June 28, 2023
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Eid al-Adha
Wishing you a very Happy Eid al-Adha to you and your family on this holy occasion May Allah grant you and your family a peaceful and prosperous life.
June 27, 2023
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Royal Highland Show
Another busy and diverse weekend for our Award-Winning Events Division. 50 of our friendly, professional SIA Licensed Security staff spent 4 days at the world-famous Royal Highland Show within the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh looking after a number of key areas that included the new Members Pavilion, Ingliston House, Sponsors Hospitality Areas and the Light Horse area. A record number of visitors attended the event which totalled around 217,000 across the 4 days and included VIP visits from HRH Anne, the Princess Royal: First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf and Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affair, Mark Spencer. @The_RHASS Head of Show, David Tennant, said: “As we wrapped up another phenomenal Royal Highland Show, we are delighted to have welcomed a record-breaking number of visitors pass through the gates. The strong demand is testament to the fact that the Show has major appeal way beyond the loyal farming community –
June 21, 2023
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Refer a Friend
Did you know Security Scotland operates a "Refer a Friend" Scheme? Since the beginning of 2023; · Friends Referred: 82 · Friends Commenced Employment: 71 · Refer a Friend Payments made to Staff: £1,775 Recruitment is always at the forefront of our business however with the help of the refer a friend scheme our current employees have assisted with the recruitment of successful candidates who have now completed their first 6 shifts! Well Done to everyone involved!
June 19, 2023
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It was a PRTY weekend
Security Scotland were delighted to support PRTY Festival as it made its debut at the Braehead Arena & Waterfront on the banks of the River Clyde in Renfrewshire, Scotland. PRTY is the first ever hard techno event of this kind, and our teams were onsite to ensure the safety of everyone in attendance and support our clients in the launch of this brand new event. We can confirm it was a PRTY to remember, we’ll see you again in 2024!!
June 15, 2023
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M&M on the case
Security Scotland were delighted to receive positive feedback from a member of the public who attended the PRTY event last weekend Well done Mark Thorburn & Michelle Connelly, goes to show our Directors and Management lead by example!
June 13, 2023
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THUMBS UP!
It was #Thumbsup last weekend from our Events Team at Riverside Festival Glasgow on the banks of the River Clyde providing 24 hour site security and crowd management personnel on both show days. Glasgow’s Riverside Festival is one of the city’s best music events of the year and the sunny heatwave that engulfed the riverbanks provided festival goers a true summer vibe to the weekend. Security Scotland’s Director Mark Thorburn commented “Our team was openly praised by the event organisers, the event safety team and Police Scotland, which is always very pleasing to feedback to our hardworking teams.”
May 30, 2023
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Successful Sunshine Weekend
The Security Scotland events team had another busy weekend across the country providing our award-winning safety & security services to a host of major events that included BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend in Dundee Harry Styles at Murrayfield Future Cheer Cheerleading Championships at Braehead Arena. We then finished off the weekend at the Double Tree Hilton in Glasgow for the Scottish Football Writers Association Awards dinner. Onwards to next weekend in the sunshine.
May 25, 2023
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LEZ
Security Scotland, as accredited ECO Stars, are preparing for the introduction of Phase 2 of the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in and around Scotland from 1st June 2023 Low Emissions Zones Scotland’s aim is to stop polluting vehicles entering an area, which improves air quality and helps to protect public health. This will be in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all year round. Automatic Number Plate recognition cameras have been installed to monitor all vehicles driving in a LEZ, they will detect vehicles which do not comply with the standards and issue a Penalty Charge Notice. We are delighted our clients in the city centre are working together to achieve this environmental aim.
May 22, 2023
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Manchester Arena Anniversary
Today our thoughts are with the people of Manchester.We remember the families who lost loved ones and those who were injured and had their lives shattered because of the Manchester Arena attack on 22 May 2017.Six years on you are still very much in our thoughts. As part of our operational remit, we remain committed to playing our part to strengthen public safety through the new, impending legislation – Protect Duty. We also continue to work with our regulator the Scottish Industry Authority (SIA), police, and the Home Office in the pursuit of this goal. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the tragic events at Manchester Arena, at this time – we will never forget.