The Company
Founded in 1988, Kestrel Guards provides a high quality and reliable Security Service to commerce, industry, local government and the leisure market across the entire South and South West of England from its strategically located offices at Southampton, Bournemouth, Plymouth, Cornwall and Portsmouth.
Kestrel Guards is an SIA Approved Contractor. The SIA Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) provides a universally recognised hallmark of quality for suppliers of private security services.
In addition Kestrel Guards is:
- Accredited to ISO 9001:2000 by ICS Registrars for Security Guarding, Mobile Patrols, Key Holding and Alarm Response and CCTV Monitoring.
- Inspected to NSI Silver Standard (British Standard BS7499 :2001, BS7858 :1996 and BS7984:2001) by the National Security Inspectorate (NSI).
- A recognised Investor-in-People by the Department of Trade and Industry.
- An appointed NVQ Assessment Centre jointly by City & Guilds and The Security Industry Training Organisation (SITO).
- A member of the International Professional Security Association (IPSA).
The senior and middle management of Kestrel Guards have the experience and expertise commensurate with the standards advocated by the Security Industry, including a fellow of the International Industry of Security and all have been drawn from the Civil Police, Armed Forces, Fire Service or other recognised bodies or with the qualifications relevant to their position within the Company.
An Investor in People
Kestrel Guards was the first United Kingdom Guarding Company to achieve the Investors in People award and is committed to the development of its workforce, their working environment and their pay and conditions.
Health & Safety
The Company is further accredited in Health and Safety by National Britannia, an organisation responsible for Safety, Health and Environmental Risk Management Solutions World Wide.
Kestrel Guards Limited recognised it’s duty of care and of the Health & Safety at work legislation very early on in its conception and since that time has been pro-actively involved in training its staff to work efficiently in a safe and secure environment. The Company achieved accreditation from the National Britannia Organisation (responsible for Safety, Health and Environmental Risk Management), due to its attention to detail, compliance with the legislation and its enthusiasm to improve every aspect of safety in the work place.
Kestrel Guards has an appointed Health & Safety Officer, trained to the IOSH Managing Safety Standard, who ensures that the provisions of the Company’s Health & Safety, and Environment Policies are adhered to and that all hazard and risk assessments are carried out in respect of all assignments undertaken by Kestrel Guards Staff.
All members of Senior Management, Middle Management and Supervisors have been trained and accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and all security officers undergo Health and Safety at work training as a separate module within their basic security training.
The Company further complies with the forms and provision of the ‘Lone Working’ regulations.