Sun, Mar 06, 2005
Companies Rewarded For Their Commitment, Exceptional
Contributions To Airport Security
Biggin HIll Helicopters, Transcity Exhibitions and Tropair
Services are the first winners of the new
security-conscious awards scheme launched by the London Biggin Hill
Executive Airport. They each received certificates from Chief
Superintendent Martin Greenslade, Metropolitan Police Commander for
the Borough of Bromley at a special ceremony on Wednesday, March
2.
Airport companies at Biggin Hill play a key role in MATRA
- Multi Agency Threat and Risk Assessment - a new government-backed
security initiative. It brings together all key stake holders
including Bromley Police, the Immigration Service, Customs &
Excise, MPS Special Branch, the Department for Transport, Home
Office and Airport Security to share information and expertise from
their areas of operation. Biggin Hill's MATRA steering group first
met in February of 2004 with the first tenant meeting also held in
February. Since then there have been security workshops, risk
assessments and information sharing among the many companies on
site.
"As the Chair of the MATRA initiative at Biggin Hill Airport, I
am immensely pleased that we are recognizing the commitment of
these three companies one year on from the launch of this scheme,"
said Chief Inspector Matt Bell of Bromley Police. "With tenants and
users of the Airport, we have been able to identify areas for
development and make improvements. This has benefited everyone who
uses or operates a business on the Airport, and I encourage
everyone with an interest in making Biggin Hill Airport safer and
more prosperous to join with us in 2005."
Phil Spurgin, Head of Safety and Security at Biggin Hill Airport
said: "The winners have had a considerable input into the overall
London Biggin Hill MATRA process, contributing in excess of
mandatory security requirements in some areas. But above all their
input was supportive and continuous."
MATRA grew out of a review carried out by Sir John Wheeler in
2002 of airport security in the UK, following the events of 9/11.
One of his recommendations was that all key stake holders within an
airport/aviation environment should share information on
vulnerability, threat and risks associated with their area of
involvement.
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