The security services contractor Axis Security reports winning a further contract with Broadgate Estates to provide security services to a building in Broadgate’s portfolio in the City of London, Ropemaker Place.
Axis reports it has worked with the property management company for a number of years, providing security services to Paternoster Square, the Corn Exchange and 30 North Colonnade. Ropemaker Place is a commercial, 20-storey building with two trading floors at the lower level. It is occupied by a variety of international finance and investment companies. Included in this new contract is manned guarding services, management of the post room, control room and loading bay services.
Services are delivered by 30 personnel across 1,310 hours per week, which includes a tenant contract also located at Ropemaker Place and managed by Broadgate. The 26 existing employees were transferred to Axis employment via TUPE, and a further four support personnel have been recruited.
Axis says that the employee benefits package, besides its learning and development (L&D) strategy, were fundamental to winning the contract. The L&D strategy includes: World Host Training, for customer service; first aid training; banksman training for the traffic marshal; Project Argus and Project Griffin counter-terrorism awareness training; and IOSH health and safety training. Axis is also bringing in a one-day, classroom-based training.
David Mundell, Managing Director of Axis, pictured, says: “As well as our highly-regarded employee benefits package, we were able to impress with the numerous technology-based solutions we proposed. These include a security officer patrol management system, an online daily occurrence book, online training and fast-field forms. These technologies are designed to further streamline the security operation providing benefits to the security officer and client alike.”
