June 8, 2015

Welcome to the June edition of the FM Contract Watch Newsletter which is dedicated to The ACS Achievement Awards lunch held on the 20th May before a gathering of member companies, end users of contract security and a very impressive group of Security Officers of Distinction.

The Westgrove Group have been partnering Savills for over 7 years, providing cleaning and security solutions to many of their UK managed shopping centres. We are absolutely delighted to announce that our partnership continues to flourish and Savills have recently awarded Westgrove a National portfolio of shopping centres.

May 29, 2015

We are delighted to have raised a total of £1,775.00 for Hounds for Heroes during the ACS Pacesetters Achievement Awards Lunch on 20th May.

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 […]