Entries by Dave Thomas

GSTS sponsor IoD Liverpool: Audience with Mayor Joanne Anderson

We were proud sponsors of IoD Liverpool: An Audience with Mayor Joanne Anderson. Joanne recently made history, when she was elected as the first black female UK City Mayor. As she undertakes this new role, she is really keen to understand how she can support businesses, to grow and develop throughout the region. It was […]

GSTS wins largest NHS Security Contract in UK

GSTS are delighted to announce that we have been successful in winning the contract to supply services to the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. The contract is the largest single security contract within the NHS and for the largest NHS Trust in the UK. With 140 officers covering 10 hospitals and other ancillary sites GSTS […]

Changes to the training you need for an SIA Licence

The SIA in conjunction with the awarding training bodies have implemented changes to training from April 1st 2021. The changes include the following as we need to make sure that people working in the private security industry can: keep the public safe follow new working practices understand recent changes to the law make the best […]

It took a riot to make a man

This week, I was proud to sponsor two major events featuring Lord Michael Heseltine. At a private dinner exactly 40 years to the day, I was able to tell him my experiences as a 20 year old policeman in the Toxteth riots, and ask him a question regarding the bumbling actions of the Chief Constable […]

GSTS appoints Wayne Pugh as an NHS Contract Manager

We are delighted to welcome Wayne Pugh to our NHS Team who are currently mobilising the biggest NHS security contract in the UK. Wayne will have responsibility for the four hospitals in the southern cohort of the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Wayne joins GSTS with a wealth of skills and experience from over 30 […]

Paul James receives an Excellence Award

It was a delight for our UK Logistics Manager James Potts to present Paul James from our Sefton Council contract with an Excellence Award. Paul is one of GSTS’s longest-standing employees and both he and his family had a very trying time with Covid during 2020. James Potts explains why the award was given; “Paul […]

GSTS appoints James Potts as UK Logistical Manager

James spent an initial five years in security working in operations and aviation security, before moving to a customer service and compliance management role with a global communications supplier. He then took on a training assignment in Spain. Before moving back to the UK, James spent a period assisting GSTS with remote technical support before […]

Outstanding Service Awards for January

Two officers working on the frontline of our NHS contracts have received Outstanding Service awards for January. Leopold Kopelade:  For consistently offering the highest standards of safety & patient focused service. Leopold ensures respect and patient care remains at the forefront of every request for assistance, even when presented with extremely difficult circumstances. Nicole Waterhouse: […]

The GSTS Annual Plan 2021

It is a pleasure to present to you our Business Plan for 2021. During 2020 despite the restrictions of COVID-19 we achieved significant growth. Both fiscally and numbers of employees. The progress we have made in three years I believe to be exceptional and testament to many long hours of commitment by frontline staff, supervisors, and managers. We […]