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Security trio:
Chris Petty
(centre) has
joined Glenn
Bartlett (left) and
Lee Nicholson at
CPS.
FENCING OFF
SECURITY
SUCCESS
A
Teesside company is providing
close protection security services
to an impressive list of clients just
months after launching.
Norton-based Close Protection Security
(CPS) has already provided security services
for Middlesbrough Football Club and the
Skylive Airshow, while Rockliffe Hall Hotel is
their latest high-profile client.
The firm is run by military veteran Lee
Nicholson, once with the Royal Artillery, and
business partner Glenn Bartlett, who have
recruited well-known local businessman
Chris Petty to their board of directors to help
develop the business.
CPS has recently provided security for
Hartlepool-born Sky Sports presenter Jeff
Stelling, boxing promoter Frank Warren and
boxing champion Liam Smith, along with
Middlesbrough FC officials.
Glenn and Lee joined forces with Chris
after he used the services of the fledgling
company for the popular Skylive Airshow he
organises.
The 2017 show attracted around 18,000
visitors just days after a terrorist bomb had
exploded to devastating effect at an Ariana
Grande concert at Manchester Arena.
Recalling the challenge of providing
security for the Skylive Airshow in the wake
of the Manchester Arena bomb, Glenn said:
L
ocal businesses gathered for an event to
celebrate the Autumn issue of Teesside’s
only lifestyle magazine, Tees Life.
Resolution Media and Publishing – the
publishers of Tees Business – hosted the
networking event at The Nuthatch cocktail bar
in Middlesbrough.
Firms in attendance included the Artizan,
the Build Directory, Acklam Hall, Durham
Tees Valley Airport, Adore Properties, CDC
Wealth Management, Chadwicks Inn
Maltby, CP Waites, MBHR Consulting and
Cornerstone Business Solutions.
Now with a print readership of more than
20,000, Tees Life is published quarterly and
circulated free to homes, pubs, restaurants,
hotels and salons across Teesside including
Wynyard, Eaglescliffe, Yarm, Ingleby Barwick,
Wolviston, Hartburn, Nunthorpe, Marton and
Guisborough, Stokesley, Linthorpe.
It features original editorial content
covering food and drink, fashion, motoring
and sport, people and places, homes and
interiors, advice and events.
The fourth issue of Tees Life is due out
in February. Space is available from just
£145 per issue, with pay-monthly packages
available from just £60 a month.
To book space or ask for a Media Pack,
call the Resolution team on 01642 450255
or email [email protected]
“We had 60 men on the ground that day, first
and foremost creating a reassuring visual
presence.
“We liaised with Special Branch officers to
ensure maximum security, with our fully-
trained team performing searches on every
visitor and staff member.
“It was naturally a big challenge but we
had an outstanding team there to ensure the
security of everyone in attendance.”
Chris, who also served in the military
before helping to build Teesside IT firm
Cornerstone Business Solutions, explained:
“We’d found it difficult to find a security firm
to provide the service we needed for the
Airshow, but CPS did a fantastic job.
“I’ve known Glenn and Lee for a while and
they already had some high-profile clients,
so I didn’t need any persuading to join forces
with them.
“There’s a massive gap in the market.
There’s nobody else in the North-East
capable of offering the services to such
levels, so it’s got huge potential.
“We’ve already sealed some significant
contracts and there are many more in the
pipeline.”
CPS, who are fully accredited and include
many fully-trained close protection operatives
on their books, also provide general security
services, spectator stewarding and canine
patrols.
For more details about CPS visit
closeprotectionsecurityltd.co.uk
Cocktails and Canapés
is the Life!
Simon Hatfield (centre) and his Nuthatch
team hosted an event to celebrate the launch
of Tees Life’s Autumn issue.