The development of our culture and values is an ongoing, evolving process. By living our values every day and working together, our people will ensure that we achieve our vision.

We understand what it means to be a leader in Group 4 Securicor. We have identified the areas of leadership competence which have relevance across all our businesses, regardless of product or geographic region. We invest in those development activities which improve performance for our customers and our business as well as enabling people to realise their potential for future roles.

Investing in our people and providing opportunities for career development means that high achievers are able to flourish. In 2005 we launched a Global Leadership Programme which is designed to develop the leaders of the future from high potential managers within the business. Through this innovative programme, our people are being encouraged to develop their leadership capability and their business and security expertise in line with the way our business is developing as a whole.

Following an intensive selection process, a number of high potential managers from across the world were invited to join the two-year Global Leadership Programme. This programme, designed in conjunction with the world famous Manchester Business School (MBS), allows the candidates to attend a series of quarterly seminars held in various G4S operating areas on different continents. Here they receive the latest business management tools from MBS alongside tutorials from some of the group’s top executives. Each year a new intake of such managers will join the programme.

2005 has been a year of great change for every employee. In May 2005 we introduced the new G4S brand and the businesses have until December 2006 to fully implement it across all our operations. While the physical manifestation of the brand is complex in such a large organisation, the real challenge is ensuring that the values which support the brand are lived by our people and become an everyday part of doing business.

A culture and values programme has begun within the business, led by the group’s Executive Committee. The objective of the programme is to ensure that the way we do business around the world is aligned with our brand values. We believe that this will be key to achieving our vision. The programme aims to ensure that every employee understands our values, what they stand for and, more importantly, how to live them.

We want our people to feel proud of the organisation they work for – proud to wear their uniform and to know that, when they see the G4S name, they are part of a global organisation committed to delivering security expertise to its customers and which invests in the training and development of its people at every level.

Through our brand values we will continue to build a successful and sustainable business with every employee understanding the importance and value of their own contribution.