User:Olsenpartnership/sandbox

Type:	Limited company

Industry:	Security

Founded:	2009

Headquarters:	Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Key people:	Michael Taubman (Director), Mark Duffy (Director)

Employees:	500 (2012)

Subsidiaries:	Gardwell Secure Systems, GSL Dardan Investigations, GSL Dardan Event Security

Website	http://www.gsldardan.co.uk

External links: www.gardwellsecuresystems.co.uk www.gsldardanevents.co.uk www.gsldardaninvestigations.co.uk www.sia.homeoffice.gov.uk/Pages/home.aspx www1.gardline.com www.chas.gov.uk www.safecontractor.com www.achilles.com/en/FPAL/about-FPAL

Sources: www1.gardline.com www1.gardline.com/news/article/62 www.gardwellsecuresystems.co.uk www.opportunitypeterborough.co.uk/bondholder/news/businesswatch-security-services-successfully-complete-merger-and-rebrand-to-gsl-dardan-and-now-operate-from-new-offices-in-fengate-peterborough www.gsldardan.co.uk/news/2010/12/cambridgeshire-operations-update www.gsldardaninvestigations.co.uk/news/2011/06/corporate-investigations-company-rebrand-gsl-dardan www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/et-business/business-news/merger_strengthens_security_business_1_2372477 www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17272254 www.gardwellsecuresystems.co.uk/news/2012/02/gsl-dardan-appoint-renato-notarianni-md-gardwell-secure-systems-limited www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/et-business/business-news/ren_locks_into_key_security_role_1_3546413

GSL Dardan

GSL Dardan Ltd is a security company based in the United Kingdom, with head offices situated in Norwich and six further offices across Eastern England. There is an additional office in Aberdeen which supports aviation operations within the petroleum industries. The company consists of three divisions: GSL Dardan Ltd, GSL Dardan Events and Gardwell Secure Systems Ltd, each providing a range of specialist security services. The company has attained ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 18001 accreditation.

GSL Dardan holds SIA Approved Contractor Status (ACS) for the provision of security guarding, door supervision, public space surveillance and key holding. In 2011, the company was ranked in the top 10% of all security providers in the United Kingdom.

History 1973 – Dardan Security Dardan Security was formed in 1973, primarily providing security services to the North Sea offshore industry in Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth. In 1990 Dardan won the contract for the provision of security at the Castle Mall construction in Norwich by Bovis.

1979 - Integral Security Limited (ISL) The company originally commenced trading in 1979 as Dobermann Security and was incorporated in 1983. In 1995 the company rebranded to Integral Security Limited (ISL). Integral Security specialised in providing general and niche security services to organisations that operated in and supported the southern North Sea offshore gas industry and onshore energy industry.

2002 – ISL Dardan Security Limited In order to compete more effectively in an industry that was becoming extremely competitive and preparing for regulation by the SIA, ISL and Dardan Security were merged in a 50/50 joint venture to form ISL Dardan Security. The company moved to a new head office on the Rackheath Industrial Estate in Norwich and increased its turnover from £3.5 million to £5.5 million by organic growth between 2002 and 2008. .

2009 – GSL Dardan Limited GSL Dardan was formed in January 2009 through the merger of ISL Dardan Security and Gardwell Security, part of the Gardline Group which remains a 50% shareholder of the company

2010 – Acquisition of BusinessWatch UK In July 2010 GSL Dardan acquired Cambridgeshire-based security company BusinessWatch UK Security Services Ltd, a provider of static guarding, mobile patrols, key holding and alarm response.

2011 – GSL Dardan Investigations and Events In January 2011, GSL Dardan rebranded its investigations division, Macrae York & Thompson (MYT) to GSL Dardan Investigations. The company further expanded its business operations to accommodate the security of events and launched its event security division in November 2011, to provide crowd control, traffic management stewarding and VIP protection. GSL Dardan was audited and ranked within the top 10% of all approved contractors in the United Kingdom as part of the SIA Approved Contractor Scheme

2012. In February 2012, the company achieved accreditation by the Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies Community Safety Accredited Scheme (CSAS)  , allowing certain trained security officers selected policing powers. This proved to be a controversial topic with the general public believing that the government was allowing private security firms to take over patrols from the police and was incorrectly reported. . Essex Constabulary has also accredited the company

In December 2011 Cancer Research UK “Race For Life” chose GSL Dardan Events Division, as their preferred supplier of Stewards and Traffic Marshalls for events throughout the Eastern Region in 2012.

GSL Dardan Events Division have now achieved approved supplier status with Norwich City Council and Kings Lynn Borough Council