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G4S partners with OneBanks in shared branch banking venture
G4S, the UK’s leader in secure cash management, is partnering with OneBanks, the shared branch banking innovator, to enable banking customers to pay bills, deposit and withdraw notes and coins at OneBanks shared banking kiosks, currently being trialed in the UK.
Restarting Cash: Giving customers the choice of how they pay
As coronavirus restrictions in the UK are steadily lifted and people and businesses try to return to normality with face-to-face transactions, it is evident that many people still prefer to pay with cash when they have the choice. The G4S Cash Solutions team have been working hard up and down the country to meet the increasing demand again in the cash cycle.
G4S chosen to support over 100,000 people to find work
G4S has been chosen as the provider in the North-West of England to deliver the UK Government’s Restart Scheme, which gives long-term unemployed people important support to help them get back into work.
New fleet of electric vehicles to protect the environment
G4S cash vehicles make thousands of essential journeys in the UK every year to keep cash moving between people, businesses and banks. Now, an investment in clean electric vehicles will help to reduce the impact of these necessary journeys on the environment.
Safe return of events: Covid-19 is not the only threat
G4S event security experts explain what threats and challenges event organisers will have to consider as Covid-19 restrictions lift in the UK.
The community recruitment strategy behind G4S's COVID-19 testing site rollout
As part of the UK government’s COVID-19 testing plan, G4S has set up dozens of testing sites. How is a concerted effort to hire locals at each site helping make testing friendlier, safer and more effective?
Protests, theft and lone working biggest security threats to Utilities in 2021
Steve Frost, Integrated Solution Specialist from G4S Academy, UK and Ireland, discusses the security threats that utilities companies should prepare for in 2021
G4S Pay Shortlisted for ACS Technology Showcase
The recently launched cash, card and digital payment solution G4S Pay has been shortlisted by the Association of Convenience Stores to be presented at their Technology Showcase in February.
G4S will be UK’s first major cash services provider to arrange card and digital payment solutions
Businesses in the UK will be able to streamline their cash flow and efficiently manage their payments through G4S, as G4S Cash Solutions launches G4S Pay and becomes the first major UK cash company to be able to arrange cash, card and digital payment solutions.
G4S wins 10-year UK contract to run the new HM Prison Five Wells
G4S announces that, following a competitive tender, its UK Care and Rehabilitation business has won a 10-year contract to operate the new HM Prison Five Wells in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, UK.
Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier’s workforce protected by all-purpose Emergency Response Team
HMS Queen Elizabeth (QNLZ) and HMS Prince of Wales (PWLS), the largest warships ever built for the Royal Navy, were constructed by thousands of people at Babcock’s secure site in Rosyth, north of Edinburgh. A team of specialist security officers trained to fight fires, deliver first aid, navigate confined spaces and rescue at height, protected workers throughout the assembly and commissioning phases.
Independent monitors report detainee safety is ‘paramount’ at Gatwick IRCs
The Independent Monitoring Boards at G4S-managed Brook House Immigration Removal Centres have published reports which praise efforts directed towards providing a safe environment for detainees and staff.
Young people feel safe at Oakhill STC, says new Ofsted report
An Ofsted inspection report found that young people at Oakhill Secure Training Centre (STC) “feel safe” and highlights that the trainees “have benefited in significant ways from their support and experience of care at Oakhill.”
Is 'normalisation' the key to prisoner rehabilitation in the UK?
HMP Oakwood has opened six new family visiting rooms to enhance the relationship between prisoners, their families and significant others to help reduce reoffending.
Security with a smile: how G4S Ambassadors bring together customer experience and security
An innovative and award-winning G4S security and customer service solution first launched for banking customers in Scotland has been expanded to London.
G4S publishes UK Gender Pay Gap Report for 2018
Today G4S has published its UK Gender Pay Gap Report for 2018.
HMP Birmingham agreement
G4S announces that by mutual agreement with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) it will permanently transfer the management of HMP Birmingham to Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) with effect from 1 July 2019.
Response to asylum accommodation contract announcement
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How can security support social distancing?
In the latest video in the Secure Solutions UK Safe and Sustainable Vlog series, David Bellas, Area Manager in the North for G4S Events UK, discusses the importance of security measures to support social distancing at events so that they can stay COVID secure for staff and attendees.
Why protecting Lone and Remote Workers is so important
Rebecca Pick, Chief Executive of Pick Protection, joins the G4S Secure Solutions UK Vlog session to discuss the importance for companies of putting measures in place to mitigate risks to employees who are working remotely or alone.
How major events can minimise contact to safely and sustainably restart
G4S’s Events team has changed the way events are run to minimise contact for staff and patrons. In this video blog, Joanne Burke, Operations Manager for G4S Events in Scotland, discusses what the team has done to ensure a safe and sustainable return for events.
A safe and sustainable return to live events
In the first of a series of video blogs looking at a safe and sustainable return to live events, Chris Burr, G4S Events UK Managing Director, discusses supporting the industry's post-pandemic recovery.
Digitising Cash: Creating a level playing field
With millions of people across the UK still reliant on cash to make payments, Mike Bowen, Head of Strategy for G4S Cash Solutions, gives his view on the future of payments in the UK.Global News and Insights
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