Entries by Dave Thomas

Specialist Security Presence Service

GSTS is proud to announce that it is expanding its Specialist Security Presence service, following its success in the Manchester region. This follows an in-depth report that GSTS competed into current services available within this sector. It was found that: Security officers were completely untrained and not orientated to their duties. Officers deployed had poor communication or […]

Control and Restraint Course

Members of GSTS’s staff who are deployed at one of our NHS contracts in South Manchester, recently attended a Control and Restraint course delivered by Paul Rogan of Robert Peel International. The course was backed up by legal modules, including decision making, specific to the health sector, taught by associate trainer John Myles. This specialist […]

GSTS featured in Well Connected

GSTS feature in the latest edition of the Liverpool & Sefton Chambers of Commerce magazine – Well Connected. The ‘Ask the Expert’ piece hears how our General Manager thinks services can be better delivered within the security sector. You can read the full piece by clicking here and flicking through to page 44.

Contract win Halewood International

GSTS have been appointed the security provider for Halewood International at their sites in Huyton, Lancashire and North Wales. As a Liverpool based company GSTS are delighted to be working with one of Merseyside’s top companies who are constantly going from strength to strength and developing new and exciting brands and opportunities. In November Halewood […]

Contract win Bradford

GSTS are pleased to announce that they have added the Princes Foods Bradford site to its growing portfolio. The site comes under the West Yorkshire Industrial Estate (management) Limited and the site is shared with Next and Bannisters Haulage. Dave Potts GSTS CEO, is delighted with this latest contract win: ‘The Princes site at Bradford […]

The solution to solutions

In the early 1980’s as a young Police Constable, I witnessed the explosion of heroin addiction that changed the way that crimes had been perpetrated for centuries. Up until then, most criminals had an aspect of aspiration in the way they committed thefts or burglary. Items were stolen mostly for the exchange of hard cash […]

Energy Sector | Senior Executive Training

Our Head of Strategic Development – John Myles, outlines one of our bespoke courses aimed specifically at the energy industry Freedom of speech is the power to express one’s opinions without censorship, restraint or legal censorship and is enshrined in our democratic system. The right to protest by carrying out peaceful demonstrations is similarly protected under UK and European law […]

Door Supervision Course – Liverpool & North West

Please check here for the latest courses. Please book early, limited availability Please note the course commences at 08.30 am This is a 4-day SIA training course designed to provide individuals with the basic skills to be a Door Supervisor. The course is assessed with 3 multiple choice exams and physical intervention assessment. Unit 1 […]

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CCTV Courses – North West

Please check here for the latest courses. 3-day course Our Highfield accredited CCTV course is a 3-day course designed to give people skills and knowledge to work with CCTV. The course has three modules and is assessed with two examinations and a practical assessment of the use of CCTV. The modules are: – Working in […]