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By Steve Brown

Sonny Barrah is the ‘one to watch out for’ in the powerlifting world.  At 19 he’s only been lifting weights for 3 years and is already setting British Powerlifting Records; he’s qualified for both the European and World Championships taking place later this year and is aiming for World Record success by the time he’s 20!

Inspired by his father, a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal winner in Karate, Sonny (real name Bvinder Barrah) is friendly and relaxed, but also very competitive and determined to achieve his goals.

Following a thorough audit by Chamber Certification Assessment Services (CCAS) at the beginning of March, we’re pleased to announce that Leisuresec has scored 115 in the Security Industry Authority’s (SIA) Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS).

The ACS aims to raise performance standards across the private security industry. Performance is assessed against 89 indicators, with scores of +1, +2 or higher being awarded for achievements above the SIA requirements and -1, -2 or lower for those below requirements.

It is easy to answer ‘no’ to this without thinking through the full implications.  Maybe you have a small company and think you don’t really need it, it’s not worth paying for the service.  You have members of staff who live nearby and can be called on to come out and reset the alarm if it goes off when no-one is there.

It’s always worked in the past

There are a significant number of company owners or managers who take this view, and 99% of the time the system works fine.

However, …. what about that time when it doesn’t?