News and Views

Link Up Success for Carlisle Security Electronic Security Division.
Carlisle Security has now been officially awarded Link Up Accreditation for CCTV provision.

Carlisle Security Passes ACS Audit
Carlisle Security has successfully passed its first ACS audit under the new Passport Scheme, which combines the ACS audit with the NSI audit.

Carlisle Security Awarded Investors in People
Carlisle Security has just been awarded Investors in People. The award was made following 2 weeks of intensive auditing of the company’s operational and support functions.

Carlisle Security Director Addresses MPs
At the invitation of the SIA Carlisle Security’s Operations Director, and Honorary Treasurer of the IPSA, Paul Trendall, addressed a group of MPs at the House of Commons, sharing a platform with Alan Campbell the Home Office Minister responsible for the SIA and Bill Butler the SIA’s new Chief Executive.

Carlisle Security Appoints New Managing Director
Following his move to take up the post of Chief Executive Officer of Impellam Support Services, Richard Chappell the former MD of Carlisle Security has made the following announcement...................

Carlisle Security Gain Seven Security Excellence Finalist Places
Carlisle Security have gained seven Finalist places in this year’s prestigious Security Excellence Awards: more Finalist places than any other provider of security services in the UK.

Carlisle Security Director Elected Treasurer of IPSA
The International Professional Security Association has elected Paul Trendall, Carlisle Security’s Operations Director (South), as Honorary Treasurer.

Carlisle Security Gain Seven Security Excellence Finalist Places
Carlisle Security have gained seven Finalist places in this year’s prestigious Security Excellence Awards: more Finalist places than any other provider of security services in the UK.

Carlisle Security Supports Help for Heroes
Carlisle Security are supporting Help for Heroes, by supporting an adventurous mother of two and former soldier.

Carlisle Security Triumph at IFSEC Awards
Carlisle Security triumphed at last night's IFSEC 2009 Awards with a clean sweep by winning in both the award categories for security guarding.

Carlisle Security First to Join IPSA’S ESM Scheme
Carlisle Security announced today that it will be the UK’s first major security company to commit to ensuring that all its senior staff and contract managers become members of a professional body.

Carlisle Security Appoints New Operations Director
Carlisle Security has appointed Paul Trendall as Operations Director for the southern UK. Paul, who is currently Carlisle Security’s Commercial Director, will take up his new post immediately.

Carlisle Security Awarded Hackney Contract
Carlisle Security is proud to announce that they have been awarded Hackney Borough Council’s contract to provide the Borough with security services.

IPSA Welcomes Carlisle Security
The International Professional Security Association ("IPSA") have today welcomed Carlisle Security as one of its newest members, and has issued the following press release ..........

Carlisle Security Travel Safe Officers Deploy with Head Cameras
Officers wearing headgear with cameras will be patrolling on trains to prevent anti-social behaviour and people evading fares. National Express' Safer Travel scheme will be used on routes between Liverpool Street in London and Shenfield in Essex

Carlisle Security Triumph at the Security Excellence Awards
Carlisle Security Triumphed at last night’s 10th anniversary Security Excellence Awards, by taking the coveted award for Best Security Partnership Initiative, and in addition had a record number of award nominations and two other finalist places.

Carlisle Security Take Part in SIA Capability Review
Carlisle Security are one of a small group of security companies to taken part in the independent Capability Review of the SIA, the first such review of a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB). Up until now Capability Reviews have been conducted only with Government departments.

Carlisle Security joins IPSA
Carlisle Security are pleased to announce that we have joined the International Professional Security Association, the longest established of the security industry’s two trade organisations.

SIA "Inspired" by Carlisle's "Constructive Thinking"
At the recent SIA Approved Contractor Forum, held in Cheltenham, Carlisle Security set out its proposal to establish an “ACS Timebank” to support the SIA in promoting the Approved Contractor Scheme.

Three Security Excellence Award Finalist Places for Carlisle Security
Carlisle Security is pleased to announce that it has gained three Finalist places in the Security Excellence Awards: recognised as the security industry “Oscars”.

