As organised criminal networks continue to target UK logistics, ASG explains how intelligence-led security can fight back….
Assist Security Group (ASG) will showcase its intelligence-led, risk-based approach to tackling organised logistics crime at the Retail Risk – On the Move conference in Coventry.
Exhibiting on Stand 9, the company will highlight how its strategy can help tackle one of the most pressing threats facing UK logistics: sophisticated, organised cargo theft orchestrated by criminal networks operating across international borders.
The conference, taking place on 24th March 2026 at Coventry Building Society Arena, brings together supply chain risk professionals grappling with a problem that extends far beyond opportunistic theft. Criminal organisations, frequently based in Europe, are infiltrating logistics operations through insider recruitment and coordinated attacks that can see stolen goods moved across borders within hours of theft, according to ASG.
“Logistics companies we speak to recognise this problem,” says Cameron Cottell, Business Development Manager at Assist Security Group. “The challenge isn’t awareness; it’s having the intelligence and capability to address the root cause rather than just dealing with the symptoms. These aren’t isolated incidents. They’re orchestrated operations run by serious criminal organisations, and they require a fundamentally different approach.”
ASG’s response centres on its proven intelligence and risk-based methodology, which has protected major UK organisations for over three decades. Rather than deploying uniform security coverage, the company combines external intelligence feeds with client operational data to identify where threats actually exist and deploy resources accordingly.
The approach has particular relevance for logistics, where risk profiles can vary dramatically between facilities, routes and timeframes. By analysing crime patterns, incident histories and emerging threats, ASG builds dynamic risk assessments that allow organisations to focus protective measures where criminal activity is most likely, and most damaging.
What distinguishes ASG is its in-house intelligence capability and ability to work with logistics clients facing these challenges. While operational details remain confidential, the company has developed approaches that target the criminal organisations themselves rather than simply responding to individual theft incidents.
Traditional security methods often focus resources on catching the drivers carrying out thefts, individuals who are frequently replaced by criminal networks as soon as they’re identified. ASG works with clients to understand the broader criminal infrastructure behind these operations, helping organisations move from reactive responses to proactive threat management.
The company’s methodology has already demonstrated results across retail, corporate and healthcare sectors, preventing significant losses through intelligence and risk-led deployments and targeted interventions. Those same principles are now being applied to the unique challenges facing logistics operations, where understanding criminal networks’ structures and methodologies becomes critical to effective prevention.
The Retail Risk – On the Move series continues in Manchester on 17th September 2026 at Old Trafford. Both events focus specifically on supply chain risk management, bringing together professionals responsible for protecting goods, vehicles and facilities across the retail logistics sector.
Visit ASG at Retail Risk – On the Move to discuss how intelligence and risk-led approaches are helping other logistics operators address organised cargo crime. For further information contact: [email protected].