MACKIE’S OF SCOTLAND CHOOSE SKYGUARD FOR ROUND THE CLOCK LONE WORKER PROTECTION

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skyguard-logo-220Food Manufacturer, Mackie’s of Scotland have issued their nightshift staff with Skyguard’s palm-sized personal alarms, to help mitigate risk whilst working alone with heavy machinery.

According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), over 5,000 injuries in the food and drink manufacturing industry are reported each year. This represents around a quarter of all manufacturing injuries reported. About 16% of the injuries are ‘major injuries’ resulting in broken bones, hospitalisation etc, mostly due to slips, falls from height or machinery. The remainder are ‘over-3-day absence injuries’ mostly caused by Read more

SOLENT NHS CHOOSE SKYGUARD TO PROTECT OVER 700 COMMUNITY-BASED STAFF

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SkyguardlogoSolent NHS Trust have chosen Skyguard to protect 700 of their lone working staff, after conducting a thorough OJEU tender process.

The Trust provides specialist community and mental health services to local people, principally in the Portsmouth and Southampton area with some services reaching across a wider part of Hampshire. Due to the nature of the services provided there is a significant proportion of their 3800+ staff who work in the community, often alone. Read more

BSkyB Underlines Its Safety Commitment To Staff

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Connexion2 bskyb identiconBosses at BSkyB have chosen to protect their front-line staff by equipping them with a state-of-the-art lone worker device.

The digital television company- which is the largest in the UK- has bought 48 market-leading lone worker devices from lone worker safety company Connexion2 in its ongoing bid to ensure the safety of its employees. Read more

Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd Chooses Connexion2’s Identicom

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Connexion2 GwyneddHousing Association, Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd has signed a three-year contract to protect its lone workers with the award-winning Identicom lone worker device.

Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd (CCG), established in 2010, provides nearly 6,300 affordable homes and services to its tenants. Employing over 280 staff, over 100 of which are lone workers, management reviewed a number of devices and solutions to help protect these workers. Read more

SKYGUARD – THE UK’S FASTEST GROWING LONE WORKER PROTECTION PROVIDER REACHES PROFITABILITY

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The Directors of Skyguard are delighted to announce that the company has moved into profitability for the first time in its history. This important landmark has been achieved as a result of significant growth in 2012 which saw Skyguard more than double its number of subscribers. The board is delighted with this achievement which follows investment of several million pounds in recent years in service infrastructure, new technology Read more

SKYGUARD’S MYSOS PERSONAL ALARM AWARDED ACPO’S “SECURED BY DESIGN” ACCREDITATION

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Skyguard – Europe’s premier personal safety service for lone workers and those at risk, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Secured by Design’ accreditation for its innovative MySOS personal safety device.

The MySOS, exclusively developed by Skyguard, has met the extremely stringent specifications set by Secured by Design – the official UK initiative created by the Read more

Lone workers get more value for money with Identicom 8 Series:

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Lone worker specialist, Connexion2, developer and manufacturer of the award winning

Identicom lone worker device, has announced the next generation, Identicom 8 Series is now available for purchase through authorised Channel Partners Read more

SKYGUARD PROVIDES DEVICES TO TRACK TEAMS FOR THE WILDLIFE TRUST CENTENARY EVENT

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Thanks to the help of Europe’s premier personal safety provider – Skyguard, The Wildlife Trust are celebrating their centenary year with a fun new challenge for companies.

Corporate teams from across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire will have just 6 hours to visit as many Wildlife Trust nature reserves as they can – in fancy dress!  Saturday 22nd September 2012 is Reserve It! day where corporate teams will be using their skills in planning, decision making and leadership along with their Skyguard tracking devices to travel around the counties visiting as many nature reserves as possible. Read more

SKYGUARD SHOWCASES WORLD’S FIRST EVER

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SKYGUARD SHOWCASES WORLD’S FIRST EVER INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL SAFETY SERVICE AT IFSEC INTERNATIONAL 2012.

Embracing the international theme of the event, Skyguard has announced it will showcase the world’s first and only international emergency response service at IFSEC International 2012, held at Birmingham’s NEC in May. Read more

FIRST-EVER PERSONAL EMERGENCY SERVICE FOR BRITISH TRAVELLERS LAUNCHED

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Skyguard International creates instant back-up across 36 countries
Emergency response specialist Skyguard has today launched the first-ever personal emergency service for British travellers and lone workers abroad.

Skyguard International (www.skyguardgroup.com) gives travellers the power to summon help at the press of a button if they find themselves in trouble overseas. Initially the service is live across 34 European countries, the Russian Federation and South Africa. Read more