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It’s the Big One! Off to Uni, with a million things to do, to remember… and to enjoy!

Enjoyment is a big part of the university experience, writes Richard McCann, but far too many Freshers become part of the ‘What went wrong’ statistics. That’s because they simply aren’t prepared. And while older students can help with tips about coping with student politics or weird house mates, we now live in times where safety and security are other issues you’ll probably be dealing with for the first time.

Leisuresec provides security services ranging from education to door supervision and from event security and taxi marshalling to risk management and conflict management training.

The contract firm’s new app checks and records everything from every guard’s shift in real time, to his or her deployment, their movements, their incident reports – even their refused entry and warning logs. The app carries out automatic hourly SIA validity check of every guard’s licence to make sure they are valid to work.

Retail crime is at an all-time high, costing business £613m, and a new report says that the logistics/supply chain sector is now ‘ripe for exploitation and presents many opportunities for organised crime.’

We’ve asked security expert Cusack Gordon to give us his 10 Timely Tips…

Getting help with your security is obviously important – but it’s not as easy to do as it initially appears.

The first questions people normally ask are: ‘What should I look for in a security company?’ and ’What things do I need to consider?’