As a leader in the security industry, Magenta Security Services welcomed the announcement that from 6 April 2015, all regulated security businesses will need to hold an SIA business licence. We have always employed high quality, motivated and most importantly, well trained individuals and this announcement ensures a baseline standard across the industry. We have been saying this regulation has needed to be put in place for a long time now, not just for the benefit of professionals and the […]
Magenta Security is nominated for three categories at the industry awards Security Excellence Awards. The leading security services provider, with its head office in Hounslow and operations nationwide, has been shortlisted for Security Guarding Company of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year and Security Partnering Initiative of the Year at the prestigious awards, which will take place on October 23 at Hilton Park Lane Hotel, London. It’s not the first time the firm has achieved success in the awards. […]
We recently carried out a survey amongst our clients to ask them what was important to them. The results were extremely interesting. Eighty Five percent cited CSR as an important issue. They also said they would be more likely to choose a CSR focused supplier over one who didn’t take such issues seriously. CSR has always been an integral part of our business. But the results showed that our clients really value our approach to such an important issue. Magenta […]
On average, the security industry has a high level of staff turnover and attrition, and suffers from at least 30% employee turnover. In the last 10 years, Magenta has had a turnover of 9.7% – a figure well below the national average. In fact, during the last 12 months, Magenta has seen zero changes to our security staff. We can attribute such a high retention level to the training, motivation and benefits we give employees. Some members of staff have […]
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 […]
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 […]
Staff turnover in the security industry generally sits about 32%, yet Magenta manages to maintain figures closer to 12%. Magenta Security has enhanced its reputation and stayed well ahead of the industry’s damming staff retention statistics through the provision of great staff benefits. The company has long been advocating for pensions for security guards, and taken measures which are seen as noteworthy in the security industry. Abbey Petkar, managing director of Magenta Security, says: “Staff turnover within the industry generally […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. As one of the fastest growing private security companies in the UK, Magenta Security prides itself on the quality of services it offers. We achieve quality by offering tailor-made security packages which meet client’s individual requirements and this is backed up by a […]
