First Security (Guards) has won the highly prestigious security contract at 30 St Mary Axe, the Foster and Partners-designed UK Head Office of the Swiss Re insurance company – one of the most distinctive buildings to be constructed worldwide over the past decade and already an icon in the City.

When it opens next spring, the national landmark structure – which stands 180 metres high and rises to 40 storeys – will accommodate 4,000 members of staff. As well as the office space on levels 2-34, at plaza level there are retail units and, at the top, private dining rooms and a bar area.

Property and facilities management concern Coflex is tasked with managing the building, the company appointing First to provide 30 officers for round-the-clock security.

First's responsibilities will include conventional security duties such as manned security, staffing the building's Control Centre and CCTV monitoring. First will also man the main reception area out-of-hours, providing additional security at the traffic manager's office and at the Bury Street facilities where the property management team will be based.

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SMT