ST. HELENS, 24th September 2015 – Kingdom is very happy, in fact jumping for joy, to announce that they passed their recent ACS audit with a record score of 161, increasing their overall accreditation score from 146 last year and 137 the year before. ACS is the Security Industry Authority’s (SIA) Approved Contractor Scheme. The […]
On 1 September, two security company directors appeared before the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London. John Anah and Tony O’Gonna, co-directors of ANCO UK Ltd, AA Guarding Ltd and Metro Guards, UK Ltd were ordered to pay a confiscation totalling £666,697 under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Anah was ordered to pay £175,000 […]
When it is time to choose your new Security Company to protect your premises, staff and members of the public, the choice of contractor is vast. It is estimated that there are approximately 2,000 contract security companies currently trading in the United Kingdom, so how do you know which one will be the best to […]
Venture Security Management is the latest company to join the growing membership of The ACS Pacesetters. This privately owned company, which is led by MD Paul Howe, provides first-class security services to businesses and high wealth individuals across the South of England. From their Head Office in Andover, Hampshire they are well placed to serve […]
TC Security Services, part of TC Facilities Management (TCFM), are celebrating an ACS score of 163, awarded to them in their annual July audit. Not only have they retained their position in the Top 2% of the SIA listed companies within the Approved Contractor Scheme but they have also increased their overall score from last […]
On 3rd August 2015 at Walsall Magistrates’ Court, a security company, Louis Alexander Ltd based at the Trent Business Centre, Lichfield, Staffordshire, the company director and two security guards deployed by the company were sentenced for various offences under the Private Security Industry Act 2001, and the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981. The company pleaded […]
FM Contract Watch offers a variety of support services to the security guarding industry and this edition of our newsletter includes: *Who makes a good Security Officer – the results of our research project with our partner company i-comment 360. *The ACS Pacesetters – The latest members *Portrait of a Pacesetter – Westgrove Support Services […]
We have carried out extensive research with our partner company, i-comment 360, into the personalities who work in the security industry and below is an article on the results they found: Stop, who goes there? An example of a research project done by i-comment360, in conjunction with a customer, to find out the typical personality […]
The Security Industry Authority have announced that their next Annual Stakeholder Conference will take place in London on Wednesday, 18 November 2015. The SIA annual stakeholder conference is an important part of the stakeholder engagement strategy and full details for the conference will be published nearer the time.
It is dangerous in any building not to regularly test fire and evacuation procedures. When a real emergency occurs and procedures are found wanting then, quite simply, heads will roll and insurers will think long and hard before necessarily agreeing to cover losses. So why should contract security be any different? If we don’t regularly […]