Northampton based Nova Risk Management Ltd., providers of Candidate and Employee Security Screening to British Standard 7858 became the first in their industry sector to be awarded the ISO9000 National Security Inspectorate's (NSI) Gold Medal accreditation in recognition of their commitment to Quality. Their prestigious Gold Medal was presented to them by the NSI's Chief Executive, Tom Mullarkey at the NEC in Birmingham on 17 May.

Jonathan Grey, Nova's Managing Director, stated, "Since we began trading in February 1999 our customer base has grown to 450, with projected growth for the coming year expected to exceed 600 customers. Our customers are spread across the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland and Eire and they operate within the full spectrum of the Security, Banking, Facilities Management, Breweries, Transport industries, etc. As our customers expect the best, we are committed to delivering a Quality service and in recognition of this, we are proud to have received this ISO9000 Gold Medal."


Tom Mullarkey, NSI's Chief Executive	Jonathan Grey, Nova's Managing Director	Michael Rollings, Nova's Quality Manager and Dash the NSI's mascot

The unique, numbered and framed Gold Medal, produced exclusively for NSI by the Royal Mint, is awarded to companies which have achieved Gold approval, the premier scheme for companies involved in the provision of security services in the UK. By meeting requirements, Nova Risk Management Ltd. can provide assurance to their customers that they deliver the highest standard of service.

An independent, not-for-profit organisation, NSI is the UK's leading inspectorate for the security and more recently the fire industries, championing the highest standards for over 30 years. NSI approved companies comply with the appropriate British and European Standards and meet the requirements of the police and insurers. Companies are inspected regularly for their continuous delivery of the highest standards to their customers. NSI also operates a Customer Care support process, underpinning the reliability and integrity of companies it inspects.