G4S has announced that it has successfully secured a ten-year contract with EDF Energy valued at £80 million overall.

The worldwide secure outsourcing group will be providing security services for the construction of a nuclear power station at Hinckley Point, Britain’s first new station in a generation. G4S will be responsible for onsite security management, which includes access control, perimeter security, and visitor search and screening.

The deal is still subject to a final investment decision. G4S is expected to deploy 300 of their own staff, a small addition to the estimated 25,000 jobs the full project is expected to create.

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