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Scottish Retail Crime Survey seminar
posted on 19/09/2001

Tuesday 9 October - 1st Scottish Annual Retail Crime Survey Launch & Seminar, Glasgow. The half-day seminar, organised by the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and sponsored by Reliance Security, will run from 9.30am-2pm. The SRC said the survey will give a "compelling and comprehensive picture of retail crime in Scotland", and will be compared to UK figures published earlier this year. Speakers will include senior representatives from the Scottish Parliament, Retailers Against Crime in Scotland (RACS), and the head of security from a major UK retailer. The seminar costs £30 for British Retail Consortium members and £50 for non-members. The prices include lunch and a complimentary copy of the survey worth £20. To book, phone the SRC on 0131-332-6619. Links Cost of retail crime falls but retailers spend more on security... [more]

Group 4 strengthens German presence
posted on 31/07/2001

GROUP 4 FALCK IS to acquire Top Control Group, a German security services company with an annual turnover of £4.5 million and close to 300 employees. The agreed acquisition price is £2.9 million. The acquisition brings Group 4 Falck's combined turnover in Germany to approximately £61.8 million and its number of employees to 2,300. Group 4 Falck sees the acquisition as considerably strengthening its position in the large but highly fragmented German manned security market. Top Control, which was founded ten years ago, is primarily engaged in guarding and monitoring jobs in southern Germany, where Group 4 Falck has previously had very little activity. German security services market... [more]

Security officers take action over long hours
posted on 30/07/2001

TWO SECURITY OFFICERS WHO claim they were pressurised into working 74-hour weeks are considering claiming compensation from their manned guarding employers, SecurityPark has learnt. The two officers work for different manned security providers - one is a large contract security provider, the other a small guarding company. Both security officers are members of GMB, Britain's fourth largest trade union, which represents around 40,000 UK security officers. One of the officers complained to GMB that he had been pressurised into working three 12-hour shifts back-to-back without a break, and was expected to work 70 hours or more a week. "There is compensation available, but we would rather come to an agreement."... [more]

Minister of Sound security staff shot in legs
posted on 27/07/2001

THE MINISTRY OF SOUND nightclub in south London is reviewing security after two of its door supervisors were shot outside the venue. The two door supervisors - one male and one female - were both shot in the legs with a handgun after a row inside the venue. They taken to hospital where they are in a "stable" condition, reported the London Evening Standard. Scotland Yard's Flying Squad is hunting the gunman and his friend who fled the scene. It is though they are in their twenties and may have been on the VIP guest list. Gangland culture The shooting, which took place in the early hours of Saturday (21 July 2001), indicates the extent to which gangland culture is infiltrating mainstream venues, said the Standard. Police are investigating whether the gunman was carrying the weapon when he entered the premises. The Ministry of Sound said it has an "impeccable" safety record and that clubbers are normally given a full body search at the door. The Ministry of S... [more]

Assaults on rail staff soar due to delays
posted on 25/07/2001

ASSAULTS ON RAIL STAFF have soared as a result of public anger over problems with Britain's rail network. At yesterday's Railtrack shareholders meeting, new chairman John Robinson said that the number of attacks on staff had dramatically increased after the Hatfield train crash last October. Robinson told shareholders that front line rail staff have had to face the wrath of passengers angry over train delays. The Times reported that a Health and Safety Executive report, to be published in September, will show a huge rise in assaults. This year there were an estimated 460 serious attacks on rail staff, a 21% increase on the previous year when there were 379 attacks, and a 72% increase compared to five years ago. Earlier this month, the Government published a draft policy statement on Passenger Rail Franchising. In the statement, existing rail franchises were called on to improve security by installing more CCTV at stations and on trains and by increasing staff presence at stations... [more]

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