Integrity Facilities is pleased to be developing their provision of Property Services to CVS Group. The relationship commenced during the tough times of Covid in 2020 and has continued to grow year on year. CVS Group plc is one of the largest integrated veterinary services provider in the UK encompassing four main business areas; their veterinary practices, diagnostic laboratories, pet crematoria and e-commerce division. Their success is derived from the passion their people have for animals and for making pets a priority, it’s what is at the heart of their work, every day.
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Due to Integrity’s continued growth, we have expanded our Head Office team! We would like to welcome onboard our new Junior Contracts manager Christopher Barton and HR Administrator Amy Duern. Chris will be out on-site completing site and welfare visits with you and covering manning, rosters, and holidays. Amy will be at Integrity Head Office to deal with any questions, queries, or HR-related issues. They have both settled in
well and we believe they will be great assets to the business and growing team.
We are pleased to recognise the excellent service provided by our
members of staff and are thrilled to receive compliments from sites and
clients. As a way of saying thank you the following members of staff
have received Amazon gift vouchers for outstanding work. Sherrie Johns and Abbie Ashmead
from Southgate house and Diana Conradie and Linda Stanley from Spirella. Also, a thank you to Philip
Masterson at Latham House and Stephen Coulby at the Old Dalby site for excellent work
The last 18 months have been difficult for everyone and it is important that all Integrity staff get the support they need in this turbulent climate.
To help our workforce Integrity are pleased to now offer all employees access to WeCare by Canada Life. This free service for all staff helps with general well-being and can be accessed 24/7 for assistance with mental health counselling, a get fit programme, legal and financial guidance as well as access to a UK-based GP.
When a vacancy opened on our West Midlands-based mobile patrol team Saleem put himself forward for the role. Having already demonstrated the key attributes of responsibility and reliability during his time at Integrity he would make an ideal candidate.
After an interview with Dave Coates he was offered the position and we’re happy to say has excelled in the role. Saleem has made a great addition to the team and is thoroughly enjoying the role. Dave Coates said, “its always great to be able to see staff develop and Saleem is a prime example of someone with a great future at Integrity.”
Due to the continued expansion of our security guarding division Integrity has taken on a Junior Contracts Manager. Chris Barton has joined the team and will get to know everyone over the coming weeks. He’ll be out and about visiting all the sites and getting an understanding of the Integrity operation! Integrity now has over 110 active employees across the country and it’s great that we’re continually adding to our growing operation.
We would like to congratulate Ian Brough and Howard Morris for receiving their 10 Years Long Service Awards and thank them for their commitment and hard work since joining the Company. Their loyal and dependable service has helped the Business and contributed towards its’ success with both the Sandwell BID and Liberty Performance Steels contracts. Both Ian and Howard joined us from G4S in 2011 and we hope there are many more years to come, well done guys.
Our In-house COVID Testing at our Solihull Office is proving very successful and gratefully to date we have not had any more staff test positive. The lateral flow testing is a fast and simple way to test employees who do not have symptoms of COVID-19, but who may still be potentially spreading the virus without being aware. The tests are easy to use and give results in less than 30 minutes. We have provided a dedicated COVID testing room at our Head Office which is secure, private and sanitised for our employees to use. We are really pleased it is making staff feel safe when coming to work, knowing that we are doing all we can to reduce the risk of COVID in the workplace.
Due to continued growth, we’ve recently expanded our facilities services team and we would like to welcome on board our new members of the team: Robert Boulton – Facilities Services Engineer, Gregg Chambers – Apprentice Facilities Service Engineer and Thomas Palmer – Apprentice Facilities Service Engineer. Both Gregg and Thomas will be completing the Property Maintenance NVQ Level 2 apprenticeship at South & City College and we will continue to support them on this educational journey throughout the next 18 months.
New contracts help Integrity plan for a ‘technology’ driven future
Posted on Categories: Business, News, Press release, UncategorizedExpanding our offering is helping a leading security specialist come through Covid-19 with a number of new contract wins.
This approach, combined with significant investment in our dedicated control room, has seen us win prestigious deals to look after a high-profile apartment scheme in London called Leon House and the Mailbox in Stockport, an old post office depot that has been transformed into a mix of residential, commercial and leisure opportunities.
“We were already moving towards more electronic security and remote monitoring and I think the pandemic has accelerated this, with clients less keen to have people on site but still maintain secure premises,” explained Will Adams, Managing Director of Integrity.
“The other big move we’ve seen is the desire for us to offer more facility management services, including taking care of cleaning and looking after new signage requirements.”
He continued: “This has now been built further into the Integrity core offer and is something that a number of our existing clients are starting to take advantage of. It is also proving a competitive differential when pitching for new work in what is the new normal.”
Integrity Security Group provides bespoke security services to a blue-chip client base spread across the country, including offices, industrial units, multi-tenanted developments, residential and commercial schemes
Services range from manned guarding, mobile patrols, key holding and alarm response to temporary guarding and strategic consultancy on security matters.
Employing 110 people, we also invest heavily in expanding our, has also invested heavily in expanding its electronic security capabilities, including complex CCTV, access control and fire and intruder alarm systems.
Will, who has been appointed to a British Security Industry Association (BSIA) steering group continued: “Every business has had to pivot to adjust to the challenges of Covid-19 and our industry is no different.
“First and foremost, we’ve had to ensure all of our staff were safe throughout the pandemic and then we’ve had to look at how we can change the way we do things to guarantee security for our clients, whilst also being able to minimise human contact.
“This has seen a lot more remote monitoring that we carry out from our purpose-built control centre in Solihull and increased investment in electronic access solutions. Whilst there will always be demand for manned guarding services, the big growth opportunities will focus on technology and how we integrate it effectively into the security offer.”
We are also throwing our backing behind a new awareness campaign jointly launched by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), the Security Institute and the Security Commonwealth.
It intends to highlight the essential role Security Officers play in public life and to improve the public’s respect and recognition of their skills and competencies they demonstrate to successfully undertake their jobs.
Will concluded: “The campaign will showcase security professionals as a respected, valued, professional service provider contributing to and creating a safe and secure environment: critical to protecting people, places, and property – a key worker that is seldom acknowledged and yet is firmly embedded in our daily lives.”
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