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KeyPlus awarded £1m security contract for Lancashire County Council We’re delighted to have been awarded a major security contract to provide services to Lancashire County Council. The 4-year tender, will see the company providing security services for several hundred sites owned/managed by the council including schools, academies and premises of local significance. Founded in 2008, KeyPlus have become a trusted

Top tips for keeping your business security in 2019  With the New Year upon us, it’s a great time to reflect on things to change or improve during the next 12 months. Whether you’re a new business or a well-established company, we’ve put together 5 New Year’s resolutions for your business security in 2019. Light it up Deter would-be intruders

Avoid the festive felons Analysis of crime statistics from the financial year 2016/2017 has revealed that the number of robberies, burglaries and thefts committed over the Christmas holidays are soaring. Each day of the two-week festive period, festive felons committed on average 448 burglaries, 65 robberies and 1,082 thefts – an increase of over 20% from the previous year. Combined

Want to stay safe and secure this winter? It’s only a matter of time before those morning frosts get thicker and the rain turns into snow. According to the Met Office, the UK gets on average 23.7 days of snow fall or sleet a year (1981-2010). While not every ‘snow day’ will impact your business or workforce, preparing for bad

Could we be the key to a happy Christmas? With the festive season upon us, there’s a million and one things to remember – presents, turkey, tinsel… the list can seem endless. On top of that, as a business owner, there’s often an endless list of tasks to tackle at work too. Worrying about your security doesn’t need to be

Following continued business growth, KeyPlus have made another key appointment installing Neil Windsor as Operations Director.

KeyPlus owner Brian Curran has continued his promise to voluntarily go further than the government minimum wage requirement.

Do you expect the Police to attend your property whenever the alarm activates? If you do, it’s important you understand when the Police will and won’t attend.

With the cold and rainy winter firmly upon us, many business owners and Human Resource departments are reviewing their security and health and safety provision.

Employees can and do say No! What’s your backup plan? Health and safety, lone working and work/life balance all come into play now and we have a responsibility and duty of care to safeguard employees well-being.

Read our Case Study by Inficon, Blackburn and see how they value the security provided by an SIA Approved Contractor KeyPlus

Lancashire patrol, alarm response and key holding specialist KeyPlus Security, have been appointed Security Response providers for Business First business centres across Lancashire. The latest appointment at the Blackpool Business First centre, brings the number of sites covered to five and comes on the back of a successful 2 year growing partnership. With over 500 businesses utilising Business First fully

KeyPlus, the Lancashire patrol and response security company have announced a new contract award which will see them provide security services to 17 Lancashire Schools and Children’s Nurseries. Schools and Nurseries are regularly targeted by thieves and vandals, costing the counties education authorities and schools hundreds of thousands of pounds every year. In particular, older educational buildings often find themselves

KeyPlus are pleased to confirm the appointment of Office Manager Alison Stansfield as we continue to expand coverage across Lancashire. Building upon our Burnley and Blackburn client base and following the recent expansion into Preston, Chorley and Leyland, Alison will be leading the office administration team and developing our security services portfolio. Brian Curran, Managing Director at KeyPlus said “Alison’s

How do you manage the security of your business premises and the people you employee within it? As a Key Holding and Alarm Response business, KeyPlus takes a look at the experiences of our clients and the thousands of call-outs we’ve responded to, to give you a quick guide to securing your business property. Whether you rent or own the

In the year to 31 March 2016, there has been a 300% increase in the number of company directors prosecuted for health and safety offences. The research from law firm Clyde & Co. takes information from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and reflects the recent trend by the HSE to focus much more on the prosecution of senior board

KeyPlus, the East Lancashire based Security Patrol and Response company, has again been awarded the highly accredited SIA Approved Contractor award. The SIA (Security Industry Authority) is the national organisation responsible for regulating the private security industry. They report directly to the Home Secretary. By achieving the SIA accreditation, KeyPlus demonstrates to purchasers of private security services, independent proof of

For our most recent customer survey we decided to focus on the words people use rather than a numbered scoring system. Why? Well, we wanted to know what people really think about KeyPlus the company, staff and also the security services that we provide. Words are always more emotive than a pretty graph… Just over 66% of clients responded to