Wolverhampton-based BBP Security will be striving to keep the city centre safe over the festive period. 

As part of the city's 'Keep it Safe' campaign the security specialists will be working in conjunction with the city council, Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust and the local emergency services to ensure late night revellers enjoy a safe passage home around Christmas. 

Keep it Safe is funded and led by Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust who work in partnership with Wolverhampton City Council, West Midlands Police and representatives of the pub and club trade and health and voluntary services to tackle alcohol misuse and its effects. BBP has been enrolled in the campaign for the third consecutive year, which begins Saturday 10th December and runs through to New Years Eve. 

BBP director Mark Lloyd said: "The campaign is all in the name. It's about facilitating a good environment for the people of Wolverhampton and ensuring they're safe. It's more than a security job. It's about providing help for people and maintaining the good name of the city." 

Previous campaigns have proved hugely successful in reducing violent crime and anti social behaviour and have also significantly reduced the strain on hospital and ambulance staff for alcohol related incidents.

BBP will provide their services at the campaign's safe haven situated in the Epic Youth Cafe in Lichfield Street and the Market Street city centre taxi rank. The firm will manage the queue for taxis and work generally to ensure a safe environment during the campaign, which will also see additional police and a trained medical team on hand. Mark said: "There will be two or three security personnel on hand throughout, depending on the night. That will start from 10.30pm with a shift change at 2 or 3am. They will then be on hand until 4.30/5am in the morning as some of the clubs open that late now."

All of the security personnel involved in this year's campaign have had the experience of previous years and impressed the campaign's organisers with their professionalism. Mark added: "One of the reasons we use the same people is that the campaign organisers have been very happy with them. They help provide a safe environment for people on their way home."

BBP has secured some high profile customers in Wolverhampton, including Wolverhampton Civic Halls and Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club. The firm's three directors boast a combined 50 years of experience in the fields of event security and static and patrol services and further afield the firm has supplied security staff to events such as V Festival, helping to significantly reduce crime at the event over the last 7 years.