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NEWS

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ISSUE 16

 July 2017

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The organisers of UK Security Expo (Olympia, 29th/30th November)

are offering PSSA members extra benefits when booking a stand.

Ensure you take advantage of these additional marketing benefits at

no cost, with a stand of any size at the show:

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Dedicated email to UK Security Database over 125,000 global

contacts (worth £1,499).

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Sponsorship of a UK Security Expo Visitor promotional email (logo

and up to 100 words).

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Tweet to Followers and Post on Linkedin Group elevated to

Manager’s Choice for 2 weeks.

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Literature distribution at the event (worth £1499).

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Press release featured on new HQ: Security News webpage and

promoted in 1 HQ: Enews Letter.

To discuss these benefits, liaise with Verity Noon, Marketing

Director on E:

vnoon@nineteen-events.com

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Tel: +44 (0) 20 8947 9177

www.uksecurityexpo.com

PSSA

News

VERIFICATION SCHEME –

NEWAPPROACH FOR MEMBERS’ REVIEW

The PSSAWorking Group charged with

reviewing the PSSA Verification Scheme

(VS) has completed the first key stage of its

work. With the help of Elm Tree Consulting,

the revised Scheme proposals streamline

the previous programme to meet the key

attributes set out by the PSSA Council.

These were that any new Scheme should

be affordable, readily understandable,

marketable, aid members’ competitive

advantage, become widely recognised and

sustainable.

The package of proposals draw heavily on

companies’existing ISO9001 accreditation

for Quality Management Systems – and

be based on a sample annual audit of

products submitted for possible inspection.

This addresses some of the criticisms of

the previous Scheme version when some

felt there was some duplication with ISO

audits and a reluctance to pay audit fees for

individual products to appear on the official

Scheme listing.

Rob Oliver, from the PSSA, has helped co-

ordinate the review work and explains,“Whilst

this will not be a mandatory programme

for PSSA members, I envisage that it could

be usefully run alongside our Home Office/

JSaRC PS+ project. That is all about educating

specifiers and end users about how to

source the right security solutions as part

of the procurement process. Companies

and products showing the Verification Mark

will help them refine that choice. If the

revised Scheme is accepted by members

then it is recognised that a full promotional

programme will need to be developed to

ensure there is general awareness of its

benefits in the wider marketplace.”

The next stage of the review is a

consultation exercise with the full PSSA

membership – to be completed over the

summer.

PSSA records its thanks toWorking Group

members Maggie Horritt (Hesco), Jon Trott

(Cova Security Gates) and Sally Osmond

(Frontier Pitts). Thanks too to MikeWebb, Elm

Tree Consulting who has been instrumental

on this review and pulling the relevant

documentation together.

EXCLUSIVE OFFER TO

PSSA MEMBERS

PSSA at Security &

Counter Terror Expo

Thanks to the Clarion Events team who

hosted the PSSA at this year’s Security &

Counter Terror Expo – held at Olympia

(3rd/4th May). The PSSA stand was busy

throughout the two days and provided a

good opportunity to reinforce old contacts

and make new ones. Secretary to the PSSA

Council, Rob Oliver, commented, “It was a

busy event, at a time when security issues of

all kinds now have a high priority. We took a

number of new membership enquiries and

an increasing number of requests from end

users, local government representatives and

other agencies who were keen to make sure

they source the right products and services

to meet their security objectives”.