Multi award winning Octavian Security, which operates from Pride Park in Derby, has been named in the top 25 per cent of UK security companies accredited by the Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS).

The scheme, operated by the Security Industry Authority (SIA), is designed to heighten performance standards and help the private security industry to develop new opportunities, while better serving the needs of the customer.

As part of the ACS audit, Octavian was assessed on 89 individual indicators of achievement. Octavian's overall score places it firmly in the top quarter of UK security companies. 

"As a business, we have incredibly high performance standards," commented Tony Mellor, Octavian's commercial director. "It's therefore hugely rewarding for the whole team that this has been recognised within the ACS audit.

"Out of 1,350 companies that operate in the security field, just 650 are registered with ACS. Taking that into account, we actually now sit close to the top 10 per cent of security firms in the UK as a whole.

"Octavian already has a reputation for quality and best practice in the security industry and these results show that we are constantly striving to offer our clients the best level of service possible."

Octavian's ACS accreditation comes at the end of a highly successful 12 months for the company. 2010 saw the launch of Octavian Security USA, as well as the gaining of accolades for Responsible Business Practices and Overall Supplier of the Year, awarded by MSDUK, the organisation that promotes ethnic minority businesses.