Category: News & PR

In 2012 many large scale events were held throughout the UK, mainly due to celebrations being organised to mark the Olympics, Paralympics and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. As a result the security industry, including Magenta Security saw a significant increase in demand for door supervision services. And this looks set to continue. To ensure public safety and professional standards are maintained, there is also increased demand from event organisers that the companies who provide security services for such events have the relevant […]

In the second of a two part blog, Abbey Petkar, managing director of Magenta Security looks at the legacy of the Olympic Games. Unanimously, the Games Makers loved their Olympic experience, and described it as both exhausting and fulfilling. They were all focussed on doing their bit to make London a great and safe place to be. But what’s next for the army of volunteers? Many of them have gone back to to their usual day job. But for some […]

In the first of a two part blog, Abbey Petkar, managing director of Magenta Security looks at the legacy of the Olympic Games. This year, the world’s eyes were on London for the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games. The event represented an unprecedented challenge for the UK’s resilience and security management capabilities. It was the country’s largest ever peacetime security programme with a total cost in the region of £550 million. The Games were a spectacular success by any […]

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary recently published a report into its findings on the impact a 20% funding cut to police in England and Wales will have by 2015. In the report, three police forces – the Metropolitan Police, Devon and Cornwall, and Lincolnshire police force – were named as those being most at risk of not being able to provide a sufficiently efficient or effective service in the future. This is interesting reading as it follows on from the news […]

I was recently asked who I would most like to have met, living or dead, and why. Giving an answer was easy: Sir Richard Branson. And I’ll tell you why; because we have a shared interest in charitable work. Sir Richard has done a lot of work with people like Nelson Mandela to try and eradicate poverty and provide education and healthcare for children in third world countries. Charity is something that I have always been mindful of, and as […]

The Queen’s Jubilee celebrations were undoubtedly a success when it came to security. However, what did arise was the use of volunteers to provide additional security for many of the events taking place across London. For some private security companies, the Queen’s Jubilee was seen as a trial run for the many thousands of volunteers hoping to secure jobs during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Many were unpaid, and received below standard treatment, and some high profile figures have called […]

Magenta Security has attained Approved Contractor Status (ACS) for door supervision from the Security Industry Authority (SIA). Magenta Security has seen an increased demand for door supervision due to the rise in the number of public events being held this summer, particularly to celebrate the Olympics and Queen’s Jubilee. To ensure public safety and professional standards are maintained, many event organisers require security providers to hold ACS accreditation. Magenta’s managing director Abbey Petkar comments: “With the number of events being […]

Magenta Security, one of the UK’s fastest growing private security firms, with offices in London, Birmingham and Manchester, says the key to its success is quality. Managing director Abbey Petkar explains: “Whatever industry you work in, it is essential to continually provide products and services of the highest quality, and to look for ways to improve. Quality is a continual process that evolves over time and with experience.” Magenta Security prides itself on the quality of services it provides, and it […]

Personally, I find all too often, films and TV programmes portray security guards in an unflattering light. The latest example is the BBC’s comedy series The Royal Bodyguard. The series follows Captain Guy Hubble who is promoted from head of Buckingham Palace car park security and put in charge of Royal security. I believe it depicts the role of a security guard negatively as the lead role is shown to be totally out of his depth. The programme has been […]

Magenta Security, one of the leading security providers in the UK has seen a 30% increase in business. Magenta is one of the fastest growing security guarding companies in the UK and has won a number of high profile contracts including UK representation for global security giant Apollo Security in 2011. Following the announcement of these contract wins, Magenta has seen increased interest in the services it offers. This interest has been accredited to Magenta’s commitment to quality, customer service […]