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Wilson Chowdhry, MD of London-based AA Security, was back on the pages of Professional Security magazine after a while away, in the February edition, to describe covid-safety measures at his guarding firm. Here he offers further thoughts on the pandemic. The industry will move on once vaccinations bring control of covid-19, he writes. It’s a […]

We’ve not heard from Wilson Chowdhry, director of the London-based guarding company AA Security for a while; all the more reason to be glad to hear from him, about work during lockdown. During the Christmas lockdown AA Security Ltd had a really busy period. One of our clients had us deploying 24 hour security cover […]

Despite what you might think, this is not a photoshopped image of our security officer before an apocalypse. The image was taken Sunday 24th January 2021, during one of the coldest days of this year. If you look carefully, you can still see the frost on the site, vehicles and equipment, only an hour or […]

Of the morning seminars at the SIA conference, Professional Security attended the one on the case for and against licensing in-house security. The SIA was careful not to take sides – but even the invited speaker happy with in-house guards staying as they are admitted that he regarded licensing as inevitable. SIA assistant director Nick […]

A security officer from an Ilford-based company has been hailed for his part in a life-saving incident while on a patrol in Romford in east London. Haroon Yousaf, pictured, prevented a man from jumping off Ardleigh Bridge over the A127. Staff from the engineering company who are coordinating the bridge replacement project praised the officer […]

Writing just before the SIA took away the April start-point for taking business licences, while still insisting on the April 2015 deadline, London-based contract guarding company MD Wilson Chowdhry was already querying how helpful the regulator has been to the sector. As April draws nearer managers in the security industry prepare themselves for the onset […]

A security guarding company reports how it weathered a difficult downturn in the sector and the business is now returning to growth. In tough times, the business maintained its commitment to training and developing staff. They went for Investors in People Gold, believing that this helps them to reinforce a market position based on quality […]

Have you ever wondered why Irish people always seem so jolly? asks a guarding contractor and regular writer in these pages, Wilson Chowdhry, of Ilford-based guarding company AA Security. I have, and perhaps it is down to a spirit that has had to overcome so much adversity over centuries of change and political turbulence and […]

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, praised Londoners who volunteer their time, skills or expertise to contribute to the safety and well-being of their community. A Bridge Builders Award went to Wilson Chowdhry, of the Essex-based guarding company AA Security. Among his other work he founded the Redbridge Neighbourhood Watch Association and seeks to resolve […]

I read the recent SIA in-house licensing review with a mixture of despair and disappointment, writes Wilson Chowdhry, of SIA approved contactor AA Security. The SIA have determined post-consultation with industry representatives, that their was “no substantiated risk to public protection” and hence recommended the status quo be maintained in respect to the existing licensing […]