
Security provider Aston Services Group has won a new three-year contract worth £2 million with Dalton Park shopping centre in County Durham.
The outlet shopping and leisure centre in the North East has more than 70 shops and restaurants selling at least 200 brands.
Key tenants include M&S, Next, GAP, Adidas, and Cineworld.
Aston Services Group will provide security and associated soft services.
Dalton Park also has a number of coffee shops and restaurants including Starbucks, Thornton's, Frankie & Benny's, Pizza Express as well as drive-thru McDonalds and KFC units.
Built on a former colliery spoil site, it opened in April 2003. Alongside the shopping centre, the former colliery spoil was sculptured to provide 55 acres of landscaped parkland with three signposted walks and various wildlife habitats.