Guarding contractor Wilson James has announced results for its first 18 months of operations in Scotland, notching up an impressive £2m-plus turnover and a portfolio of top clients.
In that year and a half, the business has won several accounts including Johnson Controls, BP, Chevron, First Group and Subsea 7 with its security team growing from 15 to 77 staff over the same period. Client representatives joined with Wilson James at an event in Aberdeen on November 6 to mark this work. <br><br>According to the company, its policies, including a maximum 48 hour working week on all contracts, higher than average pay rates and a focus on staff development, [as argued by WJ director Stuart Lowden in public, for example at the SIA 2008 conference in May], have struck a welcome note with clients. <br><br>Wilson James Scottish director Jamie Macpherson says: ‘We find that our approach fits well with clients who have strong corporate social responsibility and health and safety cultures. We give our staff a work: life balance and, in return, our clients get rested, motivated and safety conscious security officers, creating a platform for us to add value to our clients’ organisations. There is plenty more business to be won in Scotland, and we are looking to expand in the Central Belt."<br><br>About Wilson James<br><br>It started operations in Scotland in early 2007 with a contract to provide security staff with Johnson Controls at BP, Dyce. This has quickly grown to include contracts in the Aberdeen area with First Group, Stewart Milne, Subsea 7 and Chevron. The Wilson James Scotland management team is headed by Jamie Macpherson, a former Captain in the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, and Keith Fleming, a former Superintendant in the Grampian Police. The Scottish headquarters is in Livingston. The company’s UK turnover is £75 million.
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