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I’ll leave you all to ponder on this one for a while shall I? I wonder which multi ID will be first to pour scorn all over it?

Happy days!! :-)

And we know the U.K. Gov has been keen to improve security there
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-presents-security-equipment-to-uganda-civil-aviation-authority

Maybe, just maybe, the 20 January 2016 RNS which stated “Westminster Aviation Security Services ('WASS'), has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a new government client for the provision of long term (up to 25 years) aviation security services at several international airports within the country concerned.” could possibly be related? And that all those old MOUs which many have written off, aren’t really dead after all?

Obviously none of this confirms the location of the advanced deal for five airports in an African country that has been mentioned, it’s all circumstantial, but it certainly is something to think about, don’t you think? There are certainly other locations that could equally fit the five airport description (I’m quite confident we are working on deals for some of them too) so it may not be Uganda. But if it is, whilst I suspect the other 4 airports are relatively small Entebbe however had PAX of 2m in 2019. This would therefore be a huge win for WSG as that is I believe around 8 times the PAX of Lunghi in a non-COVID world.

Wikipedia also highlights that there are just five airports that have scheduled passenger services on commercial airlines.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Uganda

Back in October 2019, Uganda also offered airport security out for tender. Interesting that it states “Entebbe International Airport and 13 domestic Aerodromes, FIVE of which are designated as entry and exit points...”
https://caa.go.ug/bid-notice-under-open-domestic-bidding-for-provision-of-security-services-to-ucaa-under-framework-contract/

Now then, here is where it starts to get interesting. Part of the first floor at the new terminal extension was opened early at the end of November 2020 in order to facilitate social distancing. That is to say, it wasn’t at that stage complete, but it was clearly very nearly ready!
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/new-airport-terminal-extension-opens-to-passengers-3213256

So, given this, it appears that WSG has a very good relationship with AKSA. That prompted the question, where else are AKSA involved? Well, it seems that they have also been heavily involved in Uganda’s new terminal at Entebbe airport since signing an MOU way back in 2011.
http://www.aksagroup.ca/uganda/
http://www.aksagroup.ca/tag/entebbe/

What I didn’t realise until recently was that AKSA were also heavily involved at Tema as well.
http://www.aksagroup.ca/tema-container-port-ghana-2-2-2/

I have no idea whether I’m taking 2+2 and getting 5, or whether the answer really is 4. You will have to make up your own mind. ?
We’ve known for sometime that WSG was at one stage (maybe still are) involved with AKSA in relation to security at Zambia’s Lusaka airport
http://www.aksagroup.ca/zambia/

Top of the class MB. Want to know why I posed that question?

No good effort. That was a year later. In the one I’m thinking of he played the role of an Israeli Brig Gen.

Anyone remember the name of that 1977 Charles Bronson movie where he played a Brigadier General?

Clearly it is that challenging for me. You’re right £26 sq metre. My apologies Panza

152 cm x 1 m costs £40
So therefore £40 supplies 0.152m sq
There are approximately 6.5 * 0.152m sq in 1m sq
So the cost of 1m sq is £260 per sq metre (6.5 * 40)

Is it really that challenging? And you criticise WSG’s abilities!!

According to that link it's around £260 per sq metre. If only we were doing a couple of modern skyscrapers with it!

https://www.wg-plc.com/news/bomb-blast-glass-protection-film

TP, yes Ghana does have 5 airports that handle scheduled flights. So it is always a possibility.

Westminster International (Ghana) Limited
Westminster Security Limited
Westminster Aviation Ghana Limited

are all companies registered in Ghana with which we may or may not be associated. So it is entirely possible that Ghana could be the fit .

You have referenced the non-exec but haven’t mentioned our connection with Scanport’s AVM J. O. Boateng who was the Chief of Air Staf of the Ghana Air Force from May2005 until his retirement on 31 March 2009 as well as being a member of the Board of Directors of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority(GCAA) from 2001 to 2007 and chaired the Board’s oversight sub- committee on Security,Safety and Airport Operations during the period.

A very useful association I’m sure, even if his time there was a while back.

So I cannot discount Ghana as a possibility, however my research points to this 5 airport contract being in a different location. Time will tell if I am right or wrong.

What was the reasoning?

Another one is that something is very close to crossing the line and giving an update prior to that would be meaningless.