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Explosives, EOD and Search Training with ISSEE
The skills and experiences acquired over many years spent in environments ranging from fully resourced and equipped barracks to spartan, remote and dangerous climates cannot be matched by any civilian employers’ staff development regimes. In short, the package the ex-service man and woman offers is unique.
However, military training is designed to deliver a specific, military capability – often no more than that and so it can fall short of achieving a recognised civilian qualification.
Employers are increasingly aware that they must satisfy their customers, shareholders…
Counter Terror Training with ISSEE
Terrorism, from whatever religious, political or ideological goal, is designed to strike fear into the hearts and minds of the population.
The responsibility for countering terrorism and the threat of terrorism lies in the main with Governments and their various departments of state such as Police, intelligence services, military and special forces.
As terrorists become more expert in the use of technology and with greater access to funds, training and equipping those responsible for the deterrent becomes more and more expensive and time consuming. Maintaining the skills…
BJ Clarke, Instructor at ISSEE in Pathfinder magazine
Article printed in Pathfinder magazine, November 2014.
Case Study: BJ Clarke, Instructor, ISSEE
I enlisted in Aug 1979 and served a full 22-year career as an Ammunition Technician in the RAOC & then the RLC. The majority of my ‘in-trade’ employment was spent in (what is now) 11 EOD Regt RLC, serving in Tidworth, Hounslow, Aldershot, Liverpool, Hereford, Herford, Bielefeld and Didcot.
I served in the Falklands, Ulster, Bosnia, Kosovo and was detached duty in Norway, Italy, Kenya, Belize, Jamaica, Botswana and the USA. All my operational tours were as an EOD/IEDD…
ISSEE exhibits at EmSEC 2014
This year we will be exhibiting the 360° imaging equipment (eBOT360) at the Emirates Security Exhibition and Conference (EMSEC) which will be held on 28 & 29 October 2014 in the Al Bustan Rotana Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The event aims to bring together law enforcement and security agencies with companies and organisations working in the same field. EmSEC 2014, now in its third year, is the premier platform for showcasing law enforcement and public security solutions in the United Arab Emirates.
EmSEC is hosted by the Dubai Police. This extremely successful…
ISSEE exhibits at Milipol Qatar 2014
2014 sees the tenth edition of Milipol Qatar, which will be held in Doha from 20 to 22 October 2014. Milipol is one of the leading showcases in the Arab world for equipment, technology solutions and innovations for professionals in the internal State security sector.
Held every other year, Milipol Qatar is a major international event that provides a showcase for innovative products and services in the field of global security and a forum for exchange between industry professionals from the Middle East, the Near East and Asia.
Come and see us if you are in the area, you can…
Our colleague cycles for Help for Heroes
On Saturday 27 September, our Office Manager Lynn and her friend Jane will be in the Matalan Retail store in Salisbury cycling on the turbo trainer in preparation for the Big Battlefield Bike Ride 2015 (BBBR).
“This will be the first in many fundraising events we will do, to help us achieve our target of raising £5,000 for the Help for Heroes charity.” Says Lynn.
BBBR is the original Help for Heroes fundraiser & signature challenge. The route will follow a World War 2 theme as it takes the riders on a challenging journey as they ride from Paris to Windsor through…
Appointment of new Explosives Instructor for ISSEE
Jon Clarke, better known as “BJ” in the industry, has been a qualified Improvised Explosive Devices Disposal (IEDD) team leader since 1986. Jon joined ISSEE as a Explosives’ consultant and instructor in May 2014 following 22 years in the British Army and 11 years as Deputy Senior Explosives Officer in the Metropolitan Police EOD Unit. Jon will be responsible for the delivery of IEDD and other specialist explosives courses both in the UK and abroad.
ISSEE’s CEO Gordon Storey said: “Jon brings a wide variety of skills and knowledge of all aspects of complex counter terrorism…