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Tyneside firm to share Raoul Moat experience nationally

A NORTH East security services company which provided expert information during the Raoul Moat manhunt has been asked to share its experience with other industry players.

Whitley-Bay firm Sec-Tech has been invited by the Security Industry Authority to speak at a range of forums being held across the UK on how they managed the demands for their services by the media during the siege.

Sec-Tech is headed up by former Police firearms expert Andy Redhead -who also has specialist training as both a bodyguard and a tactical firearms advisor -and who was frequently asked by national and international media to provide an “expert voice” during the Moat situation in Rothbury.

He appeared on television broadcasts including the BBC and Sky News and is now retained by the BBC as an advisor on police, firearms and security matters recently asked to comment on the alleged incident planned during the Pope’s recent visit and on the verdict of the shooting of barrister Mark Saunders.

Mr Redhead and his fellow director Bob Morrison will be travelling to Cambridge, Glasgow, Cheltenham, London and Manchester throughout October and November to share their experiences with other security industry experts.

“It’s obviously a great honour for us to be asked by our peers to share our experiences and our expertise,” he said.

“The eyes of the world were on us during the Raoul Moat situation and it was important that someone could provide an expert view on what was happening and what action was likely to be taken without compromising the police operation.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .