Borough Market in London has selected a guarding company to be its security services provider. Under the terms of the four-year contract Incentive Lynx Security will provide round the clock manned guarding including the monitoring of CCTV.
The market welcomes more than 4.5 million shoppers and visitors during a year, and many more people are expected during summer 2012 when, for the first time, the market will be open seven days during the Olympics and Paralympics. The guard firm says it will be providing a visual deterrent with regular security patrols and be on hand 24/7 to assist market traders, staff and visitors.
Craig Pickard, Incentive Lynx Managing Director, says: “This is a unique and challenging assignment and we are sure that our flexible and logical approach to meeting customer needs with fit well with the dynamic nature of Borough Market.” And David Gledhill, Operations Manager, for Borough Market says: “Borough Market prides itself on providing a safe and welcoming environment for all our shoppers and visitors and we look forward to working with Incentive Lynx to continue to provide this.”
About Borough Market
The market is home to over 160 businesses, including retail market traders, retail food shops, restaurants and bars. The Market has a rich and unique history which predates the Roman invasion of Britain and mention was first made of Borough Market as an institution in 1726, when traffic problems on London Bridge caused by the Market were recorded. The Market has been at its present site since 1756 and it has been officially recognised as London’s Oldest Fruit and Veg Market.Market regular opening hours are Monday – Wednesday 10am – 3pm for lunch; Thursday 11am to 5pm, Friday 12pm to 6pm and Saturday 8am to 5pm. Find out more at www.boroughmarket.org.uk.
Briefly as background, Incentive FM Group, a UK facilities management and services firm, acquired Lynx Security Services in February 2012. The business, was renamed Incentive Lynx Security Ltd. As a result of the acquisition Incentive FM Group, who started in business 10 years ago, now has a total revenue stream of just over £40 million a year and 1,350 staff across all disciplines.
Commenting on the acquisition Jeremy Waud, Managing Director at Incentive FM Group, said: “Unlike most of our competitors we are very flexible and as an SME organisation with an unusual breadth of offer, our customers really get the solution that suits them best, rather being shoehorned into an off the shelf standard contract. The high profile and high quality Lynx security service is very complementary to Incentive FM Group’s contract cleaning, consultancy and facilities management activities and broadens our range of services for customers.”
Craig Pickard, Managing Director at Incentive Lynx Security Ltd, said: “We have worked closely with Incentive FM over the years and always been impressed with their commitment to a quality service which we feel mirrors our own. For our customers it is business as usual except that they will now have the added benefits of us being part of a stronger and broader FM services organisation.”
