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McLaren Construction reports sustainable growth continues for the business as it reaches the start of its 25th anniversary year. The Tier One contractor’s annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 July 2025 shows the benefits…

OCS has been awarded a new security deal with Tesco, supporting approximately 300 stores across Scotland and Northern Ireland. The contract strengthens a relationship built on 19 years of collaboration between both organisations. The…

Former police Chief Superintendent, David Boyle, has been appointed to the position of People Director at Venture Security. Boyle brings more than 30 years of policing and national emergency services leadership experience and will play a…

A major funding package has been secured to help the UK construction sector address the estimated £21 billion in losses each year from poor workmanship. Regeneration specialist, Equans, has secured £193,000 in Industry Impact Funding from…

Assist Security Group (ASG) has been appointed by 2gether Support Solutions, a subsidiary of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, to provide physical security services across its four hospital sites: William Harvey Hospital…

Mitie has been awarded a new contract with South Western Railway (SWR), worth £6 million, for up to three-years. Mitie will provide security guarding and intelligence services across SWR’s network which stretches across Greater London,…

The security firm has launched a programme to provide mental health and general wellbeing support to staff. Partnering with a leading care and metal heath consultancy, an employee assistance solutions provider, Magenta Security Services is…

To mark this year’s International Security Officer’s Day (24 July), ISS has launched a new suite of security apprenticeship schemes to expand career opportunities for those working or wishing to work in security. The scheme will allow…

WorkSpace, the specialist  fit-out, build and FM services division of McLaughlin & Harvey, has secured a place on Translink’s General Property Maintenance Framework Lot 1 – Southern, over a four-year period. Translink is Northern…

Mobile. Easy. Secure. It’s with these three promises that SimonsVoss has launched its most recent innovation – the AX2Go mobile key – which is able to open its range of digital locking components with a smartphone. With the launch of the…

The Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed Kier as its initial delivery partner to create a new state-of-the-art hub at the Darlington Economic Campus (DEC). The organisations have just agreed a pre-construction services agreement…

Despite a challenging external landscape of high inflation and interest rates, and disrupted supply chains, Wates Group has reported the highest-ever turnover and underlying profit in its 127-year history. With turnover of £2.18 billion, an…