AKE Limited

Overview
AKE Limited was founded in 1991 by Andrew Kain. They provide risk assessment, security planning, intelligence gathering, political analysis and security for a variety of clients. They have many professional backgrounds including law, medicine, information technology, marketing, travel, law enforcement, editorial, graphic design, banking and academia. Much of the equipment they use has been developed through their own exclusive research and innovations. Their clients include insurance companies, financial institutions and media groups.

Since 9/11, their business has grown tenfold, says Director of Training and Security Mike Blinkhorn. Westerners are now seen more as targets then ever before, and the media are often viewed as ambasssadors of their countries without the immunity they once enjoyed. AKE offers media training courses for journalist traveling to hostile areas. A five day course can run from $2500-$3000.

Andrew Kain has run courses for journalists embarking on dangerous assignments from media organizations like the BBC, NBC, Time, Newsweek, Sedish TV 4 and Dutch TV. Kain also ran courses for journalists going to Yugoslavia.

International Media Support has called upon AKE to implement a safety training program for journalists in Afghanistan, for Palestinian journalists in the Middle East, and for journalist in Nepal

AKE has a £54,000 contract with the UK Department for International Development for "Hostile Environment Training." 

In relation to their involvement in Iraq, AEK describes their focus as " Hostile regions training, reduced personal insurance rates, the services of security risk specialists, location security audits, personal security reviews, body armor, medical audits, equipment, assistance and evacuation; political, security, intelligence and cultural briefings, subscription-based online secure database of security, risk and intelligence information, including twice-weekly Iraq security briefings." 

Security Briefings

 * July 2004 security briefing
 * June 2004 security briefing

SourceWatch Resources

 * Private Military Corporations

Contact
Hereford AKE Ltd Mortimer House Holmer Road Hereford HR4 9TA Tel: +44 (0)1432 267111 Fax: +44 (0)1432 350227 Email: services AT akegroup.com

London AKE Ltd Gallery 4 Lloyd's Building 12 Leadenhall Street London EC3V 1LP Tel: +44 (0)20 7816 5454 Fax: +44 (0)20 7816 5455 Email: services AT akegroup.com

USA AKE LLC 1825 I Street NW Suite 400 Washington DC 20006 Tel: +1 202 429 2026/2016 Fax: +1 202 318 4253 Email: services AT akellc.com

Australia AKE Asia-Pacific Pty Ltd Level 4 201 Miller Street North Sydney NSW 2060 Tel: +61 (0)2 9025 3525 Mobile: +61 412 552 888 Email: australia AT akegroup.com

Iraq The Manager, AKE Baghdad Tel: +[44] (0) 1432 267 111 Email: akebaghdad AT akegroup.com