February 15, 2022

Ward is delighted to announce that it has secured a contract to provide security services at Reading International Business Park. The contract will see Ward providing customer experience officers to the site 24/7, 365 days a year. Ward will be working in partnership with Savills to ensure the best customer service is delivered alongside providing […]

February 10, 2022

STM Group, in collaboration with British Security Industry Association (BSIA), will be hosting an exclusive Conference and Networking Event on 24th February, at the stunning Informa Building, Atrium in Blackfriars, London from 1530 – 1800. What is going to be an evening filled with innovation, inspiration and motivation, with guest speakers including- but not limited […]

January 25, 2022

A jailed security boss has been ordered to pay tens of thousands of pounds in compensation to the vulnerable security operatives that he threatened and defrauded. John Gaines, 72, of Leamington Spa, who swindled his workers while operating under four assumed identities, was ordered at Warwick Crown Court on 20 January to pay £91,934.21 under […]

January 18, 2022

We are delighted to announce that The ACS Pacesetters Security Officer of Distinction Awards Lunch will take place in the Riverbank Pavilion at Royal Windsor Racecourse on Wednesday, 25th May 2022, commencing with pre-lunch drinks at mid-day. It is open to all ACS Pacesetter members and each company which attends the function can be presented […]

January 5, 2022

On Monday 22 November 2021, Christopher Ogochukwu Ejime of Manchester pleaded guilty at Chester Crown Court to two counts of fraud. The court handed Ejime two concurrent 12-month Community Orders of 60 hours unpaid work and a requirement to pay a victim surcharge of £85. Ejime had pleaded not guilty to the charges at an […]

January 4, 2022

We are pleased to announce that Next Level Security Services Limited (NLSS) is the first new member of The ACS Pacesetters in 2022. This privately owned company was founded in 2015 by Derek Laird following his successful career in the military.  From the head office in Stockton on Tees, and regional offices in Leeds and […]

December 8, 2021

Muhammad Usman Sardar pleaded guilty to repeatedly failing to respond to Security Industry Authority (SIA) requests for information about his business dealings. Sardar, director of Protect Security Solutions Ltd, was ordered to pay court costs of £500. The court also fined him £84 and required him to pay a victim surcharge of £34. SIA investigators […]

December 2, 2021

Grimsby Crown Court has ordered a Lincolnshire security boss to pay more than £30,000 as the proceeds of crime after he was convicted for a second time of offences against the Private Security Industry Act (PSIA). Louth company director Trevor Frater originally pleaded guilty to supplying unlicensed security staff, while being unlicensed himself, at Grimsby […]

On Monday 22 November 2021, Christopher Ogochukwu Ejime of Manchester pleaded guilty at Chester Crown Court to two counts of fraud. The court handed Ejime two concurrent 12-month Community Orders of 60 hours unpaid work and a requirement to pay a victim surcharge of £85. Ejime had pleaded not guilty to the charges at an […]

December 1, 2021

The IFPO UK & Ireland Being Human, mental health awareness programme, was developed in conjunction with multi award-winning Learning and Development provider, Ethos Farm.  It is part of a suite of online programs that IFPO UK & I offer.  IFPO and Ethos Farm are finalists in the UK OSPAs for the Being Human program.  The […]