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Adapting Your Security For A Four-Day Workweek
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Adapting Your Security For A Four-Day Workweek

In Q1 the success of the four-day week pilot dominated UK headlines and likely piqued the interest of more businesses to test the model themselves. The potential benefits to staff productivity and wellbeing thanks to having more time to ourselves were key factors in the trial’s success but for any businesses considering changes to their working hours or shift patterns, a review of their security provision is crucial to assess whether they are ready for this next step of hybrid working.

With the trend seeing more businesses taking Friday (or Monday) off, reviewing their security throughout an adapted scheduled could be critical not only to keeping employees, assets and premises safe, but also result in compelling cost savings. Whichever operating pattern you may be considering, a strategic review of your security programme could be a lifesaver.

And if the benefits to overall health and wellbeing, productivity and staff retention weren’t enough, insurance providers could require your business’s security schedule to be reviewed before shifting to a new work pattern too.

Constant security

Whatever your core operating hours, security is always a round-the-clock requirement, however, your security programme can be strategically adapted to your business to suite the particulars of your location and site vulnerabilities site and your occupancy levels throughout a 24-hour period.

CCTV monitoring services and remote access control continue to lead the ways that property and asset are protected. Along with changes to your business operating hours, a considerate adaptation of CCTV monitoring schedules, mobile patrol shifts and the levels of security resource dedicated to your site over a seven-day cycle should be undertaken.

Outside of office hours, AI security monitoring and machine learning technology can keep constant guard over your premises and create a cost saving through the opportunity to reduce physical site patrols to twice daily, for example, leaving CCTV monitoring to do the rest.

Cost savings through tech

Energy consumption within a typical commercial building differs significantly depending on its use. Unsurprisingly, factories are the greatest non-domestic building consumers of gas and electric energy, followed by offices, retail buildings and warehouses. In fact, earlier this year, proposals have been submitted by the City of London to switch off or dim lights on skyscrapers at night as an energy saving scheme.

Many modern sites have the benefit of being equipped for the integration of remote monitoring and digital security (access control, alarms, and CCTV), sustainability systems and building management systems, which carries greater potential for efficiency savings in security.

Your site’s occupancy sensors should be programmed to cover your new operational schedule to make sure lights are not left on for the up-to-80+ hours while your building is unoccupied. And since building usage is monitored, the security system’s inherent data management can inform and control sustainability targets including cooling, heating and lighting.

Guardianship

Guardianship is the central pillar of security service. Among security personnel, the widely understood broken window principle describes that a disturbance or irregularity at your site, like a broken window, must be addressed and resolved quickly. Left unattended, the likelihood of escalation quickly increases with the added potential for more serious problems – an unfixed window can be a signal to would-be intruders of a lack of vigilance or reaction time, providing offenders with opportunity.

In the absence of 360-degree CCTV coverage, your site may require mobile patrols twice daily when employees are not around. Similarly, analytics provided by CCTV monitoring systems can identify movement trends across changing shift patterns to provide important data about actual building usage and occupancy.

FM and maintenance

Your business may find added benefit in having asset maintenance or cleaning services scheduled to occur outside of your working hours to reduce the impact on daily productivity. Operating a four-day week allows more time to be made available for scheduling cleaners or maintenance engineers to access your premises and this can be controlled remotely in conjunction with your CCTV security monitoring system.

Fire and intruder alarm monitoring systems as well as environment and occupancy sensors should be regularly serviced and maintained, which can also be scheduled to take place outside of your adjusted working hours, leaving your workforce’s operations undisturbed when it counts.

Access control

Changing your site’s bin collection days without remote security features could present a challenge for your facilities manager. But remote access and egress control means your bin collection each Friday can continue smoothly regardless of personnel being onsite – all you need is an access schedule to be shared with your remote security services provider.

The ways in which we can control secure site access are becoming more advanced through biometrics. Thought iris scanning and fingerprint recognition technology is improving, contactless biometric systems that require only the swipe of a hand actually draw on a larger sample than traditional fingerprint scanning technology, meaning a greater pool of data is created without multifactor identification.

