BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS

Providing safety to businesses, organisations and public areas by protecting people and property.

SUPPORTING BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS, WHILST PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY

What do you think of when you hear the words ‘Business Improvement District’? Do you picture bustling city centres, with people out and about, enjoying all that a vibrant commercial district has to offer? Or does your mind go straight to safety concerns – security guards patrolling streets, ensuring everyone is safe from harm? It doesn’t have to be one or the other. With our BID guarding solutions, cities can both enjoy thriving businesses while keeping the public safe. 

Modern businesses are operating in an ever-evolving world where customer expectations are growing increasingly complex; as such, it’s essential for companies to stay up-to-date with the latest trends in order to remain competitive. For example, Business Improvement Districts often need extra protection due to their high numbers of visitors and customers. Outsourcing BID security to us allows these districts access to specialised security personnel who understand how best to protect this unique environment.

TECHNOLOGY, TRANSPARANCY & DIGITAL DASHBOARDS

Our technology and digital dashboard offerings provide full transparency of service delivery to enable full stakeholder communications and live reporting of incidents and retrospective analysis of core contract data. Our facilitating of security systems and technological advancements helps us to achieve a balance between labour and technology to keep safety high but costs as low as they can be. 

We are appreciative of the fact every penny needs to be accounted for and we facilitate this through client friendly collaboration platforms. Our VIGIL system logs core patrols for validation of building patrol checks and searches and can use pictorial evidence to support incidents and infrastructure damage reporting.

INNOVATION AND SOCIAL VALUE

Social Value is also hugely important to us as an organisation. As a business with a national reach, we have commitments to the communities we work within, just as retail clients often consider themselves the hubs of communities.

Where possible we leverage our Apprenticeship levy to knock down barriers to entry. We work within communities through initiatives like our Professional Payback volunteering initiatives and other charitable contributions. Social Value we feel has a significant role to play within a security market that has an aging population, and we feel we have a role to play highlighting the potential career benefits and training the industry can offer.