21 March 2011
G4S appointed Official Security Service Provider for London 2012 Olympic &
Paralympic Games
G4S, the international security solutions group, today announces that G4S Secure
Solutions (UK) Limited (G4S UK) has become the Official Security Services
Provider and tier three sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
following the appointment made by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic
Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).
Under the agreement, G4S UK will be responsible for recruiting, training and
managing the 10,000-strong security workforce that will be tasked with securing
the Games alongside colleagues from the police and local authorities across all
London 2012 competition and non-competition venues.
G4S UK and LOCOG will be collaborating with the Bridging the Gap scheme
established by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), the Security
Industry Authority (SIA), Skills for Security and North Hertfordshire College to
identify talented people from further education colleges across the UK. The
initiative is set to bring thousands of new recruits into the security
industry. It provides a formal qualification for further education students
from across the UK, leading to a guaranteed job interview with LOCOG to help
supplement their security provision at Games time. The programme has been
awarded the London 2012 "Inspire Mark". It is hoped that the project will prove
to be a gateway for long-term careers in the security industry, providing a
lasting legacy. The intake of students for London 2012 will be managed by G4S.
2010 marked the 75-year anniversary of G4S in the UK where G4S now employs
50,000 people. The group has extensive experience in the security of sporting
and other major events and has been responsible for security at the Olympic Park
site in East London since 2008. The deal with LOCOG will cover all Olympic and
Paralympic venues across the UK.
David Taylor-Smith, Regional CEO of G4S UK & Africa commented, "We are
absolutely delighted to have been selected as the Official Security Services
Provider for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London in 2012. We have worked
extremely hard with LOCOG, the police, central government and the host venues
and boroughs to develop a security proposal which will provide excellent
security for the games, whilst ensuring that spectators, competitors and
providers of services to the Games can enjoy the spectacle of one of the
greatest sporting events in the world."
LOCOG CEO Paul Deighton said, "This deal represents where we are with our plans
for the Games - we're now looking at operational delivery. G4S will help us
ensure that the security provisions in place are robust and of the highest
professionalism and we welcome them to the London 2012 family. Our commercial
programme has been a great success and we're now approaching our targets which
will contribute to the staging of spectacular Games in 2012."
Media Enquiries:
For further enquiries please contact the G4S press office on +44 (0) 7973 672649
Notes to Editors:
About G4S
G4S is the world's leading security solutions group, which specialises in
outsourcing of business processes in sectors where security and safety risks are
considered a strategic threat.
G4S is the largest employer quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has an
additional stock exchange listing in Copenhagen.
G4S has operations in more than 120 countries and 625,000 employees. For more
information on G4S, visitwww.g4s.com.
G4S & Sport
G4S has been involved with Olympic sports for some years as a long term sponsor
of British Sailing and through its partnership with British Judo, established
via the British Olympic Association's FTSE business partnership scheme.
G4S has also developed its own unique sports development programme for a group
of young aspiring athletes from a range of sports across less developed
countries such as Kenya, Nigeria, India, Bangladesh and Guatemala. The G4S
4teen comprises 14 young athletes who are mentored by Haile Gebrselassie, the
double Olympic gold medallist, marathon world record holder and global sporting
icon.
For more information on G4S sports programmes, visitwww.g4ssport.com
Bridging the Gap
For more information on Bridging the Gap, visitwww.bridging-the-gap.co.uk
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