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.
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8947 9177
www.uksecurityexpo.comPSSA
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”.