customer service audits. The postions are part time and applicants must be prepared to work irregularly and varying hours. Audits […]
FM Contract Watch offers a variety of support services to the security guarding industry and this edition includes: • Raising the awareness of the Approved Contractor Scheme • News Board – The latest news from members of The ACS Pacesetters • The ACS Pacesetters 5 year anniversary together with a register of our current members […]
The Consultancy Division of FM Contract Watch now offers the following additional services: Assistance with the Tendering Process The whole process of going out to tender and, perhaps, ultimately appointing a new security contractor can often be both a harrowing and time consuming business. FM Contract Watch is able to manage the whole process for […]
The Approved Contractor Scheme is now reaching its tenth anniversary, having first been introduced in 2006. However, it is disappointing to find that some buyers of security services still do not appreciate the relevance of the accreditation and, even when they do, many do not know how the contractor scoring works and what is involved […]
What type of person do you think makes the ideal security officer? What is the personality of the person at the desk you say goodnight to as you leave your office block? Is he a similar type of person to the man patrolling the building site down the road at 2 a.m. with his guard […]
Ward Security has successfully retained Gold status followings its triennial Investors in People (IiP) assessment. The achievement puts the company within an exclusive group of a very small number of security companies to achieve the highest status, and also marks a full ten years of IiP compliance, for which the company was also awarded. The […]
The Silver Fox Audit – A genuine test for contract and in house security staff The Silver Fox Audit independently tests individuals and teams employed in the security guarding industry working on site on behalf of their clients. The security industry has historically suffered by employing staff on terms and conditions based on low wages, […]