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Safeguard Bulawayo comes tops in Megafest Business Awards
13 Nov 2015 at 17:34hrs | Views
Safeguard Bulawayo was presented with the 2015 Business Excellence Award at the Bulawayo and Southern Region Megafest National Business Awards.
The company's managing director for the Bulawayo branch, Warren King, was also presented with the Male Director of the Year first runner-up award.
Safeguard's commitment to providing high quality and effective security services was key in its being presented with the 2015 Business Excellence Award.
Safeguard has more than 40 years' experience in the security services industry, providing some of the world's best security solutions that can be tailored to meet any individual's or company's requirements.
Among the wide range of high quality security services it offers are those of security guards, off-site security monitoring, satellite monitored cash-in-transit service, rapid response and private investigations. It also offers a wide a range of physical and electronic security solutions.
Its security products include alarm systems, closed circuit television (CCTV) systems and Xpanda gates, security screens and roll-up shutters.
The company's alarm systems can be used to secure any premises and can incorporate the latest closed circuit television technology. The alarms are most effective when linked to Safeguard's rapid response service, which responds immediately whenever an alarm is triggered.
Safeguard operates the widest security response network in the country with response teams that are well trained, reliable, well equipped and able to handle any situation.
Safeguard has a large contingent of security guards, all of whom have been carefully selected and undergone background checks, as well as psychological stress evaluation tests, to verify their honesty and trustworthiness.
Safeguard Security Bulawayo managing director, Warren King, who won the Male Director of the Year first runner-up award, has been with the company since 1995.
He joined Safeguard as an area manager. He went on to become a board member in 2001. He became joint managing director in 2013, then sole managing director in August 2006.
He holds a certificate in security management, a Bachelor of Business Administration in Security and Risk Management and a Bachelor of Technology in Security and Risk Management from the University of South Africa.
Commenting on the Business Excellence Award won by Safeguard, Mr King said Safeguard has grown over the years through hard work and keeping abreast of the latest security technology available worldwide.
"We have a strong team which places great emphasis on providing quality security products and services. This ensures that our customers have the most appropriate security solution to meet both their security needs and their budget," he added.
The Megafest National Business Awards are part of a series of awards that take place in Harare and Bulawayo each year. They initially focused on companies and individuals in Bulawayo but now cover the whole nation.
The awards are held annually as a way of recognising, developing and promoting professional business acumen at all business levels. Several well-known business people, managers and corporates in Zimbabwe have been recipients of the Megafest Awards.
They are open to any director, chief executive officer, manager or company in the private or public sector.
Nominations are invited during the first quarter of each year through Press adverts as well as through the Megafest database of members and managers from both the private and public sectors.
An independent adjudication panel set up by the Council of Megafest adjudicates on nominees and declares the award winners in various categories.
Safeguard and Mr King have been frequent winners of Megafest Awards. Safeguard has also won other awards, particularly for its customer service excellence. It has been voted in the top 10 companies in Zimbabwe and first for business in the security industry, as well as being nominated for the last four years for service excellence
Each year for the past four years it has taken either first or second place in the Contact Centre Association of Zimbabwe Customer Service Excellence Awards for the Security Sector.
The company's managing director for the Bulawayo branch, Warren King, was also presented with the Male Director of the Year first runner-up award.
Safeguard's commitment to providing high quality and effective security services was key in its being presented with the 2015 Business Excellence Award.
Safeguard has more than 40 years' experience in the security services industry, providing some of the world's best security solutions that can be tailored to meet any individual's or company's requirements.
Among the wide range of high quality security services it offers are those of security guards, off-site security monitoring, satellite monitored cash-in-transit service, rapid response and private investigations. It also offers a wide a range of physical and electronic security solutions.
Its security products include alarm systems, closed circuit television (CCTV) systems and Xpanda gates, security screens and roll-up shutters.
The company's alarm systems can be used to secure any premises and can incorporate the latest closed circuit television technology. The alarms are most effective when linked to Safeguard's rapid response service, which responds immediately whenever an alarm is triggered.
Safeguard operates the widest security response network in the country with response teams that are well trained, reliable, well equipped and able to handle any situation.
Safeguard has a large contingent of security guards, all of whom have been carefully selected and undergone background checks, as well as psychological stress evaluation tests, to verify their honesty and trustworthiness.
Safeguard Security Bulawayo managing director, Warren King, who won the Male Director of the Year first runner-up award, has been with the company since 1995.
He joined Safeguard as an area manager. He went on to become a board member in 2001. He became joint managing director in 2013, then sole managing director in August 2006.
He holds a certificate in security management, a Bachelor of Business Administration in Security and Risk Management and a Bachelor of Technology in Security and Risk Management from the University of South Africa.
Commenting on the Business Excellence Award won by Safeguard, Mr King said Safeguard has grown over the years through hard work and keeping abreast of the latest security technology available worldwide.
"We have a strong team which places great emphasis on providing quality security products and services. This ensures that our customers have the most appropriate security solution to meet both their security needs and their budget," he added.
The Megafest National Business Awards are part of a series of awards that take place in Harare and Bulawayo each year. They initially focused on companies and individuals in Bulawayo but now cover the whole nation.
The awards are held annually as a way of recognising, developing and promoting professional business acumen at all business levels. Several well-known business people, managers and corporates in Zimbabwe have been recipients of the Megafest Awards.
They are open to any director, chief executive officer, manager or company in the private or public sector.
Nominations are invited during the first quarter of each year through Press adverts as well as through the Megafest database of members and managers from both the private and public sectors.
An independent adjudication panel set up by the Council of Megafest adjudicates on nominees and declares the award winners in various categories.
Safeguard and Mr King have been frequent winners of Megafest Awards. Safeguard has also won other awards, particularly for its customer service excellence. It has been voted in the top 10 companies in Zimbabwe and first for business in the security industry, as well as being nominated for the last four years for service excellence
Each year for the past four years it has taken either first or second place in the Contact Centre Association of Zimbabwe Customer Service Excellence Awards for the Security Sector.
Source - MHPR
