The Security Event 2026: People, purpose and progress
The Security Event (TSE) returned to the NEC Birmingham this year, bringing together thousands of security professionals for live demonstrations, regulatory updates, and conversations that shape where our sector is heading.
For Corps Security, it was an opportunity to showcase our evolving focuses, from the autonomous robots patrolling our stand to the social enterprise values that have defined us since 1859.
Innovating with purpose
Our stand greeted visitors with technology from our partner, AutoDiscovery, taking centre stage. On display were three robotic options that give a clear sense of where autonomous security operations are heading. The first, Secunit, is a robust and agile security robot platform designed for autonomous patrol and surveillance. Built on the AgileX Ranger Mini 3.0 chassis, it combines omnidirectional mobility with a high payload capacity, making it ideal for complex indoor and outdoor environments. Alongside it were the A2 Quadruped Robot, a legged robot built for harsh and dangerous environments with a high payload capacity, IP54 rated and capable of navigating all terrains, including staircases; and the Universal Mobile Robot, a flexible logistics robot with precision navigation and multiple driving modes.
These technologies sit alongside our suite of innovations embedded across operations, including both internal and external drones with thermal imaging and AI-powered smart tracking, metal detector arches and sensors that reduce the need for manual site-wide checks.
As our team at the NEC demonstrated, at the centre of all innovation are people. Our newly established Innovation and Technology Services division strives to use technology to extend what our security teams can deliver. These innovations keep our colleagues safer and give our clients more comprehensive protection through 24/7 patrols and hazard detection that increases visibility beyond human capabilities, while reducing risk.
Andrea Strong, Group Director of Technology and Innovation and Executive Director for Corps Monitoring, was also interviewed by Security Journal UK on our stand. She discussed our approach to technology, the work of our new innovation division, and how our monitoring and intelligence capabilities are being brought together into integrated solutions for clients.
Watch her full interview here.
Corps Intel, our specialist intelligence and risk management service, was also on hand to discuss its capabilities. Corps Intel’s analyst-led offer helps organisations understand their exposure to threats and act before disruption occurs, because a business is only as strong as its weakest point.
Corps Intel demonstrated how organisations can spot a threat before it arrives at their door and have the correct procedures in place to deal with it effectively. Visitors could explore its wide range of services, from threat monitoring and digital footprint assessments to security consultancy and physical penetration testing.
In any sector, threats can emerge without warning. Our stand demonstrated how our technological capabilities and bespoke intelligence services are advancing, giving visitors a clear picture of what modern, proactive security looks like in practice.
Social enterprise at the forefront
We were also proud to host a “pod” in the Social Enterprise Village at The Workplace Event, TSE’s sister show. Our Chief Operating Officer, Paul Lotter, took part in one of its speaker sessions, entitled “What is a social enterprise?”, which examined the power and impact of organisations that put purpose at the centre of how they operate.
Corps Security became a social enterprise to further support the causes we have been working with since our founding in 1859, when we were created to give employment to soldiers returning from the Crimean War. It means that all our profit is reinvested into the organisation or donated to our charity partners, including Combat Stress, Blind Veterans UK and the Army Benevolent Fund.
More recently, we became a Veteran Owned Business, with 100% of our trustees being military veterans, and 97% of our colleagues earn at or above the Real Living Wage.
Being a social enterprise furthers our commitment to our people and our industry, using the social values that have shaped our business for over 167 years.
Looking ahead
The Security Event 2026 reflected an industry thinking carefully about what it means to deliver security well: deploying the best available technology, staying ahead of threats with proactive intelligence, and keeping people at the centre.
Though security itself and certainly the tools at our disposal have changed significantly, the same principles have guided Corps Security since 1859. Seeing the changes in the sector reflected so clearly made for an energising few days in Birmingham, and left us with plenty to build on.
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