Flood alarms and other environmental monitoring sensors can also link to your site’s video management systems. The data collected from these can be used to improve their usage and help to define better emergency protocols.

Site vulnerability

Multitenancy buildings, however, will require the consideration of a more complex security strategy. Ensuring your section of the business is secured and monitored in your absence is key.

Key to your business’s security are the professionalism of your installers and your consultant expert working alongside you to analyse your risk and ensure correct provisions are in place. Having an outsider perspective on the of your premises will likely highlight the opportunities for assailants that you will might miss. Expensive artwork in your reception areas, for example, could be a target if they are not properly protected. It’s easy to become blinded by your own experiences and expectations, so asking the professionals could save you future headaches.

Corps Monitoring is a division of Corps Security – the UK’s longest running security company. Corps Monitoring offer a range of technology solutions including CCTV Monitoring Services, CCTV Sensor Activated Monitoring, CCTV Live Surveillance, Fire Alarm Monitoring, Intruder Alarm Monitoring, Personal Protection Services, Key Holding, Call Centre Monitoring, Lone Worker Monitoring and more.

May 31, 2023/by Corps Consult
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ESG - Making The Case For Collaborative Ethical Procurement
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ESG: Making The Case For Collaborative Ethical Procurement

More and more organisations, quite rightly, are factoring supply chains into their ESG strategies.

According to a report from McKinsey, two thirds of a typical company’s environment, social, and governance footprint lies with suppliers, meaning procurement leaders have a critical role to play in the success of sustainability initiatives.

These strategies are vital on a number of fronts. Aside from the positive environmental and social impact they facilitate, the business case for taking ESG seriously is compelling. Indeed, it is critical to securing investment capital, with 89% of investors considering ESG factors as part of their investment approach in 2022 (up from 84% in 2021).

Meanwhile, a PwC study finds that more than eight in 10 consumers believe companies should be actively shaping ESG best practices, while 86% of employees prefer to work for firms that care about these issues.

As one of the most prolific segments of supply chains, technology has long been a sector in focus on its environmental impact, with companies scrutinised for their green credentials, high energy usage and import strategies.

Today, as interest in ESG grows and a new generation of millennial and Gen Z purchasing decision makers emerges, that scrutiny is continuing to intensify. As a result, we are seeing a new collaborative working relationship form between purchaser and supplier, across the entire supply chain.

This is a highly important development, not least because ESG strategies are evolving to include a stronger focus on social value alongside the all-important environmental aspects.

Indeed, procurement professionals are increasingly turning to ethical sourcing as a business imperative and, once again, we can see these shifts occurring alongside evolving consumer mindsets.

According to a global study by OpenText, almost nine in 10 consumers would opt to acquire goods and services from companies with ethical sourcing strategies. In the UK, the proportion of consumers prioritising organisations with ethical sourcing policies has leapt from 69% pre-pandemic to 82% post-pandemic.

There’s no surprise then that during supplier-purchaser negotiations it is not uncommon to be asked for numerous social impact scores, and to be scored against them.

For a company like Corps Monitoring, there is only so much we can do to reduce our environmental impact – this is because we have constant energy requirements and must sustain a 24-hour operation for our clients to keep their premises safe. Nevertheless, schemes such as the introduction of solar power to make our energy usage more sustainable, as well as the introduction of EV charging points and our own Cycle To Work scheme to encourage our colleagues to make their commute greener, all make a positive contribution to reducing our carbon footprint.

However, what we do know is that our ESG strength lies in social value. As a certified Social Enterprise, Corps stands as one of the most ethical security firms in the UK due to its position as a Living Wage employer, provision of wellbeing resources and help for employees, and support for the underrepresented veterans community.

Through our procurement activities, we can also ensure we are fulfilling the environmental element of ESG. This is the huge upside of collaborative ethical procurement, as it allows the two companies to see how working together will boost various ESG impact scores and improve the results of both businesses during the bid process.

