Skyguard Technologies is launching a ‘world first’ in lone worker safety at IFSEC - a personal safety alarm with global positioning satellite accuracy that can communicate with a 24-hour emergency response and national call out service.
The Skyguard 500 alarm can pinpoint the user's location and open up two-way voice communication with the emergency response centre - run by Legion Security - enabling a controller to summon help on the user's behalf.
Skyguard also provides an independent response team of 800 licensed security personnel (operated by national keyholding and alarm specialists Nikaro) as an alternative to the emergency services.
Rising concern about the personal safety of lone workers and substantial legislation making employers responsible for their people while on duty will make this service of interest to a wide variety of organisations and companies.
April 2006
Author Information - Patrick Dealtry
Sales Director
Following a career in the army, Patrick has spent the last 17 years in the security industry. Latterly he was Sales and Marketing Director of the Corps, instrumental in moving turnover from £12m to £55m and establishing new ventures in Malaysia, Pacific Rim and a remote monitoring centre in the UK.
Following a period as a security consultant Patrick joined Skyguard Technologies Ltd in 2003 as Sales & Marketing Director where he set up innovative sales, marketing and operational strategies with the aim of establishing a good pipeline of potential business to achieve sales targets. Work includes developing PR and marketing plans as well as trials programs with potential customers in key market sectors.
He is also:
• Chairman of the British Standards Institute committee that sets standards for UK manned security services.
• Chairman of the British Standards Institute committee developing a lone worker standard
• Member of an international group developing European security standards
• Founder and member of the Lone Worker Steering Group, which aimed to set the standards for the protection of lone workers
• Member of the London Chamber of Commerce Defence & Security Committee
• Member of the Company of Security Professionals.
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