October 17, 2016

This is the latest of a series of information bulletins released by the SIA.  You can see all of the updates on our website. We have continued to deploy our staff in order to get the most out of our resources, which has had an impact on the reduction of queues.  We have employed more […]

October 10, 2016

The following update was issued by the SIA on the problems encountered with the new licensing system on 7 October 2016. The total number of decisions made since the new system was introduced has now risen to over 20,000. Our results from September show that we made decisions on 72% of applications within 25 days. […]

October 7, 2016

On 4 October Platinum UK Facilities Management Ltd were found guilty of deploying unlicensed guards following a retrial. The case was previously heard in April 2012 when the director, Lolo Daniels, was fined. That ruling was overturned on appeal and re-tried at Inner London Crown Court. Head of Investigations, Nigel Davies, said: “Following the original […]

October 5, 2016

Jeff King, a Security Manager at Davidson House in Reading, was given a standing ovation as he collected the Star Employee of the Year Award 2016 at the 10th Annual Ward Security Star Employee Awards. As well as delivering his professional duties to the highest standards, Jeff has for 14 years undertaken a great deal […]

September 26, 2016

This is the next update from the SIA about the new licensing system. It follows on from the briefing sent last week (shown below), so we will try to keep the repetition to a minimum. As you are already aware we are working hard to deal with the higher than expected number of customer messages […]

September 20, 2016

Once again Kingdom has increased their overall accreditation score in their annual SIA (Security Industry Authority) ACS (Approved Contractor Scheme) assessment. In what is an absolutely superb result, Kingdom has been awarded an incredible score of +167, breaking last year’s record score of +161. The maximum overall score that can be achieved is currently +174, […]

September 12, 2016

Wharf Guards Limited, a Cambridge security company, has been sentenced following our investigation into the use of unlicensed security guards. At Cambridge Magistrates Court on 8 September 2016, the company along with Richard Kinyanjui, director of Wharf Guards Limited, were sentenced to providing unlicensed guards between June and August 2015. The operations manager, George Kalemera […]

TC Security Services, part of TC Facilities Management (TCFM), are celebrating an increase in their ACS score to 164 points, awarded to them in their annual audit. This means its position in the Top 2% of the SIA listed companies within the Approved Contractor Scheme is retained. In addition, auditors highlighted many areas of good […]

September 5, 2016

Ward Security has enjoyed a successful August during which the company has secured over £670,000 of additional business, and further increased its portfolio of work within the Facility Management sector. As Kevin Ward, Managing Director of Ward Security explains, “This increase is predominantly from existing clients and demonstrates their growth, which in turn assists our […]

August 27, 2016

The BIFM Awards recognise and showcase best-in-class facilities management (FM) and evidence its impact on business, the economy and society. This is the second year running that CIS Security have been named as finalists in the awards with sector leading initiatives such as this year’s entry in the “Impact on Customer Experience Category with their […]