Bangkok--4 Mar--PR One Network Asia Security Management, a leading aviation security services provider reveals its plan in 2008 that the company will gear up in full speed to develop its business into ISO 9002 standard in the hope to create global service assurance. The company plans to expand its customer base from airports to airlines through its differentiation strategy in providing professional services as well as to strongly build its brand in order to penetrate into out-of-airport segment with the objective of being a leader in outsource service business within 3-5 years. Dr. Sompop Chareonkul, Executive Vice President of Loxley Pcl. for educational, entertainment and security services business group, in his capacity as Chairman of the Executive Board, Asia Security Management Co., Ltd. or ASM, discloses that security services is a business that Loxley Group has given high priority and, therefore, the objective of this launch is to announce its readiness and commitment to being a leading security company in the Asia-Pacific with quality services, professionalism and cutting edge technology. Dr. Sompop further adds that since Loxley is one of Thailand’s business leaders with more than 69 years of experience and a highly diverse group of business, the company is able to cooperate and to create synergy among its member companies who also specialized in security services in order to maximize benefits, for example, Law Enforcement Technology Solutions Co., Ltd., or LET Solutions, who is highly specialized and could offer a complete range of security solutions as well as a security monitoring station working around the clock and also support portable and handheld trace explosive/narcotic detection and L-TAG Technology Co., Ltd., a leader in access control system, who could seamlessly integrate finger print reader technology with wireless remote control to be used for a variety of applications, e.g. building or car access. At the same time, ASM also receives advanced aviation security technology transfers from ICTS Europe Holdings B.V., which is one of the World’s leading aviation security service provider serving more than 45 airports in 20 countries in Europe. In addition, ASM is the only security service company in Thailand which uses a modern simulator software to train its personnel. This guarantees that all ASM personnel have extensive world class training. Mr. Karn Thongyai, the Managing Director of Asia Security Management, an international aviation security service provider and a subsidiary of Loxley Group, further reveals that ASM is an active aviation security service provider at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport for the past 18 months. Currently the company is ready to announce its official launch in order to gear up its security services in full swing as an outsource service provider in aviation security services. The company is a joint venture between Loxley Pcl and ICTS Europe Holdings B.V. with a registered capital of 100 million Baht. ASM is equipped with European security services technology and a service team of more than 2,200 personnel. ASM provides two major security services; first, aviation security services consisting of X-Ray operator, baggage and passenger screening agent, airport and airside checkpoint agent and aviation security agent, second, security personnel, e.g. security guard, control center operator, traffic control guard, explosive ordnance disposal and K-9 dogs . In the past, ASM main source of revenues come from security services at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport. Besides this, it also has some airline customers, for example, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and FINNAIR. This year, ASM has a plan to expand its customer base from airport to airlines as well as other out-of-airport segment to cover a more diverse group of businesses, e.g. the Airport Link, MRT, hotels, office buildings, hospitals, banks and large factories. Mr. Karn Thongyai further adds about the company’s direction in the future that the company is committed to creating a security system that could integrate technologies and security agents to work seamlessly together. Under the “e-guard” project, such system is being developed with the objective of enhancing the efficiency of ASM services around the clock and helping the company to be able to quickly and accurately address the problems. Moreover, as the company is also specialized in human resource management, it also plans to expand outsource service to suit its customers’ needs, e.g. luggage handling agents, passenger service assistants, document verification officer, ramp driver, etc. “ASM will implement a differentiation strategy in providing its professional services and brand-building so that it is widely recognized among its targets. Currently the company has a plan to develop its service standard to achieve ISO 9002 accreditation within this year in order to give its customers the assurance that they will receive international quality services. Within the next 3-5 years, ASM will become a leading outsource service provider which could offer a complete range of international standard services in aviation security” Mr. Karn concludes. 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