Security Excellence Awards – A Record Number of Nominations
Following our success at last year’s event, Carlisle Security is pleased to announce that this year we have a record number of nominations for the Security Excellence Awards 2008.

Ministry of Justice Appoint Carlisle Security
Carlisle Security are pleased to announce that the Ministry of Justice have appointed them to provide security services at the MoJ’s new HQ, and the former Home Office buildings which have been transferred to the MoJ’s estate.

Carlisle Security Awarded Oil Refinery Contract
Carlisle Security have been appointed by ESS to provide security services at the Chevron oil refinery in Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Carlisle Security Joins Programme to Create Security Blueprint
A grand master-plan to develop frameworks for improving security management in organisations has been announced by a consortium of firms and led by a University of Leicester consultancy Perpetuity.

Carlisle Security Scores a Hat-Trick
Carlisle Security have taken over the provision of Security Concierge services to Mouchel, a social housing management company who work on behalf of Hackney Homes. The contract which started on 25 May means that we now provide security concierge services to everyone of the three housing management companies working for Hackney Homes.

Carlisle Security Contract Win in Westminster
Two years ago we won a new tranche of business from the Pathmeads Housing Association, but it came at the cost of having to give up our business with them in Westminster which was passed to Mitie Security Services. Two years on and at their invitation we’re back supplying security services in Westminster once again.

Carlisle Security Takes over in Birmingham
Carlisle Security have been appointed by leading FM services provider Amey PLC to take over providing security services to the South Birmingham Mental Health Trust, itself a part of the Birmingham and Solihull NHS Trust.

Contract Win in Cardiff is Academic
Carlisle Security have been appointed by the University of Wales Institute in Cardiff, better know to everyone as “UWIC”, to provide security services to their campuses in Cardiff.

Bravery Award for Carlisle Security’s Northern Rail Security Team
3 members of the Northern Rail’s Rail Security Team (provided by Carlisle Security) were recently recognised for their act of outstanding bravery in the course of duty at Manchester Victoria rail station. The officers received a bravery award at GMP’s Bolton Division BeSafe Partnership Awards held at the Festival Hall in Bolton.

A Constitutional Affair for Carlisle Security
The Department for Constitutional Affairs has awarded it’s contract for the provision of security services for its London estate to Carlisle Security, the security division of the Carlisle Group; the global security, cleaning, staffing, banking and telecommunications business.

A Week in the Life of Carlisle Security on the DLR!
You will have read a couple of months ago about Docklands Light Railway and some of the security improvements that they have been making. Since that article we are pleased to report that the investments that they have made are now realising real customer satisfaction benefits and the investments continue.

Amey Extend their use of Carlisle Security
At the stroke of midnight on the last day of 2007 Rob Pritchard and his team in South Wales took over our second Amey Rail site in the Newport area.

Bedfordshire County Council Move to Carlisle Security
In a move to ensure their security personnel meet the requirements of the Private Security Industry Act 2001, Bedfordshire County Council have decided to use Carlisle Security to provide security services.

Carlisle Security and Northern Rail – On Track with the Stats!
Northern Rail Ltd is a newly formed joint venture company bringing together expert services management, successful operational skill sets, modern, efficient engineering practice and proven track record of transport integration in an effective combination from parent organisations Serco Group and Nedrail. Their network alone represents 20% of the National Network Recently we published an article to highlight their setting up of a Rail Security Team and thought it prudent to publish an update on their results.

Carlisle Security in the Manchester Evening News - “Bus Guards Get Ticket to Ride”
A private security force has been so successful in bringing law and order to Greater Manchester's buses that the scheme is being extended.

Carlisle Security Provides “Social Security” in Liverpool
Carlisle Security has really been taking their responsibilities with regard to social responsibility seriously this year.

Carlisle Security Supports the Royal Green Jackets
With so many security sector workers coming from an armed forces background it is hardly surprisingly that there are some strong associations between companies and regiments.

Home Office Minister Announces Introduction of ACS
Home Office Minister, Paul Goggins, today announced to Parliament the Government's decision to introduce an Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) for the private security industry.

