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Entries are now welcomed for the Fire and Security Matters Awards 2025, which are the sectors’ biggest evening of celebration. The Fire and Security Matters Awards enjoyed a record 320-plus entries last year in its third iteration, while upwards of 800 guests attended the ‘sold…
Assist Security Group (ASG) has appointed Dylan Hartley, the former England rugby captain, as a non-executive director and performance lead at its subsidiary, ASG Protect. Dylan brings a wealth of experience in elite performance from his tenure as England rugby’s most capped hooker and as…
Motorola Solutions has announced that Lancashire Police will deploy the M500 in-car video solution across its fleet of vehicles. The new video solution observes the vehicle’s environment from multiple viewpoints to provide officers with real-time awareness of their surroundings, whilst capturing video evidence that can…
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has carried out a nationwide operation in conjunction with HMRC and Home Office Immigration Enforcement to tackle labour exploitation. On Wednesday 18th September 2024, Compliance and Criminal Investigation Officers from the SIA led an enforcement and intelligence-gathering operation at 35…
From 1 October 2024, the London Fire Brigade will no longer attend activations from automatic fire alarms in most non-residential buildings, such as office blocks and industrial estates, during daytime hours (7am – 8:30pm). This policy shift places the responsibility of initial fire checks squarely…
Nicol Corner, in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, South Africa, is a 11-storey mixed-use commercial building and has approximately 22,000 sq/m floor area. It is estimated to have hundreds of people entering the building daily. The security requirements stipulated that the building managers needed an access control system…
Following the release of the latest government fire and rescue incident statistics for the year ending March 2024, Toria Jones from CheckFire discusses the data and suggests steps that can be taken to further reduce incidents: “The latest government fire and rescue incident statistics for…
Carlisle Support Services has appointed public and private security expert, John Lambert as Managing Director of Security and Events in the North. With a background that stems across 15 years within the public and private sectors, John is well-placed to advise, facilitate, and manage this…
The FPA has released six key policy statements calling on the new government to put fire life safety and property protection at the heart of its built environment strategy. For decades the Fire Protection Association has worked to reduce risks and improve fire safety in…
The British Security Industry Association’s (BSIA) flagship event, the British Security Awards, returned to the live stage to recognise security officers and businesses working to keep people, property and places professionally protected during the last 18 months. Now in its 27th year, held in 2024…