By Natalia Draghici, Business Development Manager, Assist Security Group A store manager shouldn’t have to choose between challenging a known offender and protecting their team. Yet across retail and hospitality, frontline staff are increasingly exposed to abuse, aggression, and violence, not just theft. Crime is evolving, and the impact on people is becoming impossible to… Continue reading Why Facial Recognition Is Becoming Part of the Retail and Hospitality Security Conversation
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… Continue reading Assist Security Group Recognised in Top 15% of UK Security Companies
The BBC has uncovered evidence that criminal organisations are acquiring transport firms to masquerade as legitimate truckers whilst systematically stealing entire lorry loads of merchandise. Investigators discovered that multiple haulage businesses were obtained through the fraudulent use of a deceased person’s personal information. One such fraudulently acquired transport company secured work as a subcontractor for… Continue reading Organised Criminal Networks Purchase Haulage Companies Using False Identities to Execute Large-Scale Freight Theft
Assist Security Group (ASG) has won two awards at the National Association for Healthcare Security (NAHS) Annual Conference and Awards 2025, held at The Slate, University of Warwick on 25-26 November. The security and risk management specialist won Healthcare Team of the Year for its St Helier University Hospital security team and the Violence Prevention… Continue reading ASG Wins National Healthcare Security Awards for Life-Saving Team Excellence and Violence Prevention Innovation
By Lewis Elkins – ASG Group Commercial Director Every day, NHS staff face levels of violence and aggression that would be unacceptable in any other workplace. Yet when it comes to protecting these frontline healthcare workers, security services are routinely bundled into facilities management tenders alongside catering, cleaning, pest control, laundry services, and building maintenance… Continue reading NHS Security: It’s Time to Stop Treating Staff Safety as an FM Afterthought
As reported in the Guardian shocking new statistics reveal a 91% increase in violence against Emergency Department (ED) nurses have reinforced the urgent need for risk-based, intelligent, preventative security strategies in NHS facilities, according to Assist Security Group (ASG), which provides specialist protection across 10 hospitals spanning 5 NHS trusts. Data obtained by the… Continue reading Violence Against Emergency Department Nurses Surges by 91%
Data-driven approach combines external intelligence with client operational data to optimise security resource allocation Assist Security Group (ASG) has further developed its risk-based security strategy that enables organisations to deploy resources and allocate budgets based on objective risk assessment rather than uniform security coverage across all locations. The approach integrates external intelligence feeds… Continue reading ASG Develops Risk-Based Security
Assist Security Group (ASG) has announced the appointment of Jim McFedries as Chief Business Development Officer. In this strategic role, McFedries will drive business growth and expand ASG’s client portfolio across key sectors including retail, healthcare, and property management. McFedries brings over three decades of security industry expertise to ASG, with significant experience in… Continue reading Assist Security Group Appoints Jim McFedries as Chief Business Development Officer
The confirmed reduction of 1,700 Metropolitan Police officers, PCSOs and staff will force London businesses to reassess their security provisions, according to leading UK security provider Assist Security Group (ASG). The Metropolitan Police faces a £260 million budget shortfall resulting in major service cuts. Troy Hewitt, CEO of Assist Security Group, warns these cuts… Continue reading Met Police Cuts Create Security Challenges For London Businesses
The British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) latest crime survey reveals 55,000 daily thefts across UK stores, prompting Assist Security Group (ASG) to call for strengthened protective measures. Daily violent incidents have increased by 50% over the previous year, with more than 70 cases involving weapons. The findings show verbal and physical attacks now exceed 2,000… Continue reading Retail Crime Surge Demands Robust Response, Says Asg
