May 21, 2015

The ACS Pacesetters Achievement Awards Lunch took place at Royal Windsor Racecourse yesterday, 20th May, and was attended by many of the members, their clients, end-users of security and most importantly the Security Officers nominated to receive an Award.

Location: London
Salary: £45k – £50k Basic + Bonus Scheme + Company Car
Reporting to: Board of Directors

May 13, 2015

The Security Industry Authority has just published the results of the Approved Contractor Scheme scores achieved up to 31st March 2015 which has resulted in the minimum score required to join The ACS Pacesetters increasing to +128 – the top 15%.

May 6, 2015

FM Contract Watch is working in partnership with i-comment 360, who have been producing personality profiles for some of the world’s leading companies for over 10 years.

April 28, 2015

There is just 3 weeks to go to the ACS Pacesetters Annual Achievement Awards Lunch which is being held at The Castle Suite, Royal Windsor Racecourse on the 20th May.

March 31, 2015

National security firm Ward Security has achieved its best ever score (170 out of 174) in an independent audit conducted on behalf of the Security Industry Authority (SIA) – the organisation responsible for regulating the private security industry in the UK – as part of it Approved Contractor Score (ACS) scheme.

March 23, 2015

A BBC investigation has found that thousands of licenced security guards could be working in the UK after buying qualifications for cash enabling them to apply for fraudulent SIA licences. Jobseekers must sit mandatory exams to get a Security Industry Authority card. Undercover researchers found colleges happy to sit or forge exams for untrained students […]

March 16, 2015

Personality assessments have come a long way since Carl Jung first expanded on his theory to show how Introverts and Extraverts used their energy differently, and how people with Thinking or Feeling preferences used these “rational” functions to make decisions from very different perspectives. Numerous systems fit individuals into a variety of types and offer insights into behavioural strengths and weaknesses.

March 15, 2015

Ward Security is expanding into Scotland with the opening of offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh and the key appointment of ex-Scotland international and British Lions fly-half Craig Chalmers joining the company as Business Development Manager. Andrew Foley, Ward Security Operations Manager who has been with the company for some time, will lead the operation.

February 23, 2015

Elizabeth France CBE, Security Industry Authority Chair, today [20 February] announced the appointment of Alan Clamp as SIA Chief Executive.