Pictured above: Sukhi Ghuman, CEO of Octavian
Security.
Construction security specialist Octavian Security has won the
contract to provide services to contractors working on a
multi-million-pound road scheme in Nottinghamshire.
Engineering and construction giant Balfour Beatty has appointed
Octavian to provide static and mobile services as it delivers the
A46 Newark to Widmerpool Improvement Scheme.
The assignment will require a team of security officers working
across a 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year rota system to ensure that
access to the main compound, at the former RAF Newton, is gained
only by authorised personnel and traffic.
Officers will not only monitor traffic and record details, they
will also make regular site checks and nightly plant checks, while
dedicated Octavian vehicles will be utilised to carry out mobile
patrols at intervals agreed with the client.
And as Octavian is one of a very limited number of security
companies that have an in-house training and development school
accredited as a City & Guilds and BIIAB centre, officers will
receive a site-specific induction.
Octavian CEO Sukhi Ghuman commented: "The announcement of the
go-ahead of the £365 million improvement project was welcomed
by many businesses and residents in the area as it should assist in
economic growth.
"We are delighted that Balfour Beatty has appointed Octavian
Security to provide security services to help ensure that the
construction scheme goes ahead without issues."
The improvement scheme, planned to be completed by Summer 2012,
involves the design and construction of a new 28km dual carriageway
from the A606 junction at Widmerpool to an improved roundabout at
Farndon, which is just south of Newark.
Balfour Beatty Project Director, Tony Dixon, commented: "This is
a prestigious Highways Agency scheme and Balfour Beatty look
forward to a successful and safe completion of the project with the
support of Octavian Security."
Octavian has extensive experience working within the
construction industry and has provided qualified and trained staff
to numerous projects carried out by clients including Bovis Lend
Lease, Clegg Construction, Morgan Ashurst and the Kier Group.