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Apprentice joins the team!
Tuesday, May 27, 2010Repton Training Limited highly supports work based learning and is very pleased to announce that we have recently recruited a new member of staff via the apprenticeship scheme.
Mathew Coleman is currently undertaking his Business and Administration apprenticeship with our partner college, South Nottinghamshire College.
During the apprenticeship Mathew will complete the Level 2 NVQ in Business and Administration and the Clait Plus technical certificate, whilst gaining vital work experience and development from Repton Training Limited.
Mathew is a great asset to our team and we have no doubt that he will pass his Apprenticeship with flying colours!
Professional Security Magazine - September 2009
Repton Training helps to raise over £1000 for help for heroes
by tackling the Welsh 3000.
Edward Repton, Gaz Kerr, Nigel Woodings, Richard Tasker, Matt Setterfield, Rob Hill and Chris Moyers from British Military Fitness set off for Snowdonia National Park on the 28 August 2009 to take on all 15 of the Welsh 3000ft Peaks, i.e. those 15 mountains which have a height of 3000 ft (914.4m) or more. Geographically they fall within three ranges, all sufficiently close to make it possible to reach all 15 summits within 24 hours, a challenge known as the Welsh 3000s challenge.
Further donations can be made at: http://www.justgiving.com/Welsh-3000
'Ello, 'ello, Rod's on your side
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 by Robin Johnson - Derby Evening TelegraphIT may be more than a decade since Rod Repton was in a police uniform – but do not be fooled by the suit.
"Once a policeman, always a policeman" is Rod's mantra – and after 33 years with Derbyshire police, including two years on secondment at Scotland Yard, it is no surprise
When he retired in 1998, Rod had no intention of sitting back and taking it easy.
"I'd spent the whole of my career working in the public sector and I wanted to test myself and see whether I could cut it in the private sector," said Rod.
He joined me for lunch at Haslams, at Derby Rugby Club.
"I wanted to learn to be a businessman.
"I felt that there was an opportunity to use the experience and skills that I had from being in the force and applying them to the commercial world.
"It wasn't easy to begin with and I had to learn from some of my own mistakes.
"But I did receive quite a bit of help and advice from local business people."
Rod took the plunge in late 1998, setting up Repton Security, which was originally based in Raynesway and then Sitwell Street.
Two years ago the firm, which is now called the Repton Group, moved into its current premises at the Derwent Business Centre in Clarke Street.
Today, it has two strands to the business –Repton Training and Repton Investigations. Repton Security has since been sold off.
And the business now employs seven full-time staff as well as a team of more than 25 assessor and trainers.
Many of these are ex-police officers or ex-military.
Rod said: "The company has grown in a sensible way over the past 10 years or so – and that growth looks set to continue."
There are a number of reasons why Rod is optimistic about the future.
The business started out as a security firm – and today business security has never been more important.
They say that during recessions the amount of crime against businesses goes up – and Rod has seen a notable upturn in requests for his services.
He said: "We've had a few people call up who have suffered break-ins but I think one area where we have seen an increase in inquiries is to do with due diligence.
"This recession has made companies look closer at their books
.
"They are finding irregularities which they probably would not have been bothered about during the boom time.
"I've been involved in a number of investigations where we have found employees stealing from the company, or allowing others to steal."
Another really big area of growth for Rod is training.
His firm delivers a range of training courses for security staff – but one of the most popular is its NVQs for football stewards.
A number of football clubs have signed up Repton Training to train their stewards for the season which started at the weekend.
They include Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United and Cambridge United.
The training takes up to eight months.
It includes preparation for spectator events, controlling the movements of people, how to deal with crowd problems, conflict management, teamwork and dealing with major accidents and emergencies.
Rod said: "The demand for training is really growing.
"As well as football, we're also in the running to train stewards for the 2012 Olympic Games. We're also hopeful that if England secures the 2018 World Cup then we will be in line for that too."
As well as his own personal achievement of establishing a successful business, Rod is also proud of the fact that all of his family also work alongside him.
Son Eddie and daughter Sam both work at Repton, as does his wife Kate.
He said: "It's a nice feeling to know that the next generation are on board and that they will carry on the business when I do take a step back.
"If we keep to our belief in providing value for money and attention to detail then we should have a very good future."
Security firm hired to get football stewards in shape for
new season
Thursday, July 23, 2009 - Derby Evening Telegraph
A SECURITY training firm in Derby has been signed up by a number of professional football clubs to train their stewards for the coming season.
