The challenge of sourcing high-quality guards isn’t new. Over the last five years, several well-documented factors have had a negative impact on the industry’s labour pool, from remuneration concerns to Brexit’s impact on migrant workers. Recently, the labour shortage has become even more pronounced. COVID-19 has exacerbated the existing problems and stretched the industry to … Continued
Minut have integrated with The Keyholding Company (TKC) to provide nationwide response for their newly launched Minut Response Service (now called Minut Guard Assist). Aimed at the short-term rental market, Minut offer products and services that help guests, hosts and neighbours get along. Through tracking and monitoring noise, occupancy, motion and temperature, they give property … Continued
How Next are tackling the nationwide security guard shortage by using The Keyholding Company’s emergency and temporary guarding service.
The Keyholding Company (TKC) has relaunched its emergency and temporary guarding service which gives guarding and facilities managers a “subs bench” of SIA-licenced guards they can call on as cover for holiday, sickness, vacancies and unplanned absence. Designed to support both direct clients and clients serviced through channel partners, this renewed focus comes in response to the … Continued
In the second installment of our series celebrating International Women’s day and its #BreakTheBias theme we speak to Claire Hawley, TKC’s Chief Growth Officer. Can you give me an overview of your career to date? How did you become Chief Growth Officer at TKC? I come from a consumer marketing background. I started at BT and … Continued
50% of our executive team are women. Although that ratio is representative of the gender split in the population at large, it is unusual among leadership teams, especially within the security sector. To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022 and its #BreakTheBias theme, we’re kicking off a three-part series focusing exclusively on our inspiring female executives. … Continued
Since achieving our carbon neutral status in 2020, we’ve continued to build on our commitment to reduce our impact on the environment. To make sure we stay on the right track, we have continued our partnership with Alectro, a company that specialises in helping businesses understand and improve their carbon footprint. Alectro provides us with … Continued
The direct partnership between The Keyholding Company and Next Plc has delivered unrivalled data intelligence and significant cost savings.
According to The Centre for Retail Research (CRR), UK retailers saw an average shrinkage of 1.42% in 2019, amounting to a staggering £5.5 billion in losses. At a time when keeping a close eye on costs is more important than ever, the size of these losses makes it clear that finding innovative and effective security solutions should be a priority for any retailer. … Continued
