One of the biggest challenges facing organisers of London 2012 is to secure the city against security threats and disturbances. That’s quite a feat as hundreds of thousands of people will be visiting London to watch the spectacular. The threat to their security is very real and needs careful consideration. To tackle the issue, organisers have launched a new programme aimed at ensuring the event stays safe for visitors and to introduce students to careers in the security sector. As […]
Magenta Security has won the security contract for The Royal Parks from the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, a deal which will see the company provide its services to the parks until 2013. The leading security services provider was first awarded the contract to provide guarding solutions to the nine parks by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in 2007, and then again in 2009. When appointing a security provider, the park’s managers looked […]
Sodexo, one of the world’s largest on-site service solutions companies, has appointed Magenta Security to look after its key holding and mobile security operations in the UK and Ireland. Magenta Security will be servicing Sodexo sites, which range from offices, schools, industrial sites, hospitals and commercial sites. Managing director Abbey Petkar says: “This is a major international assignment and we look forward to working in partnership with Sodexo. This contract requires a high level of expertise and experience. Our proven […]
International collaboration and co-ordination between security agencies have been around since the early 20th century. The most famously known of course, is the International Criminal Police Organization, better known as INTERPOL, which was established in 1923. Other forms of security collaboration that exist between states involve intelligence sharing and intergovernmental military alliances like NATO which is based on collective defence of its members. However, in the realm of the private security industry, this trend is relatively new. As big private […]
US based private security giant company, Apollo partners with Magenta Security, one of the UK’s leading private security companies, for its UK manned guarding operations. The partnership will give Magenta Security an opportunity to take up security activities for both US and non-US clients in the UK. Magenta Security Services managing director, Abbey Petkar said: “The international partnership is an incredible achievement for Magenta Security. It is an acknowledgement of our track record for providing highly professional services across a number […]
By all accounts the royal wedding was a huge success. Almost 5,000 police officers were used to oversee the event. During the operation snipers were posted on rooftops and plain-clothes officers blended in to the crowd as police put their massive security plan into action. Scotland Yard asked the public to be the police’s “eyes and ears” throughout the day to prevent any troublemakers from causing harm. Though I congratulate the Metropolitan Police for a job well done, it now […]
Security companies can market themselves in ways which are both cost effective and efficient. One of the key elements in adopting a marketing strategy is to identify your target audience. Interestingly and ideal for us as a sector – security services are ongoing and may not be subjected to market forces. There is however organisations and businesses that require security services but often resort to the services of non accredited security firms as they are cheaper. We need to highlight […]
There’s not going to be much excitement among SMEs and private security companies as we step into 2011. The challenges in particular for the security industry are going to be enormous: austerity measures are beginning to bite, and many government organisations are cutting down on expenses more than ever before. This is adversely affecting the security industry, particularly those that have contracts with national and local governments. In general, many businesses are cutting down on their security budget by 30% […]
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) says that it wants to use trained volunteers for providing security across the venues for the 2012 Olympic Games. According to LOCOG, by the time of 2012 Opening Ceremony, 100,000 people will be working on the Games including 3,000 staff, up to 70,000 volunteers and a large number of contractors. While it could be a good idea to use volunteers for the Games in general, questions can be raised […]
In two years time London will host the world’s largest sporting event, the Olympics. One of the challenges for its organisers will be to provide foolproof security for the games. The International Olympic Committee regards security as the “number one priority” for every organising committee, and we must ensure that we have the highest standard of safety procedures for the participants and the visitors alike. The organisers of the London Olympic Games have called on the citizens to volunteer for […]