Repton Training, in Clarke Street, already gives security training for staff at Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United and Cambridge United football clubs. As well as providing a level 4 qualification for the chief safety officers at Middlesex Cricket Club, Essex County Cricket Club, Brighton and Hove Albion FC, Luton Town FC, Fulham FC, England Hockey and Stevenage Borough.
More clubs have now signed up to its NVQ qualifications in Spectator Safety.
Leeds United, Sheffield United and Cambridge United are now working with Repton, putting their stewards through training.
Rod Repton, a former police chief inspector who started the company in 2004, said providing training for stewards helped to reduce the need for police inside the ground.
He said: "By having these qualifications, the stewards have more capability to police the matches themselves. It doesn't totally remove the need for police officers inside the ground, as you will always need a small police presence in case of a major incident.
"What this helps to do is reduce the amount clubs spend on policing – but it also helps free up officers for other frontline duties."
Mr Repton said that being a club steward was now a serious responsibility.
He said: "Gone are the days of people signing up to be a steward so they can get in to see the match. It is a very important job and now instead of watching the game they are watching the crowd. The make-up of a football crowd has changed over the years. Today, a lot more families go and hooliganism is certainly not as prevalent inside the grounds. This means that club stewards can handle the games – but they do need proper training."
The training, which takes up to eight months, includes preparation for spectator events, controlling the movements of people, how to deal with crowd problems, conflict management, teamwork and dealing with major accidents and emergencies.
Mr Repton said he had seen a surge in demand from the sports industry for security training and is hopeful of landing a major contract to supply training for stewards for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Mr Repton said: "We have been shortlisted to provide this training and if we are successful then it could be a really big deal for us.
"With the Olympics approaching, we've found the demand for security in the sports industry is booming."
Nottingham Evening Post, March 6th 2009
SECURITY companies bidding to steward the 2012 London Olympic Games are being trained by South Nottingham College.
The college has teamed up with Derby-based security training firm Repton Training to teach them to NVQ Level 2 in security services and spectator safety.
Neil Fowkes, college head of business development, said: "Security services require a well-trained and vetted workforce. It is quite a coup for the college to be involved in such a large-scale international event."
"We are delighted to have Repton Training working in partnership with us to meet the demands of employers.
"It enables us to provide the very best training at a time and place to suit employers and means that their team can provide expertise that we would not be able to resource."
Repton aim to have trained up to 650 people through the Train to Gain programme by the end of the year and are also involved in training staff from Leeds Met University, Crawley Town, Eastbourne Borough Sheffield Wednesday FC.
Rod Repton, a former detective chief inspector, started the company in 2004.
He said: "With the Olympics approaching we've found the demand for security in the sports industry is booming.
"There is a real push now towards getting people qualified to a minimum of a Level 2 NVQ.
"Firms specifically reference the need for it now and we are getting really busy."
Derby Evening telegraph March 2nd 2009
A FORMER bodyguard who has worked with ex-England football manager Graham Taylor and legendary rock band The Who has taken up a new role in Derby.
Neil Alexander is giving security and crowd control advice to Premier League football clubs and music venues in his role as a chief assessor for Repton Training.
Neil said 30 years of experience in security has given him the knowledge to provide high-quality crowd-control training.
Repton Training already has Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough Football Club as clients and Neil said the company was in negotiations with other Premiership clubs.
He said: "I have done a lot of security work in the past, looking after football managers and bands. In the 1970s I covered a couple of gigs that The Who were playing in the UK.
"I found them to be a great set of lads and they seemed genuinely decent. They didn't mind knocking back the drinks and were always having a laugh."
Neil has also carried out security work at football clubs, looking after Neil Warnock, who is currently in charge at Crystal Palace, and Graham Taylor when he returned to club football after his controversial reign as England manager.
He said: "I used to run a snatch protection team at Wolverhampton Wanderers as well and I had to guard Graham Taylor from a group of fans when he returned to the club as Watford manager.
"Mr Warnock has been sent to the stands by referees on about three occasions when I have been around. Each time, I have been the one who has had to escort him up there. He always apologised though."
Repton Training was founded in 1998 by ex-Derbyshire police detective Rod Repton and is based at the Derwent Business Centre, Clarke Street.
The company offers security training throughout the country and has enlisted Mr Alexander as part its new crowd-control business venture.
Through its network of 35 staff, who are all ex-police or ex-military personnel, the company also provides training in terrorism awareness, delegate safety and crime reduction.
Neil manages a new team of 25 people who are providing NVQ training to staff at football stadiums around the country.