Team up with the right partners, and ESG strategies and outputs can be greatly enhanced.

Corps Monitoring is a division of Corps Security – the UK’s longest running security company. Corps Monitoring offer a range of technology solutions including CCTV Monitoring Services, CCTV Sensor Activated Monitoring, CCTV Live Surveillance, Fire Alarm Monitoring, Intruder Alarm Monitoring, Personal Protection Services, Key Holding, Call Centre Monitoring, Lone Worker Monitoring and more.

March 10, 2023/by Corps Consult
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Why adding CCTV alarm monitoring to your Christmas list is a good idea
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Why Adding CCTV Alarm Monitoring To Your Christmas List Is A Good Idea

The most obvious concerns for high-value target properties are theft of belongings – typically jewellery, artworks and items that are easy to sell – and damage to property. The more serious threat, however, is personal safety. If assailants gain access to your property, you or your family could be taken hostage, which could lead to a ransom situation.

To keep properties safe, on-site CCTV equipment and alarms should be regularly maintained and tested as part of a security regime. If they’re performing as they should, disconcerting false positive alarms can be minimised. It’s also important that residents let the security team know when the family is at home and when they plan on being away.

Following the recent burglary of England and Chelsea footballer, Raheem Sterling’s home in Surrey where £300k worth of items were stolen, the safety and security of residential property – and in particular, the homes of high-net-worth individuals – has again been cast in the spotlight.

During the holiday season, if you have a large disposable income your options could include ringing in the new year on a tropical beach or a ski slope. But, as the Ecclestone family experienced in 2019, your home could be the target of a meticulously planned burglary.

For Raheem Sterling and other high-profile footballers, the danger lies with the real-time broadcast of their attendance at international games, often far from home. With the World Cup scheduled in Qatar, an organised gang took the opportunity to plan the burglary well ahead of time.

Despite the obvious trauma of the break-in, Sterling’s family was not at home during the theft. In 2018 however, Sterling’s partner, Paige Milian, returned home to find a burglary in progress. Thankfully, Milian was not harmed but the reality of security measures keeping our families, homes, and possessions safe cannot be underestimated.

Unsurprisingly, more low-level crime like shoplifting and petty theft has increased, fuelled by the cost-of-living crisis. But while attacks on properties like Sterling’s are often much more highly organised crime – particularly as the kind of property they are likely to steal would not be easily disposed of – in the face of a financial crisis, opportunist assailants could be targeting high net worth individuals.

CCTV and alarm monitoring systems (internal and external) and a physical security presence can greatly reduce burglaries and invasions. Working together, these measures can trigger an immediate response if a security threat is detected, and physical monitoring personnel at our Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) can then communicate to the assailant that they are being watched and will speak with the emergency services directly for a fast response.

For extremely high-risk customers, having a security officer staying at the home to guard against illegal activity 24/7 combined with remote CCTV monitoring while you’re away might be the best option. For on-site officers, our personal protection app, CorpsGuard, is linked to the ARC via mobile devices so that they can either activate an alert or let the security team know they are OK.

CorpsGuard also works as a personal protection app for our customers, meaning you are not only protected at home, but can be monitored wherever you are, and you need to trigger a panic alarm. The app has a variety of features, but for personal users it is a gateway to safety that is unparalleled when you are alone or particularly vulnerable.

Physical options like attendance by mobile patrollers can be considered too; these should be at random times to avoid would-be intruders recognising patterns in the visits and coordinating their attack accordingly. Having a nominated key holder nearby – a trusted neighbour perhaps, or via your security company will help the police to enter the property if needed. It is vital that your security team know who the keyholder is.

Inside the property, we always advise panic alarms to be installed. And in the absence of a purpose-built panic room, having a room where an occupant can lock themselves in and activate a panic alarm could save further trauma.

How do you know what security you might need?

