EQUINOX SECURITY MANAGEMENT FOUNDS RETAIL SECURITY COMPANY WITH £1-MILLION CONTRACT

1st September 2009

Equinox Security Management is continuing its expansion with the creation of a retail security company: Equinox Retail Security Solutions.   The new company will specialise in retail security and loss prevention for retailers and shopping centres, and is being headed up by retail security specialist Johannes Van Der Merwe who joins the Equinox Security Management Group as retail operations director. 

Equinox Retail Security Solutions has already secured its first major contract with its appointment to handle security for retailer, The Body Shop.  The contract covers 32 UK Body Shop stores and is worth more than £1-million.

Caroline Demoulpied, group commercial director for Equinox Security Management  said: "The recruitment of Johannes Van Der Merwe and formation of Equinox Retail Security Solutions forms an important part of our business expansion strategy.  Johannes' experience augments the considerable retail experience already held within our business and will help us to deliver bespoke retail security solutions and a high quality of service.   Our retail security officer training package will also enable us to develop a team which adheres to our own operating standards and philosophy with an energy and enthusiasm that is often lacking in the retail security industry."

Equinox Security Management employs more than 240 people UK wide and provides the full range of security services to corporate, warehousing and logistics, manufacturing, transport and retail clients throughout the UK.  With a focus on quality of service provision and results, the company develops bespoke security programmes which are tailored to meet individual client and site needs.