In the past, he has advised Chelsea Football Club as well as working with Scotland Yard on security issues.
Neil, 53, said: "Ensuring the safety of up to 50,000 people is a complex operation, which is why the training is essential."
Professional Security Magazine March 2009
A Derby-based security training firm reports that business is booming, thanks to the 2012 Olympics and Train to Gain.
Repton Training Ltd, Derby, a specialist firm providing ex-police and military staff to train workers in security and spectator services, has worked with South Nottinghamshire College to deliver Train to Gain-funded NVQs across the country to increase business six-fold in January this year. They have secured major contracts and signed up the same number of learners in January 2009 as they did between July and December 2008.
Since the beginning of January 2009 they have already enrolled over 200 learners on NVQ 2s in Providing Security Services and Spectator Safety from organisations including Leeds Metropolitan University, Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, Imperial Security and All Events Security. And by the end of the year they will have helped over 650 learners from these companies to complete NVQs. Rod Repton, a former Derbyshire Police Detective Chief Inspector, started the company in 2004 after spotting the niche in the market.
Rod said: "With the Olympics approaching we’ve found the demand for security in the sports industry is booming. There is a real push now towards getting people qualified to a minimum of a Level 2 NVQ. Firms specifically reference the need for it now and we are getting really busy."
"To assess NVQs you need to be with people when they work so obviously for things like football matches that means our 30 assessors need to be out on weekends, evenings and on bank holidays. Over the holidays our staff were out assessing employees from Sheffield Wednesday Football club on Boxing Day!"
Neil Fowkes, Head of Business Development at South Nottingham College said: "We are delighted to have Rod and his team working in partnership with us to meet the demands of employers. It enables us to provide the very best training at a time and place to suit employers and means that Rod’s team can provide expertise that we would not be able to resource. He is part of our consortium that can provide truly demand-led programmes where employers have a huge say in the structure."
Andrew Barlow, Train to Gain Director, Learning and Skills Council (LSC) East Midlands, said: "Repton Ltd has had the foresight to plug in to a type of training that is in demand. The NVQ programme it has run with South Nottingham College will ensure sports clubs and security companies across the country can invest in staff to ensure they are up to date and trained for the need for the Olympics.
"Repton Ltd has been very forward thinking and this should help to protect them, and the companies they are working with, in this difficult economic climate. Trying to insulate your business against problems is a top priority. The lack of skilled and qualified people in the workforce is cited by a significant number of businesses as one of the top three inhibitors to success.
"Developing skills across the county is vital if we are to increase productivity, support advances in enterprise.
Security company expands as safety workload grows, October 2007
Firm needs more space to deliver specialist training in crime reduction
A COMPANY in Derby which offers security training throughout the country has moved into new offices in the city.
After almost a decade at its Sitwell Street offices, Repton Training has moved into the Derwent Business Centre, in Clarke Street.
The firm was founded in 1998 by ex-Derbyshire police detective Rod Repton.
Since then, the company has been offering a diverse range of training courses, with a particular emphasis on security and safety.
Yesterday, its new premises were formally opened by one of Mr Repton’s former colleagues, Don Dovaston.
Mr Dovaston is a former Derbyshire police deputy chief constable and chairman of the Association of Chief Police Officers, who is credited with being a major driving force behind the introduction of DNA testing in police investigations.
Repton Training provides a number of security training courses. These include terrorism awareness, delegate safety and crime reduction.
It also provides courses on how to search someone properly.
The firm delivers the courses throughout the country via a network of 35 staff, all of whom are either ex-police or ex-military personnel, who have been approved to run various security-related qualifications.
Its clients include Ascot racecourse, Wembley Stadium, the Labour Party, London Underground and the British Transport Police.
Earlier this year, the company helped train security staff working at the new stadium belonging to Milton Keynes Dons Football Club.
Earlier this year, Repton Training became the first company in the country to be accredited to run a new qualification relating to the supervision of public events.
The Edexcel event-support qualification is designed to enhance and develop the skills of event organisers and their volunteers in running public events, including charity functions.
Due to the increased workload, Repton training decided to relocate to the Derwent Business Centre.
With more office space, the move will allow the company the offer more in-house training.
Mr Repton, who is the director of Repton Training, said: “We’ve worked hard to bring our company’s name to the forefront, not only nationally, but also internationally. Our maxim is that we provide an excellent service that is tailored to our customers’ needs. I feel that the experience of my staff is second to none in the private sector.”
Robin Johnson Derby Evening Telegraph
