Anchor Group Services’ security consultancy division, PAL Protect, reports that it’s the only UK partner for SHORE Certification. That’s a resilience certification and it stands for SAFE Hospitality, Offices, Retail and Exhibitions assets (SHORE).
Created by SAFE Asset group, the SHORE Accreditation is described as the only global solution for evaluating and certifying operational risk and resilience for assets and property portfolios. The aim: to create safe and sustainable assets while promoting safe environments and strong governance.
PAL Protect were chosen by the CEO of SAFE Asset Group, Erik Engstrand, due to their understanding of the UK market and the requirements of the industry, including the real estate market, as well as their credentials and reputation. Meanwhile PAL Protect says they look to support the UK Government in the proposed ‘Protect Duty’ law which if it’s passed would scale up UK preparedness in case of terror attacks for those operating within Publicly Accessible Locations (PALs).
As PAL Protect works with their clients in preparation, the SHORE accreditation will offer a real benefit in anticipation of the Protect Duty and the further requirements that the new legislation will place on businesses, the consultancy says.
Ian Pugh, pictured, director of PAL Protect, was formerly a senior security man at the shopping mall plc intu, and has over 38 years of security experience. He said: “We are delighted to have been chosen by Erik and SAFE Asset Group to be the UK partner for delivery of the SHORE Certification. Whilst at intu, I was a member of the security committee for the European Council of Shopping Places, and I saw first-hand the value that the SHORE accreditation delivers to its clients and partners worldwide.
“At Anchor, we believe our experience of working in and delivering services to the UK real estate market places us in a unique position to make the SHORE Certification the accreditation of choice for UK Real Estate Asset owners and operators who want recognition and confirmation that their asset is SAFE for both their employees and the public.”
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