That answer is simple, speak to us. Our consultancy service provides you with unparalleled access to professional, highly trained experts who are best placed to give you advice. Not every security provision will be right for you, but there will always be a solution available. If you have any concerns, act now. Compared to the loss and mental anguish of a security breach, the cost to secure your home will be much less than you might expect.

Corps Monitoring is a division of Corps Security – the UK’s longest running security company. Corps Monitoring offer a range of technology solutions including CCTV Monitoring Services, CCTV Sensor Activated Monitoring, CCTV Live Surveillance, Fire Alarm Monitoring, Intruder Alarm Monitoring, Personal Protection Services, Key Holding, Call Centre Monitoring, Lone Worker Monitoring and more.

December 23, 2022/by Corps Consult
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Artificial Intelligence In Security; There’s Nowhere To Hide
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Artificial Intelligence In Security Monitoring; There’s Nowhere To Hide

Technology has been at the heart of modern security for decades. From the launch of the first integrated CCTV system in the 1980s, to fingerprint and retina scanning used in modern day systems. The desire to protect our businesses, assets, homes and of course our families, has driven three decades of mind-boggling technological innovation in the security sector.

A modern piece of technology, that has already become a fundamental part of contemporary life and is fast becoming the most exciting future for security, protection and even law enforcement, is Artificial Intelligence.

No, the robots aren’t rising!

If you are over a certain age and you hear reference to the term Artificial Intelligence (AI), your mind is likely drawn to films depicting shiny reflective robots, with undefined faces and odd personalities. To dispel that myth immediately, we are not talking about robots patrolling your premises, approaching a trespasser, or driving your company vehicles. In modern practice, AI is an intelligence demonstrated by a machine to perform tasks like humans, and as in the case we are about to raise, to learn, adapt and improve these tasks and services accordingly.

How can AI improve my security monitoring and protection?

When was the last time you did a full review of your site security? For many, it is so long it is hard to remember. Whilst burglar alarms and 24-hour recorded CCTV are standard in businesses, and becoming equally as popular in our homes, many of the systems are outdated, or much of the functionality is underutilised.

External CCTV monitoring makes use of the alarm features on modern CCTV DVR systems to provide an additional layer of proactive protection with live surveillance, or sensor activated monitoring. The external provider reacts immediately to alarms, engages with any intruder, and can activate emergency services before you even know there is an issue. You can read more about our Corps Monitoring services, here.

You may ask yourself, why then do we need AI? Surely a human-centric service, supported by contemporary technology, offers all the protection you need?

AI and Humans Working Together

AI in security is not intended to replace any human activities, let’s make that clear. AI is used to enhance monitoring services, whilst building on our ability to identify threats, deter criminals and see more than a human eye is capable.

Any savvy businesses or individual who benefits from CCTV monitoring can access Corps Monitoring’s analytics and AI solutions. As one of the first UK security companies to adopt the technology within our ARC monitoring centre, we have catapulted the accuracy of our monitoring, positively influenced the capture and conviction of criminals, and have joined a worldwide community that is collecting data to learn and adapt to the ever-changing, and often coordinated security threats faced by the modern world.

Benefits of Analytics and AI

A skilled colleague: Whilst human beings are the most intelligent life on the planet, we have limitations. The analytics and AI systems we operate are designed to provide a solution to what humans cannot do, leaving us to focus on what we can influence with human interaction.

A seeing eye: The analytical data stored within the system can use the existing technology, such as CCTV, to identify gender, stature, height and can even identify if an intruder or visitor is left or right-handed. In addition, the system relies on movement, not light, which means hidden figures in shadows, unseen by the human eye, are identified quickly and highlighted by the system.

A first responder: The AI can also filter false alarms and real emergencies. Using specifically designed algorithms, built to learn, and adapt, the computer can separate false alarms caused by environmental factors such as strong wind, birds and other wildlife, and real threats such as an intruder.

A student: AI systems are permanently learning. Using cloud-based technology, every second of every day is recorded by the system and uploaded securely. The data is analysed by sophisticated algorithms which the software uses to adapt its programming and enhance its own possibilities.

