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2 Jul 2009 15:41
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RNS Release
02.July.2009
Pentagon Protection Plc
('Pentagon' or 'the Group')
Security Division,Β SDS Group
assistΒ inΒ comprehensive global strategy to assess
andΒ improveΒ luxury hotel security
Pentagon Protection Plc (AIM: PPR),Β through it'sΒ security division, SDS Group Limited,Β leaders in high risk security consulting, training and the supply ofΒ a comprehensive range ofΒ security equipment and products,Β announcesΒ its association with growth partnership company Frost & SullivanΒ inΒ the introduction ofΒ aΒ new jointΒ globalΒ initiativeΒ andΒ the publication ofΒ a white paper entitled "Improving Hotel Security in Today's Unpredictable Global Environment."
WorkingΒ on a comprehensive strategy to assess and rate hotel security provisions on a global basis, SDS Group in association with Frost & Sullivan will be workingΒ with hotelΒ groups on a confidential basisΒ to benchmark security excellenceΒ and will carry out a comprehensive survey of the status and standard of security measures in place in luxury hotels around the world.
The list of locationsΒ throughout the worldΒ having experienced terrorist attacks on luxury hotels is growing with each of these events highlighting the urgent need for major security improvements.Β
DrΒ John WyattΒ MBE, Technical Director of SDS Group commented:
"Our 20 years of experience in carrying out risk assessment surveys in global hot spots gives us the skills needed to assist the luxury hotel sector now that it has become a prime target for organised international terrorism."
We will also be providing training courses for hotel security managers and other hospitality personnel,Β utilisingΒ highly seasoned instructors with hands-on experience in securingΒ hotels andΒ other high-value soft targets on a global basis."
Haytham ElZayn, Chairman of Pentagon Protection Plc also commented:
"We areΒ extremelyΒ proudΒ ofΒ this prestigiousΒ globalΒ partnershipΒ between SDS and Frost & Sullivan,Β both recognised for theirΒ particular areas of expertise inΒ assessing andΒ countering global terrorismΒ for the benefit, and peace-of-mind most especially of 'at risk' clientele, but also for theΒ hoteliers, travel agentsΒ andΒ insurers."
Long-termΒ plansΒ include Frost & Sullivan extendingΒ its well-established Best Practices Awards process into the hospitality security sector byΒ initiatingΒ a Security Excellence Rating System to formally recognise hotels implementing 'best of breed' industry security practices that provide the highest levels of protection possible in an uncertain world."
The training coursesΒ will be held at major international venues from August 2009 onwards with the first taking place inΒ LondonΒ on 17-19 August.
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Enquiries:
Pentagon Protection Plc Tel: 01494 793 333
Haytham ElZayn, Chairman
SDS Group Tel: 01580 715038
Dr John Wyatt
SeymourΒ Pierce Tel: 020 7107 8000
Jonathan Wright
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