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Eurowatch expands eastwards
posted on 04/02/2005

Eurowatch has announced the expansion of its coverage eastwards, with the addition of the Baltic States and Russia. The addition of these brings the total number of countries covered by Eurowatch to thirty-one. This expansion in coverage comes 2½ years after the service started (launched in June 2002). In addition to being used to protect road-freight and commercial vehicles, Eurowatch has also linked with premier car companies to assist in the fight against international car crime and it anticipates a significant take up of this service by private motorists across Europe over the next two years. Commenting on the expansion eastwards, Peter Vyvyan-Robinson, its London-based director said: “Many multinational companies are now sourcing production in the lower cost countries of eastern Europe and the Russian Federation. Our increased coverage is in response to their security needs to protect their drivers, vehicles and freight on international movements to and from this region.” ... [more]

Octavian Security expands its operation into Lincolnshire
posted on 09/12/2004

Octavian Security is about to expand its East Midlands operation into Lincolnshire, and is looking to recruit over 130 security professionals. Octavian Security is currently in talks with a number of leading Lincolnshire organisations with a view to securing contracts in the region. Octavian is also in the process of looking at offices in the region to establish some physical presence, and is actively seeking security professionals of all disciplines to fill the 130 positions which are expected to begin in early February 2004. The positions about to become available are expected to include posts in the retail and industrial site security sectors. “Our current activities are showing that there is a huge gap in the Lincolnshire security market for professional, yet flexible security firms,” explained Octavian Security managing director, Sukhi Ghuman. “To fill the vacancies that we are expecting to arise in the coming months, we are looking for committed security officers, who we can... [more]

ArmorGroup International announces £30m Placing
posted on 09/12/2004

ArmorGroup International plc today announced the pricing of its initial public offering to institutional investors, the publication of listing particulars in connection with the listing of its ordinary shares on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority. Conditional dealings will start tomorrow, 10th December 2004. The Placing will comprise a total 24,584,935 shares at 125p per Ordinary Share (the “Placing Price”), being the issue by the Company of 23,200,000 Ordinary Shares and the sale by certain selling shareholders of 1,384,935 Ordinary Shares, together representing 47 per cent of the enlarged issued share capital of the company. Based on the Placing Price, the market capitalisation of ArmorGroup on commencement of conditional dealings will be £65.1 million. Gross proceeds of the Placing will be £30.7 million of which £29.0 million due to the Company (net proceeds of £26.0 million due to the Company). The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Placing due to it pri... [more]

Security outsourcing: Financial cost saving or operational necessity?
posted on 07/12/2004

Losses as a result of shoplifting and staff theft cost the retail industry billions of pounds each year. It has forced retailers to look at every available avenue to reduce the occurrence of crime, one of which is an increasing dependence upon manned security. However, increased regulation in the security sector from legislation such as the Private Security Industry Act will force many retailers to reconsider how their security function is managed. The UK has the dubious distinction of the highest crime rate in Western Europe. Figures released by the British Retail Consortium reveal a retail crime is committed every 3.7 seconds in the UK. Recent research commissioned by Securicor Security emphasises the shrinkage problem faced by retailers. Almost one in five British adults admits to having shoplifted at some time in their life. This figure illustrates the scale of the problem facing retailers and the importance of employing experienced and skilled loss prevention officers. ... [more]

Recruitment agency screens CVs for false information
posted on 30/11/2004

Cummins Mellor Recruitment has launched Personnelchecks, its specialist CV screening and CRB checks Department. The idea was the brainchild of Chairman, Richard Mellor, who stated that Cummins-Mellor had experienced a surge in demand for employment history checks from clients and after many high profile cases including the invasion of Buckingham Palace by a Mirror reporter and the tragic case involving Ian Huntley. Latest research indicates that 71% of employers had encountered serious lying on CVs, yet 34% do not bother to check the background of applicants because it is so time consuming. With this service, there are now no excuses. The days when job applicants ran little risk of being found out for embellishing their work history are now over as employers will be able to check CVs for false information, and in certain occupations apply for Criminal Record Bureau Checks. Richard Mellor said “what price do we put on peace of mind. Do we really know who we are offering positions of ... [more]

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