A worldwide community: Our cloud-based AI solution provides a secondary benefit. Every company or individual using the system uploads data to a central cloud source. This data is analysed by sophisticated algorithms to recognise trends in criminal activity, and, as time goes on, create a data point of lawbreakers that could revolutionise their identification across the globe.

Analytics and Monitoring for the price of a client lunch!

You would expect that all this specialised technology would cost an eye-watering amount of investment – especially for a 24/7 service. In fact, it, costs less than a client lunch a week.

Not bad considering the positive impact your UK business can have on worldwide security and law enforcement for generations to come.

June 13, 2022/by Corps Consult
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Andy Topp
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Andy Topp Joins Corps Security

Corps Security has appointed Andy Topp as its new sales director.

Topp will work with executive director Mark Rogers and the rest of the senior leadership team to broaden the company’s approach and develop new market sectors – particularly those interested in a more ethical approach to procurement now that Corps is a social enterprise.

Andy will work closely across the Corps Security organisation, including our Corps Monitoring division which provides CCTV monitoring systems and services, fire alarm monitoring, personal protection services, and intruder alarm monitoring.

Topp has more than 20 years’ experience in the security and facilities management industry, having held senior roles with Reliance Security Services, Securitas Security Services and ISS Facility Services where he was most recently national sales director – single service for 10 years.

Andy Topp said: “I am thrilled to be joining Corps Security. As the only major social enterprise in the security sector, it is completely unique, and I look forward to helping to grow the organisation and thereby increase its positive impact on the local communities in which it works.”

Mike Bullock, CEO of Corps Security commented: “I’m delighted that Andy is joining us and bringing with him a wealth of senior experience in our sector. His ability to work at both a strategic and tactical level to deliver results will be a significant boost to the team.”

January 17, 2022/by Corps Consult
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How CCTV Monitoring Can Keep Your Business Secure During Quieter Periods
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How CCTV Monitoring Can Keep Your Business Secure During Quieter Periods

With a ‘work from home directive’ still in place, key decisions made by business leaders around this time of year is whether to keep their office or workplace open.

What are the overhead savings versus potential revenue lost? How badly do my staff need to take a break? What are we really going to miss out on by closing for a few days? These are the sorts of questions that company bosses will be weighing up.

While reasons exist to support both approaches, many will be closing their doors to let their employees recuperate and enjoy times with their loved ones.

That means leaving corporate premises unoccupied. Once that decision to close has been made, the next most important question is, how do I ensure my workplace is secure? A question to which there are many answers.

Let someone else do it for you

Indeed, some firms may be located in buildings which have their own security setups and protocols for holiday periods. Others, meanwhile, may hire some form of temporary security presence to keep watch while staff are away.

Another option is to tap into the benefits of remote monitoring. The dynamics of security are already changing to the extent that CCTV monitoring, CCTV live surveillance, and remote monitoring are becoming increasingly relevant. COVID-19 has led to occupancy levels reducing in many cases, leaving buildings less well attended than they were previously.

Remote monitoring represents a cost effective and consistent solution that doesn’t take time off. These systems involve cameras which signal alerts to an external monitoring centre, whose staff can issue immediate alerts to on-site staff or dispatch their own response personnel.

Everything happens in real-time through intuitive and comprehensive dashboards, voice activated commands and with the backup of full logistical and human resource management.

Furthermore, if your organisation is spread over multiple sites, remote monitoring solutions are easy to scale up (and down) depending on the number of sites that need protecting – it is far easier to adjust security requirements with this sort of setup than it is to move and adjust operations purely comprised of on-the-ground staff.

Peace of mind

Manned guarding, especially on a 24/7 basis during periods of low occupancy, can also present a prohibitively expensive option to companies.

Moreover, the risk of working through the night in certain places may outweigh the benefits, and organisations may also be housing highly sensitive data that makes them reluctant to station outsourced personnel on-site by themselves.

