British Pipeline Agency Limited (BPA), a leading UK pipeline operator and consultant, has extended its relationship with Axis Security, one of the UK鈥檚 leading suppliers of security services, to pro-actively protect its UK pipeline infrastructure.
鈥淏PA are happy to be working closely with Axis in protecting the UK pipeline infrastructure for which we are responsible as operators,鈥� says Andrew Murray, Security Manager for BPA.
鈥淎xis are providing BPA with a professional nationwide security management service under BPA鈥檚 own Security Management Strategy, delivering a proactive surveillance and deterrent to interference with critical UK pipeline infrastructure.
鈥淚 was happy to approach Axis Security to provide this service and we now have two 鈥楶ro-active Pipeline Surveillance Security Patrols鈥� providing mobile surveillance in Axis liveried vehicles,鈥� Andrew continues.
Axis Security鈥檚 pro-active units comprise four employees covering two patrols, a north and south team, and each officer works 40 hrs a week. This extension of Axis and BPA鈥檚 security relationship furthers the existing round-the-clock security responsibilities protecting BPA鈥檚 Kingsbury Oil Terminal Site.
鈥淭he officers provide a very autonomous but vital role for BPA, and our pro-active stance is now being echoed by other pipeline operators,鈥� Andrew concludes.
David Mundell, Managing Director of Axis Security, says its officers are even more vital to protecting the wider BPA operation: 鈥淭his is a good example of a fully functional security operation being extended through our officers鈥� hard work and dedication at an existing site.鈥�
The BPA controls and manages over 800 km of pipeline systems geographically extending from Merseyside, through the Midlands, and down to the River Thames in the South East.
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