NWBE – Shout Expo – Bolton
Great day networking in Bolton last week at the Shout Expo. Met some familiar faces and connected with a lot of new people too. Looking forward to the next one! #nwbe2021
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New Local Lockdowns
Just as we thought there may be a form of ‘normality’ back, we may be facing more local lock-downs. New figures have revealed which areas across England have reported a rise in Covid-19 cases – and shed light on the next places that could be heading for a local lockdown. The figures for every local authority area are…
ACT now! H&A Protection Services Counter Terrorism
With the saddening news of a terror-related attack in Reading this week claiming the lives of John Furlong, David Wails and Joe Ritchie-Bennett, we feel it imperative to highlight the need for counter terrorism actions. Attacks in the UK and abroad remind us all of the terrorist threat we face. Police and security agencies are…
Bursting with PRIDE
H&A Protection Services actively encourage a diverse workforce and aim to overcome such barriers in our security roles including homophobia and racism. With it being Pride Month, we felt it only apt to highlight some of the opportunities and efforts we go to to ensure a fair workplace and create awareness of LGBTQ+. As well…
Social Distancing Measures Slipping
Outside of Downing Street, Manchester, and London we have witnessed mass protests and rioting involving damage to monuments and even casualties. You would be forgiven if you thought you were watching another “Purge” movie instead of the news. The current feelings are of anger and injustice which are fully logical. However, we have also seen…
Dis-ABILITY in the Security Sector
At H&A Protection Services we support equality and actively recruit a diverse workforce. This article will focus on our efforts to support our staff who suffer with any form of disability and ensure they are treated respectfully and fairly, like all our workforce. We believe everybody has the ability to succeed in the Security industry…
14 year minimum for Terrorism
THE COUNTER-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill marks the largest overhaul of terrorist sentencing and monitoring in decades as Fire Safety Matters reports. Terrorists now face a minimum of 14 years behind bars for serious offences and tougher monitoring as a new Bill enters the Houses of Parliament. The Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill will end early release…
Importance of security
Boris Johnson has previously mentioned the security industry in his agenda but since the news have portrayed these roles to be ‘low skilled’. It still baffles me that the security sector is seen as an inferior industry to be a part of. To put it bluntly security is NOT ‘low skilled’. All our security personnel…
Mental Health Awareness Security Sector
With some of the lockdown measures being eased including the opening of some key roles don’t despair if you are not back to work yet. You might be worried by the Coronavirus and the affects it can have on your lifestyle. This may include self-isolating away from your families or dealing with a death. Remember,…
Lockdown progression
Whilst this pandemic has cancelled a lot of events, closed down many work places and has meant the furloughing of thousands of people, we have tried to push our own personal development as well as our companies accreditation’s. H&A Protection Services have increased our accreditation’s , qualifications and schemes. We are pleased to inform that…
H&A All Things Security
During this unprecedented time, thousands of employees and employers are working from home. Whilst this precaution has been implemented for the safety and well-being of all persons due to the Coronavirus outbreak, this does pose some security risks for you and your business. H&A Protection Services head office in Preston is currently closed, however, our…
Covid-19 Update
H&A Protection Services are re-iterating the guidance and policies the British Government are enforcing. Please stay inside and self-isolate where possible. For more information please go on www.gov.uk/coronavirus Stay at home Only go outside for food, health reasons or essential work Stay 2 metres (6ft) away from other people Wash your hands as soon as…
New Manager for Manned Guarding
Everybody meet Ben McCarthy our new SIA Manned Guarding and Keyholding manager based at H&A Protection Services Head Office in Preston. Ben comes from a very successful managerial background within the security industry with such roles as Operations Manager, National Keyholding & Response Manager and Business Development Manager. Ben has jumped on board at the…
FUNDRAISING!
H&A Protection Services is the first business to sign up to Rock FMs Cash For Kids 20 in 2020 fundraising campaign. We have pledged to raise £1000 towards the amazing work Cash For Kids do in the community for the young people in Preston, Blackburn, Blackpool, Accrington and Chorley to name a few. Rock FM…
Challenging search training leads to personal development
Employees are H&A Protection Services biggest asset, and investing in talent is vital to sustainable business growth and success. Our office team go through lengthy processes to recruit and hire qualified and suitable staff, but often the emphasis on caring about employees stops there – NOT with H&A. Gareth Howlett, Managing Director, believes in order…
Recruiting H&A Protection Security Staff
H&A Protection Services are recruiting for SIA security personnel and event stewards. Do you think you have what it takes to be part of our team? Based in Preston, H&A Protection Services provide security services nationwide including Liverpool, Manchester, Brighton, Newcastle and Yorkshire to name a few. We are seeking highly experienced customer-focused individuals with…
Live Drugs and Pyro Training Day
At H&A Protection Services we ensure all our canine handlers are fully qualified, certified and compliant for all deployments. On February 11th we are running a continuous training day with live drugs led by NASDU instructor Steve Dineley at various environments with distractors both passively and proactively. This day will consist of different scenarios as…
UK Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs)
We are delighted to be nominated in the category of Outstanding Event Security Team being 1 of 4 national companies finalised. Now in their fourth year, the UK OSPAs serve to acknowledge the creditable and infinite contributions that companies, initiatives, teams and individuals make to the security industry and wider community. The awards recognise exceptional…
Quality Management Standard Achieved
H&A Protection Services has recently had our annual audit for Quality Management Standard ISO 9001:2015 and we’re pleased to announce we passed with flying colours. The ISO 9001 process provides a robust framework for improving every organisation’s quality system by adopting seven quality management principles: * Customer focus * Leadership * Engagement of people *…
New Website. New Contracts
How fancy does our new website look? It took months of design and planning by our Management Team and our good friends over at Express I.T but we’re really happy with the outcome. Easy to navigate around for staff, clients and potential new customers we hope you are able to find all you need on…
Company Accreditations and Memberships
We take great pride in our official Accreditations and Memberships. To be rewarded with each one both the company and our staff have undergone intensive training, audits and inspections to ensure that we comply with the requirements set out by each institution.