In all of these cases, CCTV monitoring, CCTV live surveillance, or remote monitoring should be considered as a financially viable, safe alternative which is able to rapidly notify the relevant authorities without the need for any human security officer on site.

Of course, we hope that no alerts need to be made. Often, the presence of cameras and lighting alone is often enough to deter any would-be intruders or trespassers.

Whatever option business leaders take to protect their premises, it is critical they ensure it balances both their security and financial needs.

January 10, 2022/by Corps Consult
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Looking Back Looking Forward
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Looking Back & Looking Forward

The pandemic has meant there’s been no such thing as ‘business as usual’ this year and we are no exception.

As a result of COVID19 and the work from home mandates, many sites have been left vacant and the demand for CCTV monitoring services and intruder and fire alarm monitoring has grown. Sites that were ordinarily being monitored overnight and at weekends were often monitored 24/7.

We’ve seen an increase in petty theft incidents, particularly on construction sites. This is likely due to a combination of sites being unattended, as many workers were furloughed or construction was paused, and there being supply chain issues experienced by construction material providers.

Through the easing of lockdowns, there has been a consistent shift in customers’ requirements and their perception of CCTV monitoring has changed. Those who had perhaps been resistant to change had their hand forced when it was either not safe or not practical to have manned security presence on site, either because of economic drivers or because of manpower challenges.

As businesses have been under mounting financial pressures, we’ve seen a greater migration from manned guarding to CCTV monitoring services which has generated significant cost savings for clients. Our security savings calculator has proven very popular this year. CCTV monitoring services have also relieved some of the burden of security recruitment difficulties.

Continuous improvement in AI and deep learning software has resulted in CCTV monitoring technology being more accurate and reducing the number of false alarms. This increased confidence means it has become a more attractive option.

COP26, which took place only a few miles from the Corps Monitoring Centre in Glasgow, focussed minds about how we can all conduct ourselves and our business in a more sustainable manner.  The use of appropriate monitoring technology in place of mobile patrols, or manned guards who must travel to sites every day, has an instrumental part to play in reducing the carbon footprint of the security industry.

For us, the launch of our Corps Secure reporting portal in mid-2021 has given our customers a powerful view of their security operations– providing a real-time dashboard overview of their monitored sites, backed up by the ability to drill down to granular detail like where incidents have been identified or to see billing information.  This functionality and level of transparency is unique in our sector and has been well received by our customers.

Looking forward

Electronic security has certainly proved its worth in terms of reliance and cost savings during the pandemic and it’s a ‘go to’ now for many businesses looking to secure premises whether they are occupied or vacant, and save costs.

The significant uplifts in the Government’s National Living Wage rates, as well as a 1.25% increase in National Insurance contributions for both employers and employees will without doubt mean that many more organisations will re-examine how security is delivered to their business.  It’s highly likely that the increase in wage-related costs, along with the industry-wide challenge of the security labour shortage will result in more companies opting for an integrated security model utilising a blend of manned security backed up by robust technology.

The reduction in the number of manned security hours delivered provides cost savings which enable customers to reinvest back into their staff by improving pay rates and ensuring more fruitful recruitment and retention rates, whilst improving the overall effectiveness of their security model.

The UK’s public switched telephone network (PSTN) will be switched off in 2025 and every phone line in the UK will be digital routing all calls over Internet Protocol. This affects businesses and homes and doesn’t just affect phone lines either. It affects everything connected to PSTN or ISDN lines like alarms, EPOS machines, door entry systems, CCTV, and faxes. Everybody will need to prepare for this so this will generate a flurry of activity for the security monitoring sector in 2022 as people prepare. As a remote monitoring company, we are ready to provide all the support and guidance our clients need.

Looking ahead, 2022 is already set to be a busy year and change is a given. Our learnings over the past 18 months have made us ever more resilient as a business. Our senior management team is always thinking outside the box and looking for ways to innovate and challenge the status quo in remote monitoring. 2022 will be no exception.

