{"id":7066,"date":"2023-03-13T12:40:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T11:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=7066"},"modified":"2023-03-13T12:40:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T11:40:48","slug":"matrix-raises-the-workforce-compliance-bar-with-security-watchdog-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=7066","title":{"rendered":"Matrix raises the workforce compliance bar with Security Watchdog acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>The purchase of Security Watchdog from Capita fuels Matrix\u2019s growth ambitions and broadens its services portfolio in the workforce solutions marketplace<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Market-leading workforce technology and services platform Matrix is furthering its growth strategy with the acquisition of employment screening business, Security Watchdog, from\u00a0business process services group\u00a0Capita.<\/p>\n<p>Security Watchdog is the UK industry leader of digitalised, smart pre-and post-employment screening solutions, the largest EMEA supplier of background checks and a trusted partner to clients across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Matrix helps\u00a0employers across public and private sectors to attract, recruit and manage their contingent workforce by enabling multiple channels of hiring, and providing access to a nationwide pool of pre-vetted recruitment suppliers. Trust and compliance lie at the core of its services and values, and this makes Security Watchdog a strong fit for Matrix, expanding the portfolio of services it offers through its neutral vendor platform to employers, suppliers and workers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6992\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mark.inskip-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6992\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mark.inskip-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mark.inskip-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mark.inskip-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mark.inskip-1.png 400w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mark.inskip-1-144x144.png 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark Inskip &#8211; CEO, Matrix<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis first acquisition for Matrix represents a critical enabler to our accelerated growth trajectory,\u201d said the company\u2019s CEO Mark Inskip. \u201cIt marks a critical next step in delivering our shared vision with Bridgepoint of creating the talent solutions\u00a0ecosystem\u00a0of the future,\u00a0enabling our customers\u00a0to thrive in\u00a0the\u00a0rapidly evolving\u00a0world of work, and\u00a0delivering on our purpose of connecting people to work. Through this strategic investment, we will be providing our customers with an expanded range of background checking services, giving them even greater levels\u00a0of confidence\u00a0over the\u00a0compliance\u00a0status of\u00a0the talent they employ or engage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe compliance expertise Security Watchdog brings will also help accelerate the recruitment and onboarding process,\u201d added Inskip, \u201cwhich our clients will be able to do with greater confidence for the benefit of their employees and customers.\u00a0And I&#8217;m particularly delighted that today, on International Women&#8217;s Day, we get to welcome an inspirational and successful business leader, Susie Thomson, into our leadership team.\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Managing Director of Security Watchdog and member of the Board of industry body the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA), Susie Thomson, said: \u201cI am thrilled to be joining forces with Matrix and excited by the opportunities and potential that will be created for our customers and employees through the unique combination of our platforms and service offerings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the purchase, Jon Lewis, Capita\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, said:\u00a0\u201cWe are pleased to have agreed the sale of our\u00a0Security Watchdog\u00a0business to Matrix following a competitive sale process. This was one of a number of Capita businesses which were successful but did not form part of our core growth strategy, and which will benefit from opportunities under new owners\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The purchase of Security Watchdog from Capita fuels Matrix\u2019s growth ambitions and broadens its services portfolio in the workforce solutions marketplace<\/p>\n<p>Market-leading workforce technology and services platform Matrix is furthering its growth strategy with the acquisition of employment screening business, Security Watchdog, from business process services group Capita.<\/p>\n<p>Security Watchdog is the UK <\/p>\n<p>Continue reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=7066\">Matrix raises the workforce compliance bar with Security Watchdog acquisition<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,2701],"tags":[3409,3404,25,417,26,264,3407,3319,2997,3408,416,422,3405,3406],"class_list":["post-7066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-finance-investment","category-technology","tag-acquisition","tag-capita","tag-government-public-sector-journal","tag-government-journal","tag-gpsj","tag-gpsj-magazine","tag-jon-lewis","tag-mark-inskip","tag-matrix","tag-professional-background-screening-association-pbsa","tag-public-sector-journal","tag-public-sector-magazine","tag-security-watchdog","tag-susie-thomson","odd"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Matrix raises the workforce compliance bar with Security Watchdog acquisition - Government &amp; Public Sector Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=7066\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Matrix raises the workforce compliance bar with Security Watchdog acquisition - Government &amp; Public Sector Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The purchase of Security Watchdog from Capita fuels Matrix\u2019s growth ambitions and broadens its services portfolio in the workforce solutions marketplace Market-leading workforce technology and services platform Matrix is furthering its growth strategy with the acquisition of employment screening business, Security Watchdog, from business process services group Capita. 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