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Ward Security gains ISO 18001 Certification

Bespoke security solutions provider Ward Security has been awarded certification for achieving the Occupational Health & Safety Management System OHSAS 18001:2007.

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SPS Security Limited join The Pacesetters

North East based SPS Security Limited are the latest company to join The ACS Pacesetters.

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Accrington man given 250 hours of community service after flouting security rules for a second time

An Accrington man has been ordered to serve 250 hours of community service after being found guilty of flouting security rules for a second time.

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The Global Security Summit set to host ‘Best in Class’ Manned Guarding Companies

Remember the time and place! On the 10th and 11th October 2012 at London Olympia’s new state-of-the-art exhibition hall, the Global Security Summit will play host to the best contract manned guarding companies in the country.  It is many years since the contract manned guarding industry has gone back in force to the Exhibition Halls of London, but this is different, very different.

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Approved Contractor scores show continual improvement

Members of the SIA’s Approved Contractor Scheme are continuing to raise the bar, results published today have shown.

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Rt. Honourable Bruce George – appointed President of IPSA

Described as “A man in a Million” by the Mayor of Walsall when presenting the Rt. Hon. Bruce George in 2011 with the silver casket and scroll marking his being granted the Honorary Freedom of the City of Walsall in recognition of serving 36 years at its Member of Parliament, the International Professional Security Association expresses similar sentiments and is pleased to announce that Bruce George has been appointed Honorary President of the Association.

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The Global Security Summit 10/11 October 2012 at London Olympia

The Global Security Summit London will be held in the brand new West Hall, Olympia, London on the 10th and 11th October 2012. This is, arguably, the first major Security Exhibition to occur in the Capital since the departure of IFSEC to the NEC Birmingham many years ago. Over the years there have been a number of attempts to put together a “Manned Guarding Village”, even at IFSEC, but without any success. Quite simply those Exhibitors taking part felt that visitors who came to  the Exhibition did so more to meet up with old friends and have a day out than from any real desire to place  new business with one of the manned guarding exhibitors. In truth they were probably right!

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ACS Pacesetters welcome Enigma Security Solutions

Enigma Security Solutions is the latest company to join the growing membership of ACS Pacesetters.

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Capita Plc acquire The Security Watchdog for an undisclosed sum

In a move that may well have taken the Support Services Sector of the market with some surprise, Capita Plc have acquired the issued share capital of The Security Watchdog for an undisclosed sum.  Over the last 12 months in particular, The Screening Bureau Division has grown dramatically, such that it is now at the very forefront of the rapidly developing Background Screening Industry; perhaps more than that, it has also established an outstanding reputation for the quality of its service.

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SIA Investigators find high compliance during national security operation

More than 200 security guards, close protection operatives and door supervisors were inspected during a wide-scale national operation on Thursday [23 Feb] covering six towns and cities in England and Scotland.

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