SECURITY
“WITH AN INTEGRATED
MANNED AND TECHNICAL PRESENCE IT IS POSSIBLE TO SAVE UP TO 30% ON YOUR SECURITY BUDGET.”
The university also had a newly built site as part of its estate, which needed to be added into the existing services in a seamless and timely manner. It was important that there was a standardisation of services across all of the sites. There is also the additional management of licensed bars and the many issues that go with that.
The range of services provided as part of the strategy included manned guarding, keyholding, helpdesk, alarm response and mobile patrols. A total of 11 permanent and 12 temporary staff were employed along plus management and support services, as well as increasing the size of the contract for ad hoc security by 100%.
One of the key elements was a flexible model that could be controlled under one umbrella, with the facility to make decisions 24/7 by having a night-time regional manager as part of the team. The on-site team also interact with the
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students and student unions, which enables them to have a partnership approach to managing security.
By outsourcing their security provision, the University was able to see added value as a result of regular reporting, which included maintenance sheets, defect reports, alarm faults, general reporting, housekeeping reports and fire extinguisher checks. All procedures were also updated and new ones created. This meant that less of the client’s time was taken up with security issues and resulted in an improvement to the University’s business operations. Security is now a much smoother, more effective and professional operation.
Top tips for improving security
• Recognise that security is a major concern for people
• Make effective security a priority
• Understand the potential damage to your organisation’s reputation
in cases of a security breach
• Create a security strategy that is aligned with business strategy
• Have an effective management support system in place
• Work with a security services provider that operates strategically
• Partner with an organisation that understands your values and objectives
• Regularly review your security provision and look to your service provider to continually develop its risk assessments and improve any areas of concern
• Put strategies in place to ensure all activities are carried out to the required standards
• Ensure suppliers have a strong network of security staff and are adaptable to changing requirements
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