Page 34 - KZN Top Busines Portfolio 2020/21

BLUE SECURITY

Henk van Bemmelen
www.bluesecurity.co.za

PROVIDING NEXT GENERATION that minimise preventable crime, such as dedicated
community security services, the appointment of
SOLUTIONS dedicated tactical ambassadors and officers who patrol
Established in 1989, Blue Security is an award-winning, designated areas, and the use of advanced technology
progressive, local business which has grown from such as automated number plate recognition cameras
providing electronic intruder detection and armed (ANPR),” he said.
response services, to hyper localised community Van Bemmelen said the firm focuses on keeping
support and crime prevention programmes. This communities informed of crime and its officers on
journey has led to Blue Security becoming the largest the ground embrace a holistic and personalised
independent security company in South Africa, with approach to fighting crime to keep everyone safe in
forward facing strategies that continue to build on the community. Blue Security’s Community Command
its founding core mission of protecting its clients and Centre and Control Centre operators work closely
their property. An ethos of always going the extra mile, with and provide support to neighbourhood watch
of being proactive in the prevention of crime, and of groups across its areas of operation, as well as with
remaining at the sharp end of the sword with cutting emergency first responders, including SAPS, Metro
edge technology, supports the mission the business Police, and dedicated paramedics who are in constant
is on, of enabling and empowering its clients and the communication with the firm’s tactical ambassadors
communities it serves towards smarter, safer living. and officers. Crime intelligence networks and joint
As a result of its dedication to proactive policing operation force multipliers also form a crucial part of
and crime prevention, Blue Security has been the company’s proactive policing team.
repeatedly recognised as a leader in the security “The centralised integration of all services via the
sector, independently voted as the undisputed leader Community Command Centre with the police,
in its field in the province for 11 years in a row in the neighbourhood watch groups and first responders
prestigious PMR Awards, clinching the Standard Bank allows for the speedy aggregation, processing, and
KZN Top Business Award for the services sector in dissemination of relevant information to our specialist
2019, and ranking second in the Top Brand category. teams and first responder networks in the event
The firm has also repeatedly been voted as one of the of emergencies. Accurate and vetted information
security companies doing the most to fight crime in the significantly closes the gap to apprehension and
province in the PMR Awards. further supports our crime prevention strategy. Our
teamwork with these trusted partners has driven back
Blue Security CEO Henk van Bemmelen puts the
company’s success down to its core mission on crime in our neighbourhoods as criminals are removed
which its business ethics were built, that has led to from our streets,” he said.
strong relationships with communities who value its To achieve this strong buffer against crime in a
transparency, extensive experience, specialist support neighbourhood, Blue Security employs its Blue Zone
services, and ongoing investment in resources and strategy which comprises tailored offerings around
technology to fight crime. the geographical footprint of an area, the type of crime
“We continue to invest in researching local crime affecting the area, and alignment to the residents’
trends, in community security, and in the power of strategic requirements.
technology, which has positioned us to move beyond Blue Security deploys automated number plate
simply providing an armed response service to focus recognition cameras which are linked to the SAPS
on driving a more proactive community policing and database into neighbourhoods it protects, allowing
partnering strategy. This offers our clients real solutions criminally linked vehicle movement to be monitored.
32