Our Compliance Manager Kerry Gibson received praise from our Managing Director, James Glackin for all the hard work & effort Kerry and her teams put in for our recent SIA Approved Contractor Scheme audit, now in our 14th year. James commented “As always, we passed this audit with flying colours testament to Kerry and her teams at our Head Office. Well done Kerry & team”. #SIA #ACS #UKAS
Every year April 18th is celebrated as World Heritage Day or International day for monuments and sites. Perhaps the most important way to celebrate World Heritage Day is to search out those locations near you that count as World Heritage Sites, and perhaps pay them a visit. As a Scottish company, we are proud to celebrate our national treasures! To search for World Heritage Sites in Scotland, see below: https://worldheritageuk.org/world-heritage-sites-uk-list/scotland/ #WorldHeritigeDay2023
April is Stress Awareness Month - how are you feeling? @thestressmanagementsociety have launched their #ChooseHope campaign to increase online positivity, share stories to inspire hope and encourage public awareness of how we can support each other to build resilience in these uncertain times. See the link below for some free downloadable resources that you can utilise to manage your stress levels: https://www.stress.org.uk/free-resources/ #ACTNOW #reducestressatwork
We are proud to announce that we are approved by SafeContractor for another year. What does this mean? "As one of the founders of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) we believe in building a better working world for everyone. Our SSIP and PAS91 contractor accreditation scheme checks that you meet the necessary requirements around health and safety, equal opportunities, diversity and environmental management practices – all in one plan. So your clients can be confident about you and reduce risk in their supply - Safe Contracter" #SafeContracter #SSIP #PASS91
To anyone that is celebrating Easter Sunday, we hope you have a lovely day! #EasterSunday2023
World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO) that promotes physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Did you know at Security Scotland we provide and encourage FREE training to all our staff, including First Aid at Work (a 3-day course) and Emergency First Aid at Work (1-day course) to keep our customers and colleagues as safe and as healthy as possible. #WorldHealthDay2023
The internal course is counter terrorism focused and goes into greater detail on specific behaviours, traits, and the suspicious activity of potential terrorists. The topics covered included: • Threat Levels • Hostile Reconnaissance • Behaviours • Baselining • Deterrence • Conformity • Hostile Mindset The course was compiled and delivered by a former Police Scotland Counter Terrorism Tactics Trainer, resulting in the content and methods being both accurate and very current. The timely roll out of the course is parallel with the impending Protect Duty legislation which will come into effect later this year. Protect Duty, now to be known as Martyn’s Law, will assist the UK stepping up its resilience to terrorism implementing the below: • New laws to keep people safe will scale up preparedness for, and protection from, terrorist attacks. • Better protection against the continued and evolving threat that the UK faces from terrorism. • Support, guidance, and training will help embe
Strong leadership & management is all about how far you can project your company ethos. With a team eager to do just that, the last 2 Sunday afternoons, we brought together 50 of our Supervisors & Key Personnel to our Glasgow Head Office to attend our in-house 5-hour training session ahead of our busy summer schedule to revisit and refocus our core company values, expectations, culture, policies, and processes. The interaction and engagement from all attendees was fantastic and included detailed interactive group workshops on briefings and escalation procedures. At Security Scotland our people are our product, and we believe equipping them with the correct tools to carry out their duties effectively is our responsibility and key to the service delivery of safe events. Our aim now is these 50 company representatives project our company ethos to the teams they will lead throughout the summer and the cascading of our key service differentiators carries
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March. Read the UN Security Generals message on this for 2023: "In this anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, let’s commit to root out racism and racial discrimination and uphold the dignity and rights of all people, everywhere." -António Guterres Join us in the fight. Racism will not be tolerated! #FightRacism #WorldAgainstRacism #EndRacismBuildPeace #EndRacism
March 20th is the UN International Day of Happiness. It serves to remind us that being happy is a human right and worth celebrating — and if you’re not already happy on this day, the celebrations may change that! With our world facing unprecedented challenges, wellbeing matters more than ever. Comment below what makes you feel your happiest… #InternationalDayOfHappiness #HappyAndIKnowIt #CelebratingHappy