Assist Security Group (ASG) has scored 113 points in its latest Security Industry Authority (SIA) Approved Contractor Scheme audit, qualifying the company for membership of the Approved Contractor Scheme Pacesetters.
The score places ASG in the top 15% of accredited security providers nationwide. Of approximately 740 companies holding Approved Contractor Scheme accreditation, only around 90 have achieved the 109-point threshold required for Pacesetters status.
The Pacesetters qualification follows a successful year for ASG. In November, the company won two awards at the National Association for Healthcare Security Annual Conference: Healthcare Team of the Year for its St Helier University Hospital security team, and the Violence Prevention & Reduction Award for its One Person, One Voice initiative.
ASG has also been named as a finalist in nine categories at the 2026 Outstanding Security Performance Awards, with winners to be announced in February.
The results reflect investment in ASG’s National Health Service Security Development Programme, which has delivered measurable reductions in violence and aggression across hospital sites in Croydon, Epsom, St Helier, and East Kent. The company has trained 446 clinical and security staff since July 2024.
Jim McFedries, Chief Business Development Officer at ASG, said: “We set ourselves a target of breaking 109 points this year. Getting to 113 is down to first-class processes for operations, recruitment and training, as well as the officers and managers who apply them and deliver every single day. Special thanks to Izak Coetzee who managed the ACS audit and compliance. They all deserve the credit.”
ASG operates three integrated divisions: physical security (manned guarding, close protection, event security), intelligence services (activist monitoring, organised crime tracking, threat analysis), and technical solutions (CCTV, access control, intruder detection).
What connects them is a risk-based methodology: intelligence feeds directly to officers’ devices, threat levels drive deployment decisions, and technical systems are configured to match actual risks rather than assumptions.
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The Security Industry Authority’s Approved Contractor Scheme assesses companies against 89 indicators covering staff vetting, training, contract management, and operational standards. The Approved Contractor Scheme Pacesetters promotes companies scoring in the top 15% of all accredited firms. ASG’s previous audit score was 104 points.
The National Association for Healthcare Security is the professional body representing healthcare security in the UK.
The Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) celebrate excellence across the security profession, with the 2026 ceremony taking place on 19 February.
