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PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: Pegasus-Ops LtdPegasus Ops are a London based risk management and private security firm, and the peop...
20/09/2026

PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: Pegasus-Ops Ltd

Pegasus Ops are a London based risk management and private security firm, and the people running it came the same way a lot of this community did, through military, intelligence, investigative and specialist operational work.

Their founder joined the British Army at sixteen. Almost three decades later he had worked across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, on everything from military service and international operations to investigations and protective assignments. His own take on all of it is that wherever the work took him, it was always about people.

That is still how they work. Listen first. Understand completely. Act thoughtfully. Most security, they say, is reactive. Pegasus would rather understand the risk properly and get ahead of it before it turns into an incident.

You can see it in how they look after their own people too. One contractor who worked a task with them said Craig and Jay "always went above and beyond for the team and for the clients".

The Ops Con is about giving service leavers from military and police backgrounds a proper route into protective security. Pegasus was built by a soldier who joined at sixteen, so they know exactly what that route looks like from the inside.

PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: MINIMAL RISKSince 2003, Minimal Risk have built teams of specialists, often former service personnel,...
19/09/2026

PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: MINIMAL RISK

Since 2003, Minimal Risk have built teams of specialists, often former service personnel, for close protection, corporate events, residential security and asset protection in the UK and around the world.

Their recruitment is built for people who have served. In their own words, the vast majority of their candidates are former service personnel from the Armed Forces and Police, placed with employers who understand the uniformed ethos. Several of their own team have military backgrounds, and they take people on for their own projects as well as for clients.

It doesn't matter how long you served, when you served or who you served with. That is how they put it, and it is how we feel too.

The Ops Con exists to give service leavers from military and police backgrounds a credible pathway from training into real work in protective security. When Minimal Risk announced this partnership, they said that pathway "aligns with our own values around investing in and developing the people behind protective security."

Partner Spotlight: Barham Protection Services (BPS) LtdThey describe themselves as the smart choice for practitioners. T...
16/09/2026

Partner Spotlight: Barham Protection Services (BPS) Ltd

They describe themselves as the smart choice for practitioners. The word doing the work there is practitioners.

Their trainers have decades of hands-on experience, and the courses are built so the skills are usable in the job rather than just on the certificate. Their FREC 3 ends with realistic scenarios using live actors and special effects, and the instructors are NHS Trust clinicians, former police TEAMS medics and military CMT1 medics.

They run Behavioural Detection, close protection and evasive driving too, and they'll bring a course to your venue instead of you coming to Maidstone.

Talk to BPS about dates. Operator Pro members unlock exclusive discounts on their courses.

New on the blog: which courses are worth doing after your CP licence.It's a bit of a minefield, and increasingly compani...
15/09/2026

New on the blog: which courses are worth doing after your CP licence.

It's a bit of a minefield, and increasingly companies are looking for those who continue to invest in their own professional development.

The piece goes through some of the courses available and which roles they could strengthen your application for. Our incredible training partners (such as Adv. Timm Irvine-Smith's RONIN SA, 242 Group, Belgraves of London Ltd, S2K Group, Gaboon Protection and more) are highlighted throughout, which takes the guess work out of who to train with.

It also covers how to read a job advert, so you can tell which extras actually carry weight for the work you want.

Read it over a brew. Link in the bio 🫡

Partner Spotlight: OrionSome clients request that extra level of protection, that additional peace of mind. When they do...
14/09/2026

Partner Spotlight: Orion

Some clients request that extra level of protection, that additional peace of mind. When they do, Orion can help. Luxury armoured vehicles with security trained drivers. The newest on the fleet is the beautiful Mercedes-Benz Maybach S580 in armoured specification.

Speak to the team at Orion for more information on what they can offer.

Open Comms is our new evening series, and the first one is on Tuesday 22 September at our HQ in Battersea Power Station....
11/09/2026

Open Comms is our new evening series, and the first one is on Tuesday 22 September at our HQ in Battersea Power Station.

Bring a colleague, or a friend; you do not need to be a member. This one is open to everyone.

A chance to learn something from people who have done the job, and to connect with others in the industry.

At our first event we are honoured to be hosting Lieutenant General Sir Nick Borton KCB DSO MBE (Retd). He has had an incredible career in the military and has recently made the transition to civvy street. He is talking to us about leadership, and where his journey has taken him.

Arrive from six, with a drink waiting. Sir Nick takes the floor at seven, and afterwards there is time to catch up with old faces and meet a few new ones.

Whether you are already leading or working towards it, this is an evening not to be missed.

Link in the bio or head to the events tab on our website. See you there! 🫡

Partner Spotlight: Oakwood Risk Training They offer the Level 5 CCMP through distance learning, meaning you can work on ...
09/09/2026

Partner Spotlight: Oakwood Risk Training

They offer the Level 5 CCMP through distance learning, meaning you can work on it flexibly over 12 months around your other commitments. It is built for the people who are responsible for their organisation's crisis response, and you get support and guidance from the Oakwood Risk & Resilience team as you work through it. The content is on demand and led by people who have done the work in high risk environments, so you are learning from experience rather than theory.

Operator Pro members save £160.

Details and enrolment at the link in the comments. 🫡

New on the blog: how to spot a dodgy security job advert.Most of us have replied to an advert that looked good on the ph...
08/09/2026

New on the blog: how to spot a dodgy security job advert.

Most of us have replied to an advert that looked good on the phone and turned out to be something else once the details came through. This one is written by people who have been there, and it walks through what to look at before you say yes, starting with how a company writes to a group, because that usually tells you how it will run the job.

Our blogs are here to help operators with straight advice from lived experience, so if it saves you a wasted day or a late invoice, it has done its job.

Read it over a brew. Link in bio 🫡

Hurry up and wait.You knew it in uniform and you know it now. Three hours early, route walked twice, comms checked, ever...
06/09/2026

Hurry up and wait.

You knew it in uniform and you know it now. Three hours early, route walked twice, comms checked, everything in place. Then nothing at all for six hours.

So, over to you. What is one thing you do to stay switched on when nothing is happening?

Partner feature: CIVVY.Twenty years of doing hard things routinely, and most veterans still undersell what they have to ...
05/09/2026

Partner feature: CIVVY.

Twenty years of doing hard things routinely, and most veterans still undersell what they have to offer. Those skills are what businesses want, and what you could build something of your own on. Don't undersell yourselves.

CIVVY is written by veterans, for veterans, and packed full of inspiring stories. Issue No. 2 is inbound.

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