Residents evacuated during huge fire

SCORES of fire-fighters were tonight battling a major blaze in Basingstoke.

Residents had to be evacuated from their homes after a fire broke out on a site in Gershwin Road, in Brighton Hill, at about 6.20pm at the site of the former Beech Down Primary School.

A shroud of black smoke and 30 foot flames spiralled into the air as the fire took hold.

Around 30 people from Gershwin Road and the nearby Lehar Close had to be evacuated from their homes while firefighters tackled the blaze at the construction site.

The four-storey building, earmarked as sheltered housing for the elderly, was timber clad and measured 100 metres by 200 metres.

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Home Office: preparing to axe the SIA?

Late last night, an article on the main BBC News website suggested the Home Office could be preparing to axe the Security Industry Authority. Brian Sims reports with initial reactions from major industry players.

BBC Scotland correspondent Glenn Campbell’s article – provocatively entitled ‘Security sector quango faces axe in cost drive’ – is based around the fact that the BBC has been privy to the contents of a Home Office report which apparently states that such a move would save security companies money while at the same time “reducing burdensome regulation”.

Although no final decision has been made in terms of the Security Industry Authority’s (SIA) future, an official Home Office spokesperson has been quoted as saying: “The Government is committed to making substantial reforms of its public bodies to increase accountability and reduce their number and cost. All departments are working with the Cabinet Office and the Treasury to assess our public bodies and ensure they perform an essential role which has to be carried out by Government and cannot be provided more efficiently elsewhere.”

SMT Online understands the document seen by the BBC suggests the security industry has now matured enough to police itself.

The Home Office “expects to make an announcement [on the future of the Regulator] in due course”.

By Brian Sims

Business News March 2010

Allied guarding and patrols will be heading off around all the major cities in the UK and Sweden again this year after winning the contract for Geraud Markets UK Ltd, for our fifth year running.

MUR Security System

Allied guarding have now introduced the MUR system to a number of our sites. The MUR system is designed to detect a combination of body heat and movement up to 80ft away.

Allied guarding have now introduced the MUR system to a number of our sites. The MUR system is designed to detect a combination of body heat and movement up to 80ft away. The MUR system is ideally suited to protecting perimeter fencing surrounding building sites and machinery, and can be operated in conjunction with a static-guard and the over-c scan tag system, offering our clients total protection against theft and intruders.

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Guards at £8 per hour

Allied guard are now offering fully trained SIA / ISO security officer to the construction industry for as little as £8.00 per hour for any new contracts. This offer will include, free:

• Signage for the site
• A sign written vehicle
• The over-c scan tag system (Including a free log in for our clients)

Allied Guarding has been working in the construction Industry now for around six years. We know what it takes to keep our clients happy. We guarantee our guards will be on site on time. All our guards are briefed on health and safety and comply with all health and safety issues from lone working through to the personnel protective clothing.

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