November 21, 2016

We have continued our work to reduce the number of applications that have not moved forward from ‘Next Steps’.  The majority of these applications require an action from the applicant before they can move forward.  Our team is going into each of these individual applications and issuing reminders but, if you have an application in […]

November 11, 2016

Privately owned Licence Trade Consultants Security Limited (LTC – Security) is the latest company to join the growing membership of The ACS Pacesetters. LTC-Security was established in 2013 in the north of England and has grown rapidly, taking on national contracts across a range of sectors. The company covers the full spectrum of security services, […]

November 10, 2016

On the 1st September 2010 the ACS Pacesetters was launched and at that time, four years after the introduction of the Security Industry Authority Approved Contractor Scheme (SIA ACS), there were approximately 650 accredited security companies. The maximum ACS score that could be achieved was +151 and any company with a score of +74 put […]

November 8, 2016

TC Facilities Management (TCFM) is celebrating the successful mobilisation and ongoing delivery of Cleaning, Security, Catering, Post Room and Reception services at Arqiva. The contract, now into its 6th month is being managed by Raphael Sagula, FM Manager, TCFM. The contract has seen over 100 members of staff being deployed by TCFM to provide these […]

November 7, 2016

In October we made 9,457 licencing decisions. This is the most we have made in a calendar month since the introduction of the new system. The figure represents a one third increase on the number of decisions we made in September and is in line with the number that we were making before the new […]

November 3, 2016

On 1 November Platinum UK Facilities Management Ltd and its director, Lolo Daniels were sentenced for deploying unlicensed guards following a retrial. The case was previously heard in April 2012 when the director, Lolo Daniels, and Platinum were both fined. That ruling was overturned on appeal and re-tried at Inner London Crown Court on 4 […]

October 31, 2016

It has been announced today that the new London Living Wage has increased from £9.40 to £9.75 per hour to reflect the higher cost of living facing families in the city – an increase of 3.7 per cent. This year over 300 more London-based employers have signed up to pay their staff the hourly rate […]

October 27, 2016

This week has seen us concentrate on moving forward the outstanding applications that have been in the system the longest.  We are sorting the applications that have been received, and payment made, into queues within Next Steps.  This process will allow us to prioritise where we direct our available resources and will make a difference […]

October 20, 2016

FM Contract Watch offers a variety of support services to the security industry and the October Newsletter includes: The Impact of the new SIA Licensing System News Board – Latest security guarding industry news The ACS Pacesetters – the growing list of accredited members who have all achieved an ACS score in the top 15% […]

This privately owned company has been operating since 1997 and provide quality security services for large events and corporate clients. The company focuses on providing a quality services and has been  fortunate to provide security services to some of the largest and most prestigious events in the world. The SES Group has three divisions; SES […]