Securitas has moved its UK headquarters to the City of London.
The new offices are on the 7th floor of Russell Square House in WC1 and bring together the London Operational Team, the company’s UK County President, Brian Riis Nielsen, and Securitas’ new European Divisional President, Magnus Ahlqvist, plus their executive teams.
Kenneth Larsen, Securitas’ Regional Director for London, said: “Securitas Global Management understands that London represents 50pc of the security market in the UK, so we felt it was vital to be at the heart of the City to truly understand what our customers want and need from us as their preferred service partner. I believe having both the European Divisional President and UK County President reside in the same location will truly support our strategy to become the number one protective services provider, not only in London, but also in the UK.
“When Brian Riis Nielsen and I first arrived in the UK, we spent a lot of time listening to our customers in London. It was clear they felt we needed to be close to the business to understand the unique requirements of the markets that we want to work with. At that time, our operation was split between Uxbridge and a small office in Cannon St; neither of which were particularly client-friendly.”
The new London offices have client meeting rooms, which will also be used for seminars and reviews. Being on the doorstep of the City and Canary Wharf, Larsen says the company is well placed to respond to customers in short timescales.
“We now have a great opportunity to come together as one team, to serve and support our customers in a consistent and timely way. The new space is superb in facilitating teamwork and I know my team is proud to be part of the new London HQ.”
