Westminster Group PLC on Friday said its technology arm has won a contract to provide a mass entry screening solution to a ‘significant theatre and exhibition complex’ in northern England.

Westminster is a London-based provider of security services for sensitive places such as ports, airports and commercial buildings.

Westminster said that the unnamed organisation is taking steps to increase security arrangements in preparation for the forthcoming Protect Duty legislation. This is expected to come into force in the UK laster this year and it sets out standards to protect the public from terrorist attacks in publicly accessible locations.

The UK Home Office expects that around 650,000 businesses could be affected by this new legislation.

Westminster said that the theatre and exhibition complex has ‘hundreds of thousands’ of visitors a year.

‘As part of their preparations for Protect Duty and general security improvements they were looking for a solution that would enable security staff to efficiently screen the large numbers of visitors without creating delays or bottlenecks and approached Westminster for advice and guidance,’ it explained.

Westminster’s mass screening solution addresses this issue, it said, as it allows the screening of a large number of people entering an event or venue without slowing the natural flow. This also improves security and visitor experience.

Last Friday, the company won a similar contract to provide a mass entry screening solution to an unnamed ‘iconic building’ in the UK. It said that the contract was valued at over £100,000.

Chief Executive Officer Peter Fowler said: ‘Following our recent announcement of a similar sized contract award for an iconic building in the UK I am delighted our technology division has secured yet another prestigious contract as part of our drive to assist companies improve their security and prepare for the forthcoming Protect Duty legislation.’

Shares in Westminster were up 1.2% to 1.57 pence each in London on Friday morning.

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