MAN Commercial Protection are proud to have been awarded Business Desk’s Family Business of the Year, beating off competition from some high profile names, including Rigby Group, Erwin Hymer Centre Travelworld and Virtus Brands.
Judges praised noted how the company has maintained its close-knit culture despite increasing its workforce to 1700 people, with a strong internal comms strategy and an open-door policy so every member of the team feels valued and looked after. We were also praised for our community spirit, with several security officers having been with us for ten or twenty years, which stands out in our industry.
“We’ve had a quite a year of being recognised, with this award taking the number of accolades we have won to seven,” explained Iain McCallister, who runs MAN Commercial Protection with his wife, HR Director Traci McCallister.
“This one means a lot as we are very proud of our ‘people first’ culture that we feel is reflected in the way we work; whether you are a team member, supplier or a customer”
He continued: “We’re growing rapidly with over 100 new sites taken on since the beginning of 2024. However, as we get bigger, we never lose sight of what makes us different and that’s ensuring our family values are at the heart of everything we do.”
2024 was MAN Commercial Protection’s busiest year yet for event work, covering the London Marathon, the record-breaking Taylor Swift concerts and major assignments for Queensberry Promotions in the UK and overseas, including the world-famous Fury v Usyk fights.
There has been significant growth in the corporate world with new contracts secured to provide guarding, CCTV, keyholding, concierge and close protection services for high profile names in the automotive, banking, finance, property and oil sectors.
It has also been a landmark year for the firm’s Training Academy, which was founded by the family in 2023 with a focus on giving MAN staff and those in the wider industry access to First Aid and SIA training, and further development opportunities.
