The British Security Industry Association will celebrate its 40th birthday on 23 January 2007.

The association, which represents over 500 private security companies, was formed on 23 January 1967 by its eight founder members: Associated Fire Alarms Ltd, Burgot Automatic Alarms Ltd, Chubb & Sons Lock & Safe Co Ltd, Electric Protection Services Ltd, Factoryguards Ltd, Ratner Safe Co Ltd, Securicor Ltd and Security Express Ltd. BSIA chief executive David Dickinson said:

"This is a very proud moment for all those associated with the BSIA. So much has been achieved over the last 40 years and the industry has changed almost beyond recognition. However the principles of the BSIA and its relevance have remained steadfast. We have recently conducted research amongst the membership that has shown a genuine satisfaction with the services we offer and real value for money.

“It has also given a clear endorsement to the strategic focus areas for 2007, namely lobbying, guiding members on industry issues, developing standards, marketing/PR and research/benchmarking.”

In 2006 the BSIA launched a new corporate identity, new vision and mission statements and moved to new premises. It had ”retained important links to the Association's past, whilst being mindful of the need to constantly adapt to meet our members' changing needs."

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