May 26, 2023

The sun shone brightly at Royal Windsor Racecourse for the ACS Pacesetters Security Officer of Distinction Awards on Wednesday, 24th May.  We were joined by our members, together with their staff and clients, and guests. We would like to congratulate all the inspirational winners who are a credit to the Security Industry. The lifesaving acts, […]

May 21, 2023

We welcome Prime Secure Systems Limited to the membership of The ACS Pacesetters. Prime Secure’s Head Office is based in Glasgow, and this is supported by regional offices located in the North of England, London, the Midlands, and the South of England enabling them to provide services to their clients across the whole of the […]

May 16, 2023

We welcome Static Security Services Limited to the membership of The ACS Pacesetters. Static Security is a regional, family-owned company based in Lincoln which was established in 1989.   The company provides a range of security services throughout the East Midlands including Security Guarding, Key Holding, Mobile Patrols, Vacant Property Inspections, CCTV and Alarms. The company […]

May 15, 2023

The Security Minds Matter project aims to make a positive difference to Mental Health and Wellbeing in the security sector.  Independent, but supported by the SIA, they aim to keep awareness of mental ill health high and reduce stigma. How can you help? Security Minds Matter have designed cards to help share resources and are […]

We are delighted to welcome Bold Security Group as the latest company to join the membership of The ACS Pacesetters. Bold Security Group is privately owned and was established in 2011.  The company has experienced rapid growth over the past few years, based on their ability to quickly react to requests for large scale security […]

May 12, 2023

On Wednesday 3 May, Ibukun Chiedu Joseph was handed a six-month jail sentence suspended for 18 months at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. The court also ordered Mr Joseph to do 120-hours community service and pay a £128 victim surcharge. Mr Joseph’s sentence follows his guilty plea for using a cloned Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence multiple […]

On Tuesday 4 May two men from Cardigan pleaded guilty at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court. On Tuesday 4 May two men from Cardigan pleaded guilty to working illegally as door supervisors at a Cardigan wine bar between September and November last year. Tristan Edwards was fined £400, ordered to pay £250 prosecution costs and a £160 […]

May 9, 2023

Mental Health in the security industry is a topic that needs to be addressed. In recent years, we have seen new initiatives appear, engagement with Employee Assistance Programmes increase and modules of training introduced to help to address the issue. At the time, this was in reaction to the pandemic, but it is essential now […]

May 3, 2023

The ACS Pacesetters is delighted to have Orka as our headline sponsor for this year’s Security Officer of Distinction Awards. Seeing that Orka has the UK’s largest pool of SIA licenced job seekers, they want to celebrate the officers who have gone above and beyond in their duties this year. In addition, they also want […]