I’m old enough to remember those classic Ferrero Rocher ads of the 1980s with the receptions at the ambassador’s residence in some unidentified European capital. But in all these years, I’ve never…
We’re just seven days away from one of the fixtures of the British sporting calendar – the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, the oldest tennis tournament in the world.…
I’m looking forward to visiting the House of Lords this evening for the annual security reception of ADS, the premier trade organisation advancing the UK Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space industries,…
I was heading to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park the other day to check up on a couple of Zaun‘s legacy projects there: – We’ve installed for the first time our DBS acoustic fencing system made from recycled…
Roy Hodgson has named his squad of 23 for the World Cup next month – and taken our English lions to Portugal this week for their first preparatory training camp. The England team spent five…
There’s rarely anything uplifting or designed to instil waves of pride as a ringing endorsement from an unexpected and independent source with nothing to gain from the praise. So it…
April is the season for spring showers, Easter bunnies . . . and the global gathering of counter-terror gurus and experts at Kensington Olympia! So last week, we legged it…
The SportAccord Convention organisers dub it as the place ‘Where Sport Meets’! I didn’t realise how accurate that was until I joined it for the first time at SAC2014 at the Susesi Convention…
We’re gaining a bit of a reputation as the company to go to when world leaders gather, and their protection needs to be guaranteed. At the end of March, the…
Meydan Racecourse Fencing Required! – The richest prize in world horse racing will be decided on Saturday at a five-star race track in Dubai that we had a hand in…
The first Great Newham London Run marked the re-opening of the Olympic Stadium a year after the Games. Last week we were told that the London Games paid for themselves in a…
It’s sometimes tough doing a job where I can’t talk about what I’m working on to family and friends. It feels a bit like I’m living the double life of…
Well, the world’s media certainly lifted the cloak of secrecy. So I guess I’m OK to blog about the security stuff in the public domain. I’m talking about the Bilderberg…
There’s something a little bit exciting but unnerving about brushing shoulders regularly with people you’ve only previously seen on TV. So it was in St Petersburg this week at the…
Three trade shows in six months demonstrate the growing importance of the Middle East to world trade and our own fortunes at Zaun. And, as I said in my blog…
Our drive to secure our own legacy from our extensive work on the London 2012 Olympics has taken me to all corners of the globe. The most recent saw me…
Winning the Security Innovation Award once again reminds me of the value of collaboration. In fact, in my view, it spells survival – for us all! In spite of all…
We’ve tried for several years to win industry awards since we founded Zaun 17 years ago. We’ve been shortlisted and commended but never quite made the final cut. Tonight, finally,…
The Olympics have opened up so many opportunities for my company and me to look like they could deliver a long term legacy truly. And who knows whether that legacy…