Korean Government looks to Carlisle Security and DLR for Best Practice Transport Security
In December 2007, the Korean Government Agency for Construction and Transportation visited London as part of an international best practice experience. They were also accompanied by the Korean Railroad Police, their equivalent to the British Transport Police.

Pinnacle Appoint Carlisle Security as Sole Supplier
Pinnacle, one of the UK’s leading providers of housing services to the public sector have appointed Carlisle Security as their sole provider of security services on their Hackney Homes contract.

Polish Workers Arrive in the UK
Carlisle Security has just deployed its first group of Polish citizens as Security Officers. The project is one of a number of strategies being employed by Carlisle Security to overcome the recruitment problems which will face the industry during the run up to guard licensing in March 2006. As part of the Carlisle Group which owns Carlisle Staffing PLC, one of the UK’s leading recruitment groups, Carlisle Security were able to draw upon a wealth of recruitment experience when planning this exercise.

RISK UK - Business Contingency – Threat? What threat?
Few would argue that most businesses in the UK have done little to prepare business contingency plans. With the increased level of threat facing the country, one has to wonder why, despite all the good advice to plan and prepare, this is still the case.

RISK UK - Business Regulation
As end-users are now liable to be fined for contracting unlicensed guards or for having unsuitable fire prevention on site etc, are there too many responsibilities being placed on the shoulders of Managing Directors? Is the weight of legislation in danger of getting too heavy for business?

RISK UK - DOES Softer Sentencing Threaten the Private Security Industry?
Do you foresee that the proposed lenient sentencing might result in some companies (particularly in the retail sector) withdrawing/decreasing security services as the deterrent of being caught and tried is reducing and the cost of going through court proceedings, to only result in an ABC for example, is a fruitless endeavour? Does softer sentencing threaten the private security sector?

RISK UK - Getting Value for Money
In the security industry, does the customer always get what he pays for? In other words, whilst the cheapest option is appealing, is it always the best one to choose?

RISK UK - ID Cards and Border Controls
Would you scrap the ID card scheme for tighter border controls or would you spend the £20billion on another national security measure, and what would it be? Or indeed, would you keep the identity scheme?

RISK UK - Should HMRC Staff Losing Data be Fired?
Despite the incredible breach in IT security last year, HMRC staff recently received performance-related bonuses totalling £19m. Should government bodies and ministers be fined or fired rather than rewarded if there is a basic failure to protect the private information they hold? The blaming of a "junior" at the company allowed almost everyone to dodge the bullet and today we are all still none the wiser as to what happened. If you were so incompetent at work would you be rewarded?

Risk UK - Success Through A Vision of Quality.
A little over a year ago we formed a Vision of how we would approach the security market. Over the twelve months which followed we refused to bid for low value commodity security contracts where the end user does not value the product they are purchasing; and successfully won quality business against the run of play. We focused on PLU – People Like Us - those people who realise 'you get what you pay for' , and were prepared to pay for the best. This will continue to be our Vision.

RISK UK – Has the Government Been Good for the Security Industry?
The major political parties in the UK are constantly spouting statistics for one or another aspect of crime prevention etc but do you think that the Labour Government has been a good one for the security industry, and for public safety in general? Are we safer and more stable than ten years ago? Do you think that a Conservative government would have done anything differently?

RISK UK – Should We Stay in Europe?
As much of our lives these days is influenced by legislation from Europe, do you think that Britain's embracing of all things EU has been beneficial to the security industry? Is it now time to sit back and take stock of where we are with Europe and whether we want to continue down that path?

Security at Crime Scenes with Carlisle's PROSPERO
Carlisle Security have launched their latest security product for security at crime scenes. The service, named PROSPERO (Provision of Security Personnel to Enhance Regular Operations) has been devised with the co-operation and encouragement of the police and provides a dedicated security service for the use at crime and incident scenes.

Carlisle Granted ACS Status
Over the last three weeks Carlisle Security have been involved in a very thorough and targeted campaign from the industry regulator, The Security Industry Authority. I am therefore delighted to be able to inform you that Carlisle Security has been awarded Approved Contractor Status for our Manned Guarding business.

Carlisle Security has Moved to New HQ
Welwyn Garden City