July 31, 2025

We welcome Ascot Services as the latest company to join The ACS Pacesetters. Established for over 20 years and located in Greater Manchester, Ascot Services provides a range of facilities management services across the UK tailored to each customer’s needs and expectations. Ascot Services believe that highly effective security solutions are best delivered through the […]

June 16, 2025

Specialists in smarter security, Land Sheriffs, are helping keep the UK rail network safer with their trespass and welfare deployment. From their headquarters in Harlow, Essex, Land Sheriffs provide a range of security services to keep railways throughout the UK safe, including mobile patrols, manned guarding and 24/7 covert and overt CCTV monitoring. This year […]

May 29, 2025

Smarter security specialists, Land Sheriffs, have recently been awarded the Railway Safety Accreditation Scheme (RSAS) certification from the British Transport Police. RSAS is a scheme run by the British Transport Police for organisations working in railway safety and security. The scheme enables certified organisations to address low-level crime and anti-social behaviour so British Transport Police […]

May 22, 2025

We returned to Royal Windsor Racecourse for the ACS Pacesetters Security Officer of Distinction Awards on Wednesday, 21st May, and were joined by our members, together with their staff and clients, our sponsors and guests. We would like to congratulate all the inspirational winners who are a credit to the Security Industry. The lifesaving acts, […]

May 1, 2025

Following the publication of the SIA ACS statistics for the quarter ending 31st March 2025, the overall ACS score achieved by accredited companies has increased slightly. This has resulted in the minimum score to reach the top 15%, which qualifies contract security companies to join The ACS Pacesetters, increasing to 109.

A door supervisor who continued to work after his licence was revoked has been ordered to pay over £1,000 in fines and prosecution costs. On both 5 October 2024 and 25 October 2024, Conrad Grice operated as a door supervisor at multiple venues in Pontefract and Castleford despite having had his Security Industry Authority (SIA) […]

We welcome Showsec International as the latest company to join The ACS Pacesetters after achieving an SIA ACS score in the top 15% of accredited companies. Established in 1978, with the head office in the East Midlands and 15 local area offices around the UK, the company specialises in crowd management, venue and event security […]

March 18, 2025

We are pleased to welcome Maybank Security to the membership of The ACS Pacesetters after achieving an SIA ACS score in the top 15% of accredited companies. Privately owned and based in Manchester, Maybank Security has over 30 years’ experience, a wealth of knowledge, and skills to enable the company to provide exactly what a […]

March 14, 2025

Specialist security providers Land Sheriffs have achieved the internationally-recognised ISO 14001 standard for their environmental management systems. As part of their commitment to becoming increasingly more sustainable, Land Sheriffs recently completed their ISO 14001 audit, achieving certification with a positive recommendation. “As a security provider for the rail industry – the greenest form of transport […]

March 13, 2025

We are pleased to welcome TTS FM (Tyne Tees Security Ltd) to the membership of The ACS Pacesetters after achieving an SIA ACS score in the top 15% of accredited companies. Privately owned TTS FM is a nationwide provider of Integrated Risk Based Security Solutions and Facilities Management Services. The head office is in South […]