The Scotsman

Security group drives south of the Border

- By SCOTT REID

Site security company Safer Scotland has begun its advance into England thanks to a six-figure contract win in Northumber­land.

The“breakthrou­gh” deal, worth some £500,000, has been signed with major building and civil engineerin­g contractor Farrans for the Northumber­land Energy Park.

It is th elates tina run of contract wins which will push the Paisley firm’s turnover to in excess of £1.6 million, up by 50 per cent on this year.

Security specialist and business founder Ryan Clark said: “This is an important new step which opens up a world of potential for our offering. The opportunit­ies in England are 50 times greater than north of the Border.”

The Northumber­land contract, which will run for twoand-a-half years, will involve a bespoke CCTV package, manguardin­g and access control at the strategic land develop - ment sites across the Bly th estuary.

The deal comes on the back of a contract win with Farrans for a road realignmen­t project in Aberdeen shire. That, in turn, followed a £200,000 deal at the £38m Farrans Roadbridge Joint Venture which was set up to construct the A737 Dalry bypass.

Clark added :“The bypass was a rolling project with constantly changing power needs and risk profiles.

“The client wanted a tower which they could move themselves and which would not be dependent on replacing hydrogen power cell gas canisters. We developed a solution which combined solar panels and an inbuilt wind turbine capacity.”

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0 Ryan Clark sees major opportunit­ies in England

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