August 26, 2016

On Thursday 10th August John Craig Stern, sole director of JJS Security Services Ltd (trading as Siteguard Contracts) pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court. In June 2014, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) began enquires into Siteguard Contracts following an inspection at a public funded construction site. The business was found to be supplying an unlicensed […]

August 18, 2016

Lodge Service, the leading security company, has appointed Ian Mason as Business Development Manager. His focus will be the growth of the security consultancy’s Lodgic monitoring service, based at the Redditch ARC and intelligence centre.

August 17, 2016

Two security companies have been fined after a security guard died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Javaid Iqbal, a 29 year old father of three, was employed by London based KK Security Services Ltd as a security guard on a construction site in Leigh, Wigan. KK Security were sub contracted by Veritas Security (Southern) Ltd, a […]

We know from the length of the service request queues, Twitter and other incoming messages that some people and businesses are frustrated at struggling to register and apply for licences on our new licensing system. Two weeks into the new system, we have over 24,000 individuals and 660 businesses registered online, we have issued over […]

FM Contract Watch offers a variety of support services to the security guarding industry. Click here to read the July Newsletter , FM Contract Watch 07 2016 v4 LR which includes • Support Services for the Security Guarding Industry from FM Contract Watch • The ACS Pacesetters – Our Accredited Members • News Board – Latest security guarding industry […]

July 11, 2016

TC Security Services, part of TC Facilities Management (TCFM), has been awarded a hat trick of contracts in the Home Counties & East Anglia.

June 30, 2016

The director of Wharf Guards Limited, Richard Kinyanjui, has pleaded guilty to providing unlicensed guards between June and August 2015. The operations manager, George Kalmera, has also pleaded guilty to failing to supply information relating to the investigation.

June 9, 2016

On 31 May 2016, Adam and Brendan Moran of Moran Security Services Ltd were sentenced for falsely claiming to be under the Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) and supplying unlicensed security operatives, at Doncaster Magistrates Court.

June 7, 2016

This edition is dedicated to The ACS Pacesetters Achievement Awards Lunch held on the 24th May. The event was attended by our member companies, end users of contract security and a very impressive group of Security Officers of Distinction.

June 1, 2016

On 27 May 2016, Capital UK Services Ltd and directors Judith Wanyoike and Stephen Mungai were sentenced for supplying unlicensed security guards at Nottingham Magistrates.