Security firm celebrates two decades in business and revenue of £1.1m

Phil Thompson outside the Key Control Services HQ

A £1.1m turnover security company in Bolton is celebrating 20 years in business.

Key Control Services company is marking the two-decade milestone with an open day on Friday (March 23) at its premises at Sunset Business Park on Manchester Road.

Managing director Phil Thompson said: “For a security company of this size to stay in business for 20 years is really quite an achievement.

“Many security companies do not last 20 years as this is a very competitive industry, so we are delighted to have reached this milestone. Furthermore, we have big plans to grow even further over the next few years.”

The company employs more than 20 staff and provides a range of security services to clients, both commercial and domestic, in Greater Manchester and across the North West.

It is also an Approved Contractor under the nationally-recognised Security Industry Authority (the governing body for the UK’s security industry).

Clients include KIA Motors, Brother UK, Howdens Joinery, Williams BMW, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Buildbase, Amazon, Alliance Learning, Carrs Pasties, Barlow Andrews Accountants, Stephensons Solicitors, Clough & Willis, AFG, Yorkshire Bank, commercial property agents Longdon Cook, numerous golf courses, Runshaw College in Leyland, and East Lancashire Railway in Bury.

The company’s services include key holding and alarm response; open up and lock up; manned guarding (patrolling duties, CCTV monitoring and reception duties 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year); mobile patrols and vacant property inspections. It carries out a lot of key holding work for other security organisations, based elsewhere in the UK, that have clients in Greater Manchester and the North West.

Thompson, who was a police officer for 27 years, before to starting the business, added: “The security industry is a growth industry. Sadly, this is partly driven by people’s concerns about rising crime and even terrorism.

“More owners of businesses are beginning to realise that sending out lone members of staff at night time or weekends to respond to their business’ alarm going off can pose huge risks not only to that lone employee, but to the business’ legal obligations to that employee.

“In addition, employees that have been up part of the night generally don’t make productive employees the day after.”

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