Security consultant Anchor Group Services’ PAL Protect has announced it is currently the only UK partner for SHORE (safe hospitality, offices, retail and exhibition assets) Certification – an internationally recognised and acknowledged resilience certification programme.
Created by Safe Asset group, the accreditation is the only global solution for evaluating and certifying operational risk and resilience for individual assets and property portfolios. Its main goal is to create safe and sustainable assets while promoting safe environments and strong governance.
PAL Protect were chosen by the Safe Asset Group chief executive officer Erik Engstrand, due to its long experience and understanding of the UK market and the requirements of the industry, including the real estate market, as well as its positive credentials and reputation.
The certification comes at an exciting time for the company as it looks to support the UK government in the Protect Duty law, which will scale up the country’s preparedness for dealing with terror attacks for organisations operating within publicly accessible locations.
As PAL Protect works closely with its clients in preparation, the SHORE accreditation will offer a benefit in anticipation of the Protect Duty and the further requirements that the new legislation will place on businesses.
Director Ian Pugh, formally of intu plc with over 38 years of security experience, said: “We are delighted to have been chosen by Erik and Safe Asset Group to be the UK partner for delivery of the SHORE Certification. Whilst at intu, I was a member of the security committee for the European Council of Shopping Places, and I saw first-hand the value that the SHORE accreditation delivers to its clients and partners worldwide.
“At Anchor, we believe our experience of working in and delivering services to the UK real estate market places us in a unique position to make the SHORE Certification the accreditation of choice for UK Real Estate Asset owners and operators who want recognition and confirmation that their asset is SAFE for both their employees and the public.”
