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A leading innovator of vehicle barriers, road blockers and bollards, and part of the HS Security group of Hill & Smith Holdings PLC, ATG Access has promoted former Head of Marketing, Lucy Ketley, to Sales and Marketing Director.

Last Friday night, our brilliant Mechanical Engineering Apprentice Rebecca Roberts won the Merseyside and North Wales Regional Apprentice of the Year Award 2021 (IMechE). Rebecca was up against some stiff competition with six other candidates also having been nominated for the award shortlist which took place at the Hilton Doubletree Hotel in Chester.

Earlier on this month, the Government issued a document in response to the Protect Duty public consultation which ran from February until July 2021. The consultation received a significant number of responses and many of the consultation questions generated strong views.

Richard Ellis joins ATG Access with more than 30 years’ experience in the construction industry, having previously held senior positions including UK Operational Director for Interserve, Operations Director at Midas Group, and most recently, interim managing director at Berry Systems.

Iain Moran, director at ATG Access, discusses the myriad of ways in which smart city solutions can improve the security of our towns and cities.

ATG Access has achieved the international ISO 45001 standard having demonstrated an outstanding commitment to occupational health and safety (OH&S), as part of its ongoing ambition to enhance trust and professionalism across the security sector.

As defined by the ‘Centre of Protection of National Infrastructure’ (CPNI), Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) is a protective security discipline focussing on reducing risks associated with vehicle borne threats posed by terrorists and criminals. So what are these potential risks and what are the main types of vehicle borne attacks that need to be protected against?

As a copy of the first Arena Inquiry report lands, we hear from our Sales & Marketing Director Iain Moran on his thoughts surrounding the published findings and recommendations.

Like anything automated, bollards, gates, and road blockers require periodic servicing and maintenance routines to guarantee performance and reduce downtime.