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BLUE SECURITY

Henk van Bemmelen
www.bluesecurity.co.za

A SMARTER, SAFER HOME AND BUSINESS Sky CCTV street surveillance cameras, license plate
recognition technology, as well as smart home and
Blue Security is an award-winning security company business alarm systems.
established in KwaZulu-Natal in 1989. The company’s
core mission is to keep its clients as well as their property Blue Security’s ‘Blue Zone’ model comprises tailored
and belongings safe. In so doing Blue Security prides offerings around the geographical footprint of the area,
itself on changing the face of the security industry by type of crime affecting the area and the community
focusing on working in partnership with communities requirements for the area. This also promotes closer
to protect their areas better, while utilising the latest community ties between the company, the South
in security technology to help prevent crime from African Police and neighbourhood watch groups.
happening in the first place. Blue Security deploys number plate recognition
Of note the company has gone beyond providing systems into areas which allows the movement
armed response services and utilises a “proactive of vehicles in and out of a neighbourhood to be
policing” strategy offering various solutions aimed monitored. Therefore, vehicles that are not normally
at minimising preventable crime, such as dedicated present in the area, or have been flagged on the
community security and the advancement of SAPS database as stolen or being involved in criminal
technology in the fight against crime. activity, can be monitored and assessed for any
unusual behaviour.
The security services that Blue Security provides
range from dedicated armed response vehicles CCTV cameras enable homeowners to monitor
servicing a pre-determined footprint, Eye in the what is happening in their homes at any time, which
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