Case study #1 King’s Cross Station London Kings Cross is one of the busiest railway stations in the world. Daily, over (insert number) of people use the station to travel across the country. In addition, with London’s Charing Cross and Euston station nearby the central location also attracts thousands of commuters. The high number of commuters and tourists is unfortunately also attracting bad social elements. The area has the highest recorded number of crime related offences per square mile in the whole UK. Task: Client erected a large promotional stand outside the station. We were tasked to guard the stand 24/7 with security guards and mobile patrols. Threat level: HIGH Risks: Terrorist threat, criminal damage, theft, violence Additional aggravating factors: Recent terrorist attacks What we did: We have supplied a total of six (6) uniformed security guards for a period of one (1) month which were tasked to safeguard the staff and stock. Our security guards were inducted in addition to their training to be able to work in a railway station. Our security guards have constantly patrolled the area and acted both as a deterrent and as a reassuring authority. The results: Despite the challenges our security guards have successfully acquitted their duties and no incidents were reported. No stock was reported missing and also nothing was reported being damaged during the event. The client praised the professionalism of how our security guards have handled various situations which could’ve escalated if not handled properly. Case study #2 London Victoria Station Victoria Station is one of the busiest railway station in the world. Over a (insert number) commuters and tourists alike arrive and depart from the station each day. Task: Client erected a large promotional stand inside the station. We were tasked to guard the stand 24/7 with security guards. Threat level: HIGH Risks: Terrorist threat – Stand can be used as a decoy for a suspicious package What we did: We have supplied uniformed security guards which were tasked to safeguard the staff and stock. Our security guards were inducted in addition to their training to be able to work in a railway station. Our security guards have constantly patrolled the area and acted both as a deterrent and as a reassuring authority. The results: A passenger left their bag unattended in the vicinity of our stand and this was spotted by one of our guards. Our guard prompt reaction was to question the passenger for leaving the bag unattended which was shortly removed. The guard prompt reaction means a possible eviction of the station was avoided. The security guard was praised by the station manager who made a mention of this incident in the daily briefing. We are pleased to report that no stock was reported missing or damaged during the event.
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