G4S Gurkha Services Excel In Industry Approved Contractor Scheme
31 January 2012
G4S Gurkha Services, a subsidiary of the UK’s leading security company G4S Secure Solutions (UK), has been ranked among the top five per cent of security companies.
G4S Gurkha Services, a subsidiary of the UK’s leading security company G4S Secure Solutions (UK), has been ranked among the top five per cent of security companies out of a total number of over 700 approved contractors, by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) auditors.
Scoring 139 points out of a possible 168 in the SIA’s Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS), the business has improved by 26 points on its 2011 results.
John Whitwam, Managing Director at G4S Gurkha Services, said:
“The significant improvement on our ACS score in just 12 months is a fantastic achievement and testament to the service, commitment and dedication that our Gurkha Services team provide to our clients."
“To be recognised by the industry’s leading authority as a business competing within the top five per cent of the country, is an accolade which cements our reputation as a leader in the sector and gives the impetus to work even harder in 2012.”
G4S Gurkha Services provide high quality skilled and experienced former British Army Gurkhas, who assist with a wide range of critical security tasks from securing Critical National Infrastructure sites to guarding commercial properties. G4S currently employs over 600 Gurkhas, making it the largest civilian employer of former British Army Gurkhas in the UK.
The ACS is the recognised performance standard for the security industry and requires an organisation to successfully undergo an independent audit in order to be registered as ‘approved’.
Successful SIA audits include the review of processes that manage an organisation’s services and prescribes systematic control of activities to ensure customer needs and expectations are met.
Other G4S security services assessed in the audit included guarding, innovative CCTV operation, door supervisors, close protection, key holding and cash or valuables in transit (CVIT).
For further information on G4S Gurkha Services please visit: www.g4s.uk.com\gurkhaservices
Contact details
Media Enquiries
About G4S
About G4S Secure Solutions (UK)
G4S Secure Solutions (UK) employs over 20,000 people throughout the UK, working with a wide range of public sector and commercial clients, including 59 FTSE 100 companies. The company provides specialist security solutions to over 5,000 customers across a range of sectors including: government, utilities, financial institutions, leisure and tourism, and transport.
G4S Gurkha Services
G4S Gurkha Services provide high quality skilled and experienced former British Army Gurkhas, who assist with a wide range of critical security tasks from securing Critical National Infrastructure sites to guarding commercial properties. G4S currently employs over 600 Gurkhas, making it the largest civilian employer of former British Army Gurkhas in the UK.
About G4S plc
G4S is the world's leading security solutions group, which specialises in outsourcing of business processes in sectors where security and safety risks are considered a strategic threat. G4S is the largest employer quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has a secondary stock exchange listing in Copenhagen. G4S has operations in more than 125 countries and more than 635,000 employees.