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G4S profits tumble on Olympics failings

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G4S profits tumble on Olympics failings Security firm admits its £88m failure to supply enough guards for London 2012 Games has knocked a third off annual profits Rupert Neate The Guardian,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Commonwealth Games: Security firms to net contracts A’flash mob’ choir yesterday marked 500 days until the start of Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games. Picture: Robert Perry

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Commonwealth Games: Security firms to net contracts A’flash mob’ choir yesterday marked 500 days until the start of Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games. Picture: Robert Perry By GARETH ROSE Published on Sunday 10… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S Fights Back After ‘Very Tough’ Olympics Fiasco

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http://www.cnbc.com/id/100548101 G4S Fights Back After ‘Very Tough’ Olympics Fiasco Published: Wednesday, 13 Mar 2013 | 2:57 AM ET By: Shai AhmedAssociate Editor, CNBC The security fiasco at last year’s Olympic Games… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S Aviation wins BA contract

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Wednesday 13 March 2013 G4S Aviation wins BA contract Published on Tuesday 12 March 2013 12:51 More than 600 jobs have been secured around Gatwick and Heathrow airports after security firm… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S hurdles Games security disaster

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G4S hurdles Games security disaster Profit to pass £500m despite £88m cost of bungled Olympics contract Lucy Tobin Sunday 10 March 2013 Related articles Investment View: G4S is worth a punt… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Police commissioner brushes off £200,000 cost of failed G4S plans

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Police commissioner brushes off £200,000 cost of failed G4S plans By Ewan Foskett, Reporter Sunday, March 10, 2013 8:00 AM HERTS’ police bossolice and crime commissioner David Lloyd has denied it… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Geneva body to oversee security groups

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March 12, 2013 12:22 am Geneva body to oversee security groups By Nizar Manek in London Security companies could face compensation bills and expulsion from a global industry body if they… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Contracting work out can create as many problems as it solves

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Contracting work out can create as many problems as it solves Though big organisations say external consultants are essential, can they be held to the same levels of transparency? guardian.co.uk, Thursday… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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JOBLESS TROOPS TO RAKE IN CASH AS MERCENARIES

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JOBLESS TROOPS TO RAKE IN CASH AS MERCENARIES 24th February 2013 By Deborah Sherwood REDUNDANT British squaddies are in for a bonanza payday as mercenaries in war-torn Africa. You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading →

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Britam False Flag Hacking Revelations – True or False?

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Britam False Flag Hacking Revelations – True or False? On the 30th January a story was published in the Daily Mail that referred to a hack that seemingly showed Britam  (A… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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