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EventGuard win at prestigious local Recruitment Awards EventGuard won the accolade of the ‘Judges Special Acknowledgement’ award for the best company of all entrants, at the 2009 EDP Recruitment Awards. “It’s a great honour to win this recognition,” commented EventGuard Managing Director Nigel Briggs. “it is a strong endorsement of our recruitment and training policy that is vital in the provision of professional security staff.” EventGuard was also a finalist in the ‘Team of the Year’ category, where the judges look for teams that are both cohesive and successful, and that consistently achieves its goals, and the ‘Manager of the Year’ category, where provision of direction and motivation of others were prime criteria. The annual event celebrates and recognises the many talents held by individuals, teams and companies in the Norfolk and North Suffolk area.
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Quality Security EventGuard has attained the required standard and passed the audit for ISO 9001 quality standards for security. Managing Director, Nigel Briggs commented, “This is excellent news for our clients and demonstrates EventGuard’s continuing commitment to providing the highest standards in security services. A huge amount of thanks must go to all the staff whose effort and time in putting all the processes in place ensured we achieved our aim.” EventGuard, part of Norse Commercial Services, provides a range of security services including event stewarding and security, traffic management,static guarding,door supervision, cash collection, keyholding and alarm response. The company is also fully Security Industry Authority (SIA) licensed and accredited by Norfolk Constabulary. |
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Public praise EventGuard for Gala Day security2009 was the first year that security at the Norfolk Gala Day was not provided by Norfolk Constabulary. The event, at the Norfolk Showground, attracted over 15,000 visitors to the day of activities and shows that included a specialist boat display on the lake, a village green with dancing and music all day, the popular Motor X demonstrations and a large craft fair, Chris Eldridge Norfolk Gala Day Manager was extremely impressed with EventGuard’s team: “I would like to thank the EventGuard team for their commitment, professionalism and smartness when they took on a number of roles at this year’s Gala Day, the first without Norfolk Constabulary. People have gone out of their way to praise the EventGuard staff.” “As the site manager,” Chris continued, “ I liased with EventGuard’s Manager Kerri who was exemplary and, despite a long day, remained enthusiastic as did the whole team.” Managing Director Nigel Briggs was pleased at the response of visitors: “The positive comments and feedback from the event visitors was tremendous; for people to take the time to go out of their way to pass on these comments is a great testament to the staff at this event.” |
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‘Wanna Be Where You Are’ - EventGuard Event Manager Kerry Beck with three members of Boyzone EventGuard safe bet for Boyzone at Newmarket EventGuard proved to be a safe bet when the company was contracted to provide security “It was a great evening,’” commented EventGuard’s Event Manager Kerri Beck, “and the the tour of classical songbird Katherine Jenkins to the annual series of events at Norfolk’s Blicking Hall. |
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EventGuard manages concert security at royal venues |
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EventGuard short listed for prestigious industry award EventGuard has been short listed for one of the top ‘Security Excellence Awards’ at the Security Industries Authority’s Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) annual awards ceremony. The 'ACS Champion of the Year' award is open to all Approved Contractors and seeks to identify those that have taken exceptional steps to further the spirit of the scheme. EventGuard is one of just six finalists selected from over 600 UK firms that operate as part of the scheme. As part of the short-listing process, the judges looked for: Managing Director Nigel Briggs commented, “Being short listed for an award of this importance is a great honour. It acknowledges both EventGuard’s commitment to ensuring professionalism in the industry, and the innovative approach the company takes to managing security across a wide range of private and public sector clients.” The winner will be announced at the Security Excellence Awards in London’s Park Lane Hilton Hotel, on 22 October 2009. The SIA Approved Contractor Scheme aims to raise standards and promote good practice for the creation of a safer environment for the public and better opportunities for the private security industry.
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Norse takes over College security As of 1st August 2009, Norse Commercial Services has taken over a range of security services to one of the country’s largest further and higher education colleges. Security at City College Norwich, which enrols over 14,000 students a year and employs around 1000 staff, will involve CCTV, mobile patrols, alarm monitoring, parking and on-site traffic management, money collection and transfer, and portering duties undertaken by Security Caretakers. The initial 3-year contract, which will be delivered by Norse subsidiary EventGuard, was won following a competitive tendering process that involved some the country’s leading security providers and is worth £450k per annum, with options to extend for a further 2 years. Dick Palmer, Principal of City College Norwich, said: “Security arrangements are an integral aspect of creating the right learning environment for our students and staff. I look forward to a successful working partnership with EventGuard, to help ensure that the College continues to be regarded as a safe and secure place for all in which to learn, work or visit”. Norse Sales and Marketing Director Geoff Tucker commented: All 23 existing security staff have taken up the opportunity to transfer to EventGuard under TUPE regulations. The EventGuard team will be led by Managing Director Nigel Briggs and General Manager, Martin Leeder.
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National media interest in EventGuard accreditation Gaining Police Accreditation has attracted national media interest in EventGuard. The move by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) to empower duly-accredited private firms to issue fixed penalty notices for certain offences, and to direct traffic on the public highway, came under the national media spotlight recently. The Times article highlighted EventGuard’s role in ‘high-profile’ events such as the Royal Norfolk Show, and acknowledged that the company ‘has a high reputation locally’ with clients that ‘include Cambridge Football Club, the University of East Anglia and the BBC’. EventGuard Managing Director Nigel Briggs was with his team at an event in Essex when the Times rang his mobile asking for an interview. This was followed by calls from the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, BBC TV and Radio 4 and the Eastern Evening News, resulting in considerable coverage of the company’s role in augmenting the police service.
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EventGuard security at swineflu clinics EventGuard has been awarded the NHS contract to provide security at the, potentially, 10 swineflu clinics around Norfolk. Additional clinics will be opened as the number of swineflu cases increases. Nigel Briggs, managing Director of EventGuard said that with the number of people worried about getting the Tamiflu drug, the NHS and staff at hospitals and surgeries were concerned about potential security at the special clinics that have been identified to handle the demand.
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All EventGuard security staff are fully licensed and vetted to and above the required British Standards ensuring a standard of professionalism we can be proud of.
