Tag: guard services
Noblesse Not Obliged
May 24, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
I cannot pretend that I ever thought I would be writing a security blog corresponding to the British royal family's drama, but I can’t say my life is dull either.
That’s right, the latest this week is regarding Prince Harry’s failed legal challenge to request police protection during visits to Britain. In fairness he did offer to pay out of pocket for the expenses for what that’s worth, but it turns out the British Home Office takes offense at private (non-royal) citizens...
SW24 tests national strategy in Manhattan's Diamond District
May 21, 2014Leif Kothe
NEW YORK—It has ambitions to become a national enterprise-level security provider, but SecureWatch 24, a full-service security company based here, also has identified a strong market in its own backyard—the roughly 3,000 high-end jewelry stores in Manhattan's famous Diamond District.Those 3,000 retail stores are located within a two-block area south of Rockefeller Center. That's not far from SW24's Fusion Centre, a 25,000-square-foot monitoring facility that, together with its guard services,...