Integrity is proud to announce that they are now corporate members of NTIPDU the National Training Inspectorate for Professional Dog Users.

Although the security dog sector is not recognised as a specialist sector by the Security Industry Authority, the NTIPDU assist with creating and maintaining the standards and supporting the sector’s development.

Quality training for handlers and dogs is paramount with security dogs trained to pick up on intruders or hidden persons by, scent, sight or sound, protecting their handler by standing their ground and showing controlled aggression. When challenging unlawful behaviour they can assist the handler in detaining a suspect until the authorities arrive to deal with the situation.

As part of our ongoing Skills Pledge commitment Integrity continues to actively encourage and support all staff in gaining further skills and qualifications.

This not only ensures that employees move forward to meet the needs of the Business but it also supports their future development and employability desires.

There are many NVQ’s on offer including Institute of Leadership & Management qualifications, Customer Service, further Security Training, Cleaning and many more.

We ensure that all our staff deliver excellent service to our clients and know that part of this means investing in them to gain wider skills and additional, higher-level qualifications.

Integrity are proud to have been chosen to provide security to Konecranes a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses based in West Bromwich.

Konecranes serve a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Their West Bromwich branch provides services to customers in the West Midlands including the Black Country and also the Welsh Borders. This extends to Stoke, Birmingham, Solihull, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Telford, Shropshire, Dudley, Coventry, Warwick, Worcester and all surrounding areas.

Their premises based within the Albion Business Improvement District and this serves to strengthen our already significant 24 hour presence within the local area.

Integrity are proud to announce that they have successfully maintained their Approved Contractor Status whilst achieving a substantial improvement on the previous year’s score. Once again the Company was assessed on 89 individual indicators of achievement, not only meeting the required standard but exceeding it in 47 of the indicators.

Integrity continues to hold SIA approved contractor status for the provision of both Security Guarding & Key Holding services.

With an estimated 3,431 Companies currently operating in the security industry just 754 currently hold SIA approved contractor status. Taking that into account and coupled with the recent audit score Integrity’s performance sits within the top 11 per cent of security firms in the UK.

Integrity are proud to announce that they have been successfully added to the Approved Vendor List for North Midland Construction.

North Midland Construction is a national Civil Engineering and Building contractor. With five operational divisions and subsidiaries, NMC successfully undertakes construction projects covering the spheres of Civil Engineering, Building and Mechanical & Electrical Contracting.

With their Head Office in Nottinghamshire they operate through a number of strategically placed regional offices covering the whole of the British Isles, offering clients a one stop shop for their construction requirements.

This is a very prominent appointment for Integrity and we are delighted that we have been awarded this status.

Following an incursion into a prominent business park in Warwickshire by Travellers and their vehicles and caravans, Integrity were asked by their client to provide a rapid response at extremely short notice to guard the interests of the tenants and their businesses.

Integrity’s experience and knowledge of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in relation to powers to remove trespassers on private land led to the unwanted visitors being evicted in less than 24 hours.

This short term rapid response then developed into an around the clock provision of two patrol vehicles and accompanying staff in order to prevent any further unwanted occupation of the site or interference in the local businesses.

Integrity is proud to announce the launch of a multi-agency crime reduction initiative in the Sandwell area. In a joint collaboration with Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, West Midlands Police and the Albion Business Improvement District (BID), Integrity is installing  ‘state of the art’ electronic surveillance equipment. During the tender process Integrity offered up a solution that not only met all technical requirements it additionally provided excellent value for money. In order to ensure flexibility and a quick response to changing crime trends a high quality rapidly redeployable CCTV system is being utilised.  This will provide vital surveillance via Integrity’s locally based Control Room to key areas in the Oldbury and Smethwick areas.

Integrity have been chosen to provide the security for the North Arran Way retail and office scheme development that forms part of the North Solihull Regeneration Project.  A total of eight development projects will benefit to the tune of more than £12 million, with North Arran Way getting more than £4 million of it to assist with the village centre redevelopment, providing infrastructure, public realm, health and education facilities.

The Growing Places funding will provide a new two-storey development of ground floor retails units and office space to accommodate 150 staff. It will cover 1.2 hectares of renewed brownfield land, ensure six traders are housed in new premises and two businesses brought to the area. Once completed, it will offer employment opportunities for local people and third sector access to facilities.  The overall village centre scheme is expected to create or safeguard 200 jobs and result in improved transport links and the centralisation of a formerly fragmented village.

Integrity was recently re-audited by ISOQAR, the UKAS accredited independent certification specialists, in respect of their ISO9001:2008 and ISO14001:2004 certifications.

We were delighted to pass the audit without a single major or minor non-conformance, demonstrating the Company’s robust systems and processes, and our continuing commitment to excellent performance.