Guarding

ACS score hailed

by Mark Rowe

Regency Security Ltd has reported it has secured their position within the top three per cent of private security suppliers nationwide for quality and professional standards, with a score of 148 in their latest Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) assessment.

Briefly, the Approved Contractor Scheme is a quality accreditation created by the Security Industry Authority. Private security suppliers that attain ACS accreditation are required to undertake a yearly external audit that involves assessment of 89 key performance indicators (based upon widely recognisable business improvement models including ISO 9001:2000) across operations that include Health and Safety, Insurance and Finance practices.

While ACS is widely recognised as a kite mark for the contract guarding industry, it is the individual score attained which shows the extent to which a company falls below, conforms to, or surpasses the expected industry standard. Each performance indicator is scored between -2 and +2 depending on how the company’s operational processes and procedures measure up. With scores ranging between zero and 174, a score of zero indicates that a company has met the satisfactory standard to be awarded accreditation, whereas a score over 142 indicates the company is among the top five per cent of suppliers nationwide.

Gary Powers, Managing Director at Regency Security, said: “It is well recognised that security suppliers who adhere to the strict quality standards required by ACS have earned their right to carry its hallmark of excellence, however, this is only half of the story – the wide range of scores that permit a supplier to carry ACS accreditation mean it is essential for security buyers to look closely at the actual score attained. Suppliers that achieve scores of 142 and higher have proven we go above and beyond best practice in every area of our business to ensure our customers receive the best industry experience.

“As a company, we always strive to continually raise standards and regularly conduct internal audits to ensure we are achieving the highest level of performance in all business areas, so we are delighted to achieve such a high score for the industry recognised ACS audit and to secure our position within the top three percent of security companies nationwide. This score has now set the benchmark for us as a team and we will continue to scrutinise our own practices to find further opportunities for improvement.”

About the firm

The Regency Group headquarters are at Regency House in Braintree, Essex. Pictured left to right: Richard Wellham, Operations Manager; Gary Powers, Managing Director, Paul DeAngelis, Business Director. Visit www.regencysecurity.co.uk.

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