Perpetuity Group

Animals in Laboratories Month - Current threats...

1^st to 30^th April 10 – UK

Animal rights groups across the country will be holding a series of protests as part of ‘Animals in Laboratories Month’. Activists will be directing protests against the UK vivisection and pharmaceutical industries. For latest information and scheduled events...

http://experienciasanimais.blogspot.com/2007/05/world-week-for-animals-in-laboratories.html

 

News brought to you by Perpetuity, bringing you the latest in-country intelligence. For more information about our bespoke intelligence services tailored to your industry and organisation requirements contact our head office by email, consultancy@perpetuitygroup.com or call 0116 222 5555.

Travel disruption - Union announces BA strike dates

The Unite trade union has called for British Airways (BA) cabin crew to strike from 20-22 March and 27-30 March.  More protests are possible after 14 April.

Strike action seems likely although BA continues to negotiate with the union. Disruption to travel is unavoidable with initial assessments indicating flights from London City Airport will run normally but travel to and from Gatwick and Heathrow will be disrupted. Short-haul and domestic flights are expected to be the worst affected. Travel planning should anticipate disruptions to BA flights on these dates.  Consequently, other airlines may experience greater demand, requiring early arrangement of travel itineraries.

Security Update

Unrest likely during rally at House of Lords on 5 March.

The right-wing English Defence League (EDL) will hold an anti “Islamisization of Britain” rally outside the House of Lords on 5 March to coincide with a visit from controversial Dutch politician, Geert Wilders, whose film Fitna is considered by many to be anti-Muslim. The EDL has held a number of protests in recent months, some of which have led to violent confrontations with police and anti-fascist counter-demonstrations.  

This event is expected to attract ‘several thousand’ individuals due to counter-demonstrations. The EDL plans to gather at Tate Britain before marching to the House of Lords. The main demonstration site will be Parliament Square. Bank employees are advised to avoid the Westminster area from 13:00 onwards.

Strategy gets the G factor!

'The means by which security adds value is the best kept secret in business'

Last night (Dec 3rd) the Security Institute held its final function of the year before xmas at the Victory Club in London. Over 100 people attended from a variety of backgrounds including commercial, financial, utilities, guarding and law enforcement as well as a number of specialist  security consultants.

Following an introduction from the SYi Chairman Mike Bluestone during which some members were inaugurated as Fellows of the Institute the main event commenced.

This part of the evening was given over to Perpetuity to speak about the launch of their new Security Strategy Template which has been produced out of several years of hard work and research through their highly regarded SRI (Security Research Initiative) programme. The programme is sponsored by 17 businesses and security businesses who were warmly thanked by Professor Martin Gill, Head of Perpetuity. As were the main supporters of this programme - ASIS, BSIA and the SyI.

Professor Gill apologised to those present that the topic was not very sexy and then proceeded to inject his own inimitable brand of G factor into the subject. Those not present missed a talk enlightened with globe trotting examples from his own experiences of security and up close and personal interviews with murderers and thieves. Sexy? I should say!

Throughout it all the principles of a security strategy were delivered against the backdrop of the brilliant template that was extremely well received by all present. Professor Gill concluded his fascinating talk with a Q and A session with those present and took time to answer all points with great insight.

The evening then moved into the networking stage with that traditional post Christmas dinner - the curry - being provided for those present.

All in all another very successful evening for Perpetuity and their team and a great compliment to all the hard work that goes into the SRI.

For those wishing to follow up on this evening, learn more about the strategy template, how to make the most of it, or indeed for anyone that missed the evening but doesn't want to miss the party in terms of being able to launch this work in their own environment, then Perpetuity will be holding two workshops in February - one in London on 23rd and one in Leicester on the 26th. Follow our blog for the latest most up to date news.

For further details contact our marketing team on 0116 222 5558 or email info@perpetuitygroup.com.

Perpetuity are launching a free Security Strategy Toolkit

The Security Institute are formally launching the free Security Strategy Toolkit on 3rd December at the Institute's Members' Evening in London. Professor Martin Gill will be the guest speaker followed by the Institute's traditional Christmas curry. We invite you to join us, it is just £20 per person. Please see below for details.

A security strategy is key to set out how the security function contributes to the overall aims of the organisation; without this security can be marginalised. The security strategy toolkit has already received excellent reviews, for example:

"I have no doubt that this piece of work will provide clear guidance for anyone wishing to develop a security strategy. It explains the subtle nuances between strategy, plans and policies and I believe the real benefit will be the development of common language and more importantly, a common approach."

Grahame Bullock, Security Portfolio Manager, Nexen Petroleum UK

The toolkit walks though the four stages of strategy analysis, development, implementation and review, and provides useful examples and helpful tools to simplify the process. There is also a security strategy template which can be used in any organisation as well as example strategies used by other companies.

The security strategy toolkit has been developed as part of the Security Research Initiative (SRI). The SRI is a research club run by Perpetuity to evaluate topics that are of importance to the security world, and to develop insights and practical recommendations. The Security Research Initiative is supported by the British Security Industry Association, The Security Institute, and ASIS International, and is being sponsored by 17 companies including:

Advance, Barclays, Carlisle Security, Case, Caterpillar, Corps, Gratte Brothers, KPMG, Mitie, National Security Inspectorate, Nexen Petroleum, OCS Resolution, Perfectus, Reliance, Royal Mail, VSG, Wilson James.

The Security Strategy Toolkit will be available via the Perpetuity Consultancy website, www.perpetuityconsultancy.comfrom December 3rd 2009. To register your interest, please email consultancy@perpetuitygroup.comand state 'register my interest in the Security Strategy Toolkit' in the subject line.

To book a place for the Security Institute's Members' evening, please contact Di Thomas by Friday 27th November by phone (tel: 08453 707717) or email di@security-institute.org. Guests are most welcome. The cost is £20 per head, payable beforehand. Please let us know if you would prefer vegetarian or have any special dietary requirements. Payment is due with booking. There will be no refunds for cancellations after 27th November.

Venue:   Trafalgar Room, Victory Services Club, 63-79 Seymour Street, London W2 2HF
Time: 17:45
Cost:   £20 per person

 

New look website for Perpetuity Consultancy!

We listen to what our clients have to say because we know that what is important to you, is important to us. That’s why when recent feedback told us our clients wanted more out of our website, we took action and started work on a new, improved look.

Now you can now find details of our comprehensive range of security services in an easy to navigate site with information on exactly what we offer and where we operate on our global services map.

Working in partnership

Perpetuity Consultancy is placing an increasing emphisis on working partnerships with organisations and are pleased to be engaging in work with a range of security companies on exciting initiatives.

We welcome the opportunity to work with quality companies who are committed to offering good security.

As usual, please do not hesitate to contact our head office with feedback and questions by email consultancy@perpetuitygroup.com or phone 0116 222 5555.