The event stewarding and security contractor FGH Security have hailed their inclusion in the 2024 E2E100 Job Creation Track in association with The Independent newspaper.
The E2E100 Job Creation Track covers UK-based, privately-owned companies with an annual turnover of £10m and more and a workforce of at least 100 employees. The ranking, by absolute job growth over the two most recent filing periods, highlights companies that have seen a staff increase of over 25 per cent in the last two years. Among recent contract awards for FGH were to provide Event Security and Safety Stewards to Drumsheds, London.
About the firm
FGH Security was set up in 2003. Originally based in the north west of England, they retain a head office in Lancaster. They now supply security services nationally and internationally, from regional offices in Manchester (set up in 2009), London (2020), Birmingham (2021), Liverpool, (2023), and this year Dublin and Dubai (although its online announcement of an Antarctica office on April 1 was an April Fool!). Their security services take in guarding, events, door supervision, stewarding, and street patrols for business improvement districts (BIDs) such as We Are Waterloo in London, featured in the April edition of Professional Security Magazine; they also supply training and consultancy services. As for training and consultancy, the company has been funding university level qualifications. Eight have graduated in the financial year 2023/4, with ten more ongoing. FGH have almost trebled in size in three years, with 2021/2 turnover being £11.5m and projections for the financial year 2024/25 approaching £30m.
They were also named one of the Sunday Times Best Large Places to Work 2024, building on their 2023 recognition and also appeared on the Glassdoor Top 50 Employers UK 2024. Both of these accolades are unique to FGH Security within their sector, the firm points out.
Speaking about the track, Shalini Khemka CBE, founder of E2E, says: “The E2E100 Job Creation Track allows us to shine a spotlight on exceptional companies throughout the UK that have demonstrated remarkable job growth and maintained a turnover exceeding £10 million. Despite facing economic challenges in recent years, these companies have continued to scale and grow at an impressive rate. Here’s to seeing them achieve even more, both domestically and on the international stage.
And Peter Harrison, FGH founder and Managing Director, added: “I am delighted that FGH Security is receiving this recognition from E2E. For a few years now, we have been growing at an average rate of one new employee per day, including on the weekends. We obviously need to thank our exceptional recruitment teams, plus our training and screening departments for keeping up with the demand. However, this growth is only possible when you continue to provide an exceptional service to your customers. So, we need to thank our operational teams and the hard-working team members keeping people safe on frontline security and crowd management duties. Our industry is classed as hyper-competitive, so the ongoing growth is only possible when you continually perform to a high standard. Keeping our existing customers happy, growing existing relationships and winning more contracts, are all essential.”
Visit www.fghsecurity.co.uk.
Photo courtesy of FGH; their branded coach for carrying staff around the country, particularly in summer from one music festival to the next event venue.
