March 31, 2023

John Arthur Radley was sentenced at Reading Crown Court following his guilty plea to the court on Monday 21 November 2022. He is required to do a 12-month community order comprising 60-hours of unpaid work and 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days. Mr Radley is also required to pay £600 prosecution costs over a 12-month period. […]

March 23, 2023

On 14 March 2023 a Cricklewood company director Gentian Dedej, pleaded guilty at Willesden Magistrates’ Court for purporting to be a Security Industry Authority (SIA) approved contractor. Dedej was fined £1,666 and required to pay prosecution costs of £2,416.33 and a victim surcharge of £167 by 31 May. The case began when the SIA’s London […]

March 21, 2023

SAS Managed Services is the latest company to join the membership of The ACS Pacesetters after achieving an SIA ACS score in the top 15% of accredited companies. Established in 2018, this privately owned, Midlands based company, provides a range of security services including Door Supervision, Festival Security, Event Management, Security Guarding, TV and Film […]

We are delighted to welcome Bespoke Facilities Management to the membership of The ACS Pacesetters. Established in 2015, the company offers a total facilities management solution including Security, Cleaning, Maintenance and Helpdesk services. Bespoke Facilities Management’s aim is to provide a high quality, personalised service with a professional team and technological solutions at competitive rates. […]

March 9, 2023

MAN Commercial Protection Ltd are celebrating a milestone – the Midlands largest privately-owed security company have turned 30! Ranked in the Top-20 UK security companies, MAN Commercial remains privately owned by co-founder and CEO Iain McCallister. Based in Solihull, West Midlands, MAN Commercial now owns and occupies a 12,000 sq foot suite of offices in […]

We are delighted that Figen Murray OBE has accepted our invitation to be the Guest Speaker at our Awards Lunch on 24th May 2023. Figen is the mother of Martyn Hett, who at 29 years of age was tragically killed alongside 21 others at the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in May 2017. Since the Manchester […]

March 7, 2023

On Wednesday 1 March, Ali Nuwagy Mohamed El-Akoury pleaded guilty at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court to working illegally at a Strelley pub on 14 May 2022. The court handed Mr El-Akoury an absolute discharge, but he now has a criminal record. The prosecution follows an incident at the pub when Mr El-Akoury was working illegally as […]

March 6, 2023

The 2023 ACS Pacesetters Security Officer of Distinction Awards will take place at the Riverside Pavilion, Royal Windsor Racecourse, on 24th May and we are delighted to announce our sponsors. These awards reward and celebrate front-line security staff who have carried out exceptional actions whilst on duty.  This it is a great opportunity for members of […]

March 2, 2023

STM Group (UK) Ltd, a leading security solutions provider, has been awarded the Outstanding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative at the 2023 Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs). The event was held on February 23rd at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, with over five hundred professionals from the security industry in attendance. The OSPAs are a prestigious […]