With over 20 years’ experience in worldwide Risk Management and VIP Close Protection operations, in both hostile and non-hostile environments, the CMS team has the expertise to provide its clients with a comprehensive range of personal and corporate security services, both in the UK and overseas.
CMS’s operating procedures and systems have been developed from an extensive and multi-disciplinary experience and knowledge base and frequently exceed industry best practice.
CMS delivers meticulous bespoke risk assessment and personal security solutions. Our primary focus is the quality of our personnel, which enables CMS to provide unparalleled service levels and exemplary client care. The experience and expertise of our Risk Assessment Consultants enable us to look beyond the immediate brief, to the wider implications and deliver robust, practical and cost-effective security solutions to any scale.
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CMS can provide its clients with a holistic range of security services, deploying some of the most sophisticated security technologies currently available, including a bespoke secure mobile communications platform for use by all CMS clients.
Our personnel have been individually selected as exceptional, highly-trained and motivated ex-military or law-enforcement professionals, both male and female. Each has been chosen, not only for their specialist background, but also for their ability to adapt seamlessly to the varied environments required by International Political, Corporate, Celebrity or Ultra High Net Worth clients. These skills ensure that CMS can deliver an entirely discreet yet effective level of service in all specialist areas.
All CMS Close Protection Officers are trained in accordance with the highest Security Industry Authority (SIA) standards and are subject to a regular and rigorous re-current training programme. The selection and assignment of each consultant to a specific task is based precisely on the relevance of their skill set to the client’s specific requirements.
CMS works closely with its clients to ensure that the requirement and brief are both clear and comprehensive. We will then supply a security programme tailored to suit the client’s specific needs and priorities, ensuring a safe and secure environment, whether for family, employees or property.
Risk Analysis is the fundamental cornerstone of every robust security solution. The analysis of threat and the measured assessment of the response required ensure that the necessary procedures are entirely appropriate to the level of risk and costs are allocated and controlled accordingly.
CMS Close Protection Officers are available for short, medium or long-term contracts for individual, corporate, celebrity and low/high-profile customers. Male and Female officers are available as appropriate for the client’s requirements and each officer is allocated to a task based on the suitability of their skill set and experience to the specific nature of the task.
CMS’s dedicated Event Security team can provide venue screening and security for special events and functions, providing high or low profile security personnel to offer control of access and protection of clients, guests and their property, whilst ensuring an entirely unobtrusive guest experience.
CMS has significant experience in risk-assessing residential property, auditing existing security and privacy measures and making recommendations on potential enhancement where required. We can provide security teams or individuals in a high or low-profile capacity to protect and secure family residences, offices and hotels in the UK or internationally as per the client’s requirements.
CMS has extensive experience in VVIP travel and can advise clients on secure travel options, drawing on over two decades of experience in providing secure air and ground travel solutions to government departments, celebrities, high profile individuals and multi-national corporations.
CMS also has specific expertise in both aviation and maritime security, particularly in respect of Private Jet aircraft and Superyacht security operations.
As part of its commitment to the privacy and security of its clients, CMS offers a bespoke Global Secure Mobile Communications platform (Salt DNA), which ensures complete security for all mobile voice and SMS communications. This system loads directly via a secure App to the client’s iPhone or Android device, providing reassurance that all communications and texts will be entirely encrypted and confidential. Clients may also use this service for international secure conference calls. This service has been of particular relevance to UHNW/ Celebrity clients or those involved in international legal, financial or corporate matters. To find out more about the unique features of the Salt DNA platform, please see the following sample case study.
With the increased threat posed by Cyber-crime and hacking of confidential information, CMS have developed a specialist I.T. security service, providing clients with a dedicated team who are able to stress-test clients’ personal or corporate IT systems and advise on any measures that may be required to optimise protection against potential Cyber threat. To ensure ongoing defence against the ever-changing methods of cyber-attack, CMS can perform regular tests on client systems to ensure that an enhanced level of protection is maintained.
The diversity of expertise and experience within CMS enables us to provide a range of intelligence, analysis, screening and forensic services, which can again be tailored to meet the client’s precise requirements.
Chauffeur and personal security services are provided by CMS Security Chauffeurs, a team of highly qualified personnel, experienced in both advanced driving and close protection operations. This service is suited to low-threat scenarios, ensuring the safety and well-being of the client at all times.
CMS can offer a range of executive cars, limousines and 4x4 vehicles, together with armoured executive vehicles for higher threat operations, if required.
CMS provides bespoke corporate training packages, providing clients with a wide range of courses tailored to meet the needs of your management team or workforce.
From team building, motivation and management performance modules to basic self-defence, CMS’s experienced training consultants work with clients to conduct a training needs analysis in order to formulate tailored packages, often based on military philosophies and principles.
In designing bespoke courses, CMS will ensure that the course structure and training modules are carefully planned and executed to meet the client’s stated objectives and desired outcomes. Courses can be reviewed, updated and developed, as required.
CMS follows industry best practice in the development and delivery of all courses. Our trainers are subject matter experts, bringing with them the very latest philosophies in their area of expertise.
Subject to course content and other possible criteria, courses can normally be run at the client’s chosen venue.
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