£1m security invesment pays off

A £1m investment in security and a local community partnership has paid dividends for Onward Holdings, after Langthwaite Business Park in South Kirby, West Yorkshire was officially recognised by West Yorkshire Police as crime free.

Onward Holdings built two substantial warehouses on the site a few years ago, however concerns about security in the area resulted in a reluctance to take long term lets.

The company decided to challenge the issue and working with other community partners it pooled its resources resulting in just over £1million being invested on CCTV cameras, security lighting, new fencing, roaming security guards and the establishment of an estate management committee. Confidence in the site dramatically in