My Manned Guard is better than your Manned Guard

The Background

The present security situation of our country has left most people feeling insecure, worried and confused on what security platform they should adopt to secure their lives and properties. In recent times, there has been an increase in the demand for professional manned guarding security services by people, as the world’s paradigm model of security has shifted from using the so-called Gateman or Mai Guard.
Let us note that it is the primary responsibility of the State to protect her citizens from the impact of criminal activities. The gaps that emerged from the failure of the State to completely protect her citizens necessitated the coming to being of Private Security Organization. Beyond that, people wanted the convenience of having someone keep watch over their property. That was how the ‘Mai Guard’ who are basically traditional, unskilled and lacking in organization, came about. Increasing complexities caused the Mai Guards to begin to fizzle out of relevance as they could not meet with consumer expectation. The next comer is the Legion (retired gentlemen of the services) they were a bit organized and a bit skilled (experienced) but lacked the required organization and activity level to meet with consumer expectation. This led to the emergence of Corporate Security Organization with better structure, organization, system, training and understanding of the market requirement.
Business competition, change in lifestyle, the influence of technology on social existence, the willingness to explore and get fulfilled, with heightened state of insecurity, have helped in the re-thinking of appropriate solution that meets with customers expectation for a proactive security system that fits into their peculiar risks concerns and assures their safety.
What does manned guarding mean
To a layman, the security man by the gate managing and controlling access in and out of a guarded premises, hence the word ‘gateman’. What really is the meaning of manned guarding? Manned Guarding is the provision of intelligent security officers empowered by technology and response capability for human, asset and information protection duties. It is associated with highly-trained security personnel with experience in providing security protection for property, assets and lives of individuals, public sectors such as ports, local authorities, retail parks and private organizations all over the world.
Manned guarding has gone beyond being just an occupation of manning the gate to becoming a necessity as its affect every aspect of the human existence. Gradually, clients are seeking for deals that offer more value than the standard duties.

What is currently obtainable today in the industry?
When security related issues are being discussed, most people tend to visualize this industry in different perspectives ranging from bodyguard, escort, patrol guards and much more. But when it comes to the real issue, the industry is a buyer’s market with guards seen as a commodity causing product degradation with little value to consumers.
The advancement in technology has left the corporate private security companies no choice but to flow with the trend by upgrading their services for people and businesses who understand that the world is now connected through technology. They help their clients understand the risk and threat that comes with this exposure by providing highly professional technology security solution.
How we differentiate
We provide intelligent and proactive security services with the support of technology and response capability to ensure the safety of our clients and their values/ assets.
At Halogen, we want the consumer market to leave their safety concerns in our hands while we leave them with their key to fully focus on unlocking their world. We conduct risk assessment for every client, in a holistic way, to identify their level of risks and vulnerability and provide security Guards, supported by technology. Also operating within a group of globally-recognized organizations, we are able to access resources and draw from productive synergies that will combine to optimize the value we give to our clients.
We constantly provide fully-vetted, certified and trained guarding personnel to secure our clients and their facilities on a daily basis. Our recruitment system entails best practice processes from selection to recruitment, to training at our accredited Training Academy. Halogen security operatives are highly trained professionals who are acquainted in using innovative equipment to carry out their task to ensure effective communication between operatives and also grant customers the opportunity to monitor our operations on and off-site. We have successfully expanded our clients’ needs to a wants status and provided them with Guarding solutions that meet with their corporate and individual lifestyle.
Extra end-to-end solutions that we bring to the table
Our business offers secure and improved end-to-end solutions for all our clients ranging from surveillance solution, visual security business that provides information security offerings such as Cyber Security Solutions, Security Platform Solutions, Security Data Solutions and Technology Solutions. Furthermore we provide Business Solution Outsourcing, Human Resourcing services; safe and comfortable travel plans solutions for clients in transit and promptly responds to emergency situations.
For us, security offering is not a one-off; it is a bundle of solution that attends to clients total value chain. Is your manned guard better than my manned guard? Now go do your homework and let’s talk about it.