13 December 2024
Westminster Group Plc
('Westminster', the 'Group' or the
'Company')
New Contract - European
Prisons
Westminster Group Plc (AIM: WSG), a
leading supplier of managed services and technology-based security
solutions worldwide, is pleased to announce that it's German
subsidiary, GLISS GMBH, has secured a contract to provide
sophisticated mobile phone detection systems in a number of
European Prisons, in order to detect, locate and trace mobile
phones, smart watches, tablets, laptops and other similar
communication devices being smuggled into or used within
prisons.
Such contracts underscore
Westminster's commitment to delivering high-quality,
customer-focused security and support solutions to governments and
'Blue Chip' organisations around the world. Recent examples of
these solutions being provided by Westminster include the contract
secured in November to provide comprehensive X-ray maintenance and
training services to a leading global financial leader; and the
contract secured in October to provide security concierge services
across a number of prominent sites in the United Kingdom adding a
further £650,000 to Westminster's growing annual recurring revenue
stream.
Commenting on the latest contract award Westminster's CEO,
Peter Fowler, said:
"Mobile phones and other illicit
communication devices are a significant and growing problem in
prisons and custodial centres due to their potential to facilitate
illegal activities and compromise security. Such devices are used
to coordinate criminal activities, including drug trafficking,
harassment, and escape attempts. These devices also pose a threat
to prison staff and other inmates by enabling communication with
the outside world, leading to potential violence and unrest within
the prison environment.
"As a leading provider of security
solutions to governments and organisation around the world,
Westminster is perfectly placed to assist prison authorities
counter such threats and I am delighted we have secured this latest
important new contract in Europe."
For further information please
contact:
Westminster Group Plc
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Media enquiries via Walbrook
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Rt. Hon. Sir Tony Baldry -
Chairman
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Peter Fowler - Chief Executive
Officer
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Mark Hughes - Chief Financial
Officer
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Strand Hanson Limited (Financial & Nominated
Adviser)
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James Harris
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020 7409 3494
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Ritchie Balmer
Richard Johnson
Zeus
Capital Limited (Broker)
Louisa Waddell
Simon Johnson
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020 3829 5000
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Walbrook (Investor Relations)
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Tom Cooper
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020 7933 8780
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Joe Walker
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Nick Rome
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Westminster@walbrookpr.com
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Notes:
Westminster Group Plc is a
specialist security and services group operating worldwide via an
extensive international network of agents and offices in over 50
countries.
Westminster's principal activity is
the design, supply and ongoing support of advanced technology
security solutions, encompassing a wide range of surveillance,
detection, tracking and interception technologies and the provision
of long-term managed services contracts such as the management and
running of complete security services and solutions in airports,
ports and other such facilities together with the provision of
manpower, consultancy and training services. The majority of its
customer base, by value, comprises governments and government
agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGO's) and blue-chip
commercial organisations.
The Westminster Group Foundation is
part of the Group's Corporate Social Responsibility
activities. www.wg-foundation.org
The Foundation's goal is to support
the communities in which the Group operates by working with local
partners and other established charities to provide goods or
services for the relief of poverty and the advancement of education
and healthcare particularly in the developing world.
The Westminster Group Foundation is a
Charitable Incorporated Organisation, CIO, registered with the
Charities Commission number 1158653.