Securicor upbeat after £37m writedown in US
Securicor sounded its first note of optimism for some time today when it said it expected better secondhalf performances from its core security business and its 50% owned distribution arm.
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Overnight parcel service to bring huge increase in Highland rail freight traffic
Vital rail freight traffic in the Highlands is set to increase substantially at the end of this month, when freight operator EWS introduces a new overnight express parcel service from Walsall, in the Midlands, to Inverness. The private freight company’s initiative follows a similar experimental “supply and demand” service introduced last summer, which ended in December, when the needs of its original customers changed. EWS spokesman Graham Meiklejohn said Securicor was its main customer for the new service, but the freight company planned to expand, and was actively seeking other business.
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Valuable items once tended to be carried in small numbers but through the advent of microtechnology. small, high value items are far more common. Mobile phones are a classic example and a lorry load presents a prized target for a heist. However, there would appear to be little reliable information worldwide concerning stolen cargo. The last worldwide survey conducted by the Fecher al Bureau of
Investigation in (FBI) and die National ( argo Security Council in I 99M estimated the value upwards of $50bn. However, as Ken Matthews, director of security at TNT express points out: “Both businesses arid express operato rs have recognised a signifi(alit increase since 1998 and between 1999 and 2000 recorded incidents in Europe rose to 55% .”
Securicor PLC preliminary announcement
Securicor PLC continues to refocus its business as it strives
to become one of the top three security services providers worldwide.
Securicor delivers solution for online auction house
CUSTOMERS OF THE UK’S online auction house, QXL.com, can now request specific times for the delivery of goods to their home addresses as QXL.com has teamed up with Securicor Omega Express to offer an unrivalled range of delivery solutions.
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