December 20, 2021/by Corps Consult
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Corps launches diversity and inclusion initiative
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Corps Launches Diversity And Inclusion Initiative

Corps Monitoring has formally launched Corps Together, a comprehensive campaign to improve equality, diversity and inclusion engagement across our organisation.

The programme, which began over a year ago, aims to create a culture where heritage and differences are valued and celebrated while building an organisation which treats inclusion as an expectation not an aspiration.

A group of volunteers, known as guardians, were recruited from within the business to take personal responsibility for the six protected characteristics: age, sex, religion, disability, gender and race.

The initiative includes the introduction of an ED&I charter which sets out our company level commitment to each Corps colleague and underpins the Corps value Everyone Matters. The senior team reviewed all Corps policies, procedures and recruitment processes to ensure ED&I best practice, introduced a Corps Together website, a short video and a quarterly magazine to engage people with the initiative together with a dedicated helpline/ email line to deal with any issues and panel support for HR issues or grievances so people feel supported if they’re raising a ED&I issue. There is also annual mandatory E&DI training for everyone in the business which is now undertaken using MOONHUB’s innovative virtual reality training platform.

The guardians also created a calendar of key dates across the six protective characteristics including faith festivals, LGBTQ History Month, Pride month and Black History Month and organise celebratory events for some of these key dates as well as social media activity.

The campaign is already having an impact. Corps’ annual Your Voice Matters colleague survey in summer 2021 demonstrated a growing understanding of ED&I issues thanks to the Corps Together initiative but with clear room for improvement. More than 60 percent of people are aware of Corps Together, just over 40 percent are aware of their guardian team members, almost 70 percent feel Corps proactively promotes equality diversity and inclusion and a similar number feel they can approach Corps if they have an issue relating to equality, diversity and inclusion.

“These results show that even where people aren’t aware of Corps Together, the majority feel Corps actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion,” says Seetan Varsani, director of major accounts and strategic development at Corps Security, who leads the campaign. “We will measure and hope to see a year-on-year improvement in these scores.”

The guardians are also planning an annual ED&I awards scheme and want to use the official launch to get more engagement from site-based colleagues. “We want people to feel not just included but a sense of belonging,” adds Varsani.

Corps is also exploring the adoption of ISO 30415 – the new business quality standard in ED&I – with the aim to achieve this in 2022.

“As a social enterprise, people are at our very heart. Corps Together demonstrates that we value each and every one of our more than 3,000 people and want to celebrate our diversity,” says Rob Hill, managing director of Corps Monitoring.

November 23, 2021/by Corps Consult
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Corps Monitoring Launches New Website
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Corps Monitoring Launches New Website

Corps Monitoring is delighted to announce the launch of our new website.

We wanted a site which reflected our own technology-led ethos, and one which offered the ultimate user-friendly experience. It features improved navigation and functionality while allowing customers to witness the complete product portfolio in action via a series of videos.

Each high-definition video provides a clear demonstration to site visitors on exactly how each Corps Monitoring service works, such as CCTV Monitoring Services, Intruder & Fire Alarm Monitoring, Personal Protection Services and Keyholding. Each video is underpinned by an up-to-date narrative that reflects Core Monitoring’s values and aspirations.

We are proud of our rich heritage and our ability to combine the experience of the past with the needs of the present and future to give our customers an unrivalled level of service that always delivers first-class quality, and that shines through in our new website design.

Rob Hill, Corps Monitoring Managing Director, comments: “We are absolutely thrilled with our new website which has already created positive reverberations throughout the organisation and from our customers. The combination of videos and voiceovers ensures that anyone visiting the site is given a thorough demonstration on how each service works and how it can benefit them.”

“The new website is a crucial channel which takes our stakeholders along with us on our own transformation journey. The home-page also ensures that any user visiting the site can quickly see that, whilst our HQ is in Glasgow, Scotland, we have a completely national reach throughout the UK.”

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