worldwide security company that specialises in fire safety security and defence . the firms headquarters are at westminster house blacklocks hill overthorpe near banbury 1 2 3 oxfordshire united kingdom . the group operates through a network of over 70 agents and international offices in over 45 countries 4 with a slightly growing customer base consisting of predominately governments and government agencies embassies non governmental organisations and blue chip commercial organisations . 4 over the years the company has and still provides worldwide anti terrorist equipment and systems as well as specialist diver detection systems perimeter and border security pipeline protection systems and homeland security . 1 4 5 it saw press in 2007 from the uk national newspaper the times over the appointment of their then new non executive chairman sir malcolm ross . 6 national newspaper the daily express 7 also commented about the company s intention to float on the alternative investment market as did the times . 8 contents 1 corporate history 2 corporate sub structure 3 executive board members 4 the company test grounds 5 share price 6 see also 7 references 8 external links corporate history edit westminster s non executive chairman is lieutenant colonel sir malcolm ross gcvo obe master of the household of the prince of wales and formerly of the royal household and the company is run by its chief executive officer peter fowler . westminster was founded in 1988 as a security systems business called westminster security systems supplying systems and equipment to the uk domestic and commercial marketplace . in 1990 westminster security systems was acquired by menvier swain group plc at which time peter fowler joined westminster security systems as managing director . westminster security systems gained a number of notable achievements being the first security company to achieve nacoss national approval council for security systems approval and certification to bs 5750 quality assurance 5 the first security company to be awarded a sito security industry training organisation training award and the first company to design and install a full colour town centre cctv surveillance system within the uk linking the towns of banbury bicester and kidlington . citation needed they also supplied several firms in these towns and bloxham with fire and burglar alarms but sales have slackened off due to the credit crunch . in 1996 the directors mounted a successful mbo for westminster security systems and in 1999 acquired london based security business csg . a restructuring in october 2000 resulted in the sale of westminster security systems and its holding company westminster security group to chubb electronic security . the westminster group s land buildings and manufacturing business westminster technologies ltd were retained and transferred over to the new westminster group plc. westminster technologies was a small contract electronic manufacturing business producing printed circuit boards and was sold in june 2006 leaving westminster international to concentrate on the core security and defence business . in 2006 westminster group plc. purchased rms integrated solutions ltd specialists in distributed low voltage systems ; the company then listed on the aim market of the london stock exchange wsg in june 2007 . in 2009 westminster group purchased longmoor group the close protection and security training services group . corporate sub structure edit westminster group plc has four subsidiary companies westminster international ltd rms integrated solutions ltd longmoor group and westminster security systems . citation needed westminster international ltd this subsidiary has a broad based security systems specialist which is in the provideing designs the supplying of supply installation and maintenance of a wide range of fire and security systems and equipment to domestic retail commercial and industrial premises governmental establishments banks airports sea ports embassies etc. they operate in both the uk and abroad . 5 westminster international has uses specialist low frequency sound emissions in its experimental anti frogman security systems . 9 a sound that irritates or causes pain . 10 11 westminster international have also implemented this sonic factor but they withheld the exact sound frequencies used . 9 rms integrated solutions ltd. this subsidiary is a specialist provider of integrated low voltage systems throughout the uk including fire & security systems alarms cctv structured cabling tv & satellite distribution and wireless data distribution technology . 5 longmoor security an exploded teargas canister on the fly . this subsidiary is a provider of security personnel and corporate security solutions like pepper spray mace cs gas and tear gas worldwide protecting high profile international customers including organisations such as the bbc . all consultants operators and trainers have served with the british army s royal military police uk special forces or the uk police force . 5 westminster security systems this subsidiary has specialist and more general purpose skills in installing both domestic retail commercial and industrial fire alarms burglar alarms and on premises security systems . 5 aviation security services wass providing security to the aviation and other transportation sectors protecting infrastructure operations and assets . executive board members edit the board of the westminster group consisted as of 2001 of four executive two non executive directors and one non executive chairman lieutenant colonel sir malcolm ross gcvo obe non executive chairman chairman of remuneration and member of the audit committees ; the honourable sir michael pakenham kbe cmg non executive director chairman of the audit committee and member of the remuneration committee ; the right honourable sir john wheeler kstj hqa jp dl non executive chairman of longmoor group ; peter fowler chief executive officer and remuneration committee ; nicholas mearing smith finance director and remuneration committee ; roger worrall commercial director ; stuart fowler beng hons operations director . the company test grounds edit westminster houses its test grounds and company headquarters on a 4 acre site outside banbury uk coordinates 52 04 n 1 17 w 52.067 n 1.283 w 52.067 ; 1.283 . many of the group s products and services are demonstrated on the grounds and inside corporate headquarters e.g. access control systems surveillance monitoring etc. . the group regularly hosts overseas visitors and clients to discuss specific requirements test products and evaluate appropriate systems . the test grounds hold some of the world s most sophisticated perimeter security solutions pipeline protection systems and integrated thermal imaging night vision cctv camera systems . many of these systems were showcased during westminster s open days in september 2009 . the bbc filmed and aired a two minute segment dubbed as james bond style gadgets are devised for real . 12 westminster s corporate video demonstrates additional defence and security equipment not shown in the bbc video . 13 share price edit the 2011 share price was 19.00 p per share similar to the 2010 yearly average . 1 see also edit chubb locks yale company business technology association glass break detector history of banbury overthorpe northamptonshire physical security references edit a b c company summary westminster group plc lse wsg . retrieved march 5 2010 . westminster group plc fire safety security and defence systems . wg plc.com . retrieved 2011 08 03 . warkworth rd 1970 01 01 . 52.066667 1.283333 google maps . maps.google.com . retrieved 2011 08 03 . a b c www.wi ltd.com westminster international ltd official website . retrieved on march 6 2010 . a b c d e f westminster s linkedin profile . retrieved on march 6 2010 . elizabeth judge . sir malcolm ross . the times may 14 2007 . london . retrieved 2007 05 22 . dead link andrew johnson . security firm thrives in the war on terror . the daily express may 14 2007 . retrieved 2007 05 22 . elizabeth judge 2007 05 14 . anti terror company set to float on aim . the times may 14 2007 . london . retrieved 2007 05 22 . a b enforcer ucdds diver detection maritime security from westminster international . wi ltd.com . retrieved 2011 08 03 . stevens cc russell kl knafelc me smith pf hopkins ew clark jb 1999 . noise induced neurologic disturbances in divers exposed to intense water borne sound two case reports . undersea hyperb med . 26 4 261 5 . pmid 10642074 . retrieved 2008 08 12 . fothergill dm sims jr curley md 2001 . recreational scuba divers aversion to low frequency underwater sound . undersea hyperb med . 28 1 9 18 . pmid 11732884 . retrieved 2008 08 12 . bbc . westminster open day . jeremy stern september 2009 . c copyright bbc 2009 . retrieved 2009 10 06 . westminster group plc. corporate video . ken rees may 2007 . retrieved 2007 05 22 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title westminster group & oldid 725402030 categories companies based in banburysecurity companies of the united kingdom1988 establishments in the united kingdomcompanies established in 1988hidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from october 2010all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from december 2009articles with unsourced statements from march 2011coordinates not on wikidataofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 june 2016 at 12 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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