FSS had been providing risk management consultancy and EEP services on an ad-hoc basis but in 2013, capitalising upon growing notoriety in the Middle Eastern security and risk management sector, by entering into a full and legally binding teaming agreement with a dormant Jordanian Security Company, which agreed to trade as “FSS Jordan.” The Company funded offices in Amman, to act as the regional hub for managing operations in the Middle East.
FSS Jordan quickly secured a prestigious guarding contract at the ‘King Hussein Business Park.’ the commercial hub of Amman, likened to Canary Wharf, London. The park hosted over 40 mainly global businesses and 3,600 employees at the time. FSS provided an extensive armed guard force, facilitating access control, static guards, patrolling guards and an armed response team within the business park.
FSS Jordan went on to secure the largest national guarding contract in Jordan, with ‘Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan’ and their subsidiary ‘Arab Potash Company.’ In excess of 120 guards were deployed at ‘Amman’ Head Offices, ‘Safi’ Production Plant and ‘Aqaba Port’ potash loading terminals. The guards force were originally trained by an FSS expatriate training team following a fusion of the UK SIA and South African POSLEC SITA Guard Force Training Course syllabi. Other services included tracking, HSE investigations, executive protection and armed response services. The contract was directed by a resident FSS expatriate manager with a strong LN management and supervisory team.
Potash Corporation contributed 52% of Jordanian GDP at that time and recognising the critical nature of this key asset the contract was nationalised by the Ministry of Public Order and FSS Jordan personnel were replaced by the National Gendarmerie on 31st December 2018.
