Memberships and Affiliations

The British Security Industry Association is the trade association for the professional security industry in the UK.

Members are responsible for more than 70% of UK security products and services (by turnover) including the manufacture, distribution and installation of electronic and physical security equipment and the provision of security guarding and consultancy services.

Loomis UK Limited holds SIA approved contractor status for the provision of Cash and Valuables in Transit services.

The ACS Standard encompasses all aspects of a security provider’s operation. It takes a holistic view of how well an organisation is managed and an approved organisation must demonstrate to an independent assessor, on an annual basis, that it has met defined standards

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service is the sole national accreditation body recognised by government to assess, against internationally agreed standards, organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services.

Accreditation by UKAS demonstrates the competence, impartiality and performance capability of these evaluators.

The ISO 9001 series of standards form the foundation and framework for an effective management system within any type of business. The standards were developed and published by the International Organisation for Standardisation or ISO and have over 110 member countries.

Increased global competition has lead to higher customer expectations with regard to quality. To be competitive, businesses need to employ increasingly effective and efficient systems.

Banknote Watch is a crime prevention initiative - promoting the fact that a stained note is probably a stolen note. The aim of Banknote Watch is to prevent criminals profiting from the proceeds of crime and reduce the risk of businesses becoming the victims of commercial robbery.

Banknote Watch is a partnership between the manufacturers, installers & users of cash staining systems, the Government and Police.

The CRB is an Executive Agency of the Home Office set-up to help organisations make safer recruitment decisions.

The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) acts as a ‘one-stop-shop’ for organisations, checking police records and, in relevant cases, information held by the Department of Health (DH) and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).

The Payments Council is the organisation that sets strategy for UK payments.

It was established to ensure that UK payment systems and services meet the need of users, payment service providers and the wider economy.

In an increasingly competitive workplace, contractors are now more than ever aware of the importance of compliance to corporate legislation in order to meet client demands.

ContractorPlus is a web enabled database that allows contractors to meet such demands and ensure total compliance to current health and safety legislation while gaining accreditation.

Link-up is the official UK rail industry supplier qualification scheme, providing a single common registration, qualification and audit process for suppliers that is shared by the UK rail industry.

This means we are part of a UK rail industry scheme which provides a yearly audit to ensure we have the correct skills to work on the railways.

Safecontractor is the fastest growing health and safety accreditation scheme in the UK, with more than 160 major clients and almost 18,000 contractor members.

With its increasing membership and growing profile in the UK, the Safecontractor scheme is now used by many large organisations as a way of obtaining competent contractors.