A security business that mobilised hundreds of forces veterans, putting them on the front line of the Covid battle, has won a major national award.
SSGC, led by Hull-based businessman and former military police officer David Stubbs, has been named Security Partnering Initiative of the Year for its work with Serco, one of the companies managing centres on behalf of the government.
The business was also shortlisted for Lockdown Hero of the Year and Security Guarding Company of the Year, at the prestigious Fire and Security Excellence Awards 2020.
SSGS teamed up with the Yorkshire Regiment Association to answer a different call, rapidly deploying personnel to help marshal queues at walk-in and drive-through test centres across the 海角视频.
Mr Stubbs, who has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, an undertaking to support the welfare and wellbeing of uniformed personnel who have served their country, said: “This has been an incredible journey for SSGC. At the beginning of the year we were deploying personnel who were working around 54,000 hours per month and now we are scheduling 700,000-plus hours per month as a result of the pandemic.
“The award is a recognition of the level of work and commitment which has gone into delivering on this contract in the national interest and is tribute to the former veterans who have been on this journey with us.”
More than 4,000 staff were mustered to serve the Department of Health and Social Care contract in a matter of weeks.
Calls went out with the Yorkshire Regimental Association, with the response described as phenomenal, as reported.
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SSGC is headquartered in Swindon, with Mr Stubbs, a father-of-thee based in Hessle, also at the helm of Ciao restaurant in Boothferry Road.
He was integral to a managementbuy-out of the business, which prior to the Covid response had a £70 million annual turnover.