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Against All Odds
The U.S. Department of Labor statistics claims that there are over 1.1 million private security officers in the U.S. compared to some 670,000 police officers. One would think by the sheer numbers, this would equate to many diverse and deeply resourced security firms competing for the work....
COVID-19 and the Guarding Industry
The coronavirus pandemic is causing an extraordinary degree of business and economic disruption, from local communities to global supply chains—and that’s before you get to the health scare itself and its impacts on families and businesses. While security guard service is being reduced in various...
Wrestling with the Customer First Conundrum in a Busy World
Most salesmen can talk a good game when it comes to providing “excellent” customer service. In the security business, however, this ideal can quickly take a back seat to the priority of protecting customer’s employees and their assets. However, both are truly equally important priorities, and the...
SPEAKING OF QUALITY
Quality Assurance (QA) is a way of preventing mistakes and avoiding problems when delivering services to customers. Top Guard uses two primary methods to remotely supervise its Security Officers.Field Supervisionis one, and the most critical as the human aspect; andCompleteReportis the second,...
Top Guard Security in Hampton Roads hires COO
Top Guard was honored to be featured in the Daily Press. Read the full article below. Leonard “Lenny” Lyon is joining Norfolk-based Top Guard Security as chief operating officer, the firm announced. Lyon had a 27-year distinguished career of Naval service, including as a member of the bomb squad,...
Top Guard Participates in the Grand Illumination Parade
For the fifth year, Top Guard participated in the Norfolk Grand Illumination Parade. Staff, clients and friends of the firm were invited to participate in this exciting event to kick off the holiday season. Volunteers and their families were balloon handlers and parade walkers. It was a fantastic...
Top Guard Donates to Needy Families For Thanksgiving
Top Guard Support and Administrative Staff contributed items that resulted in 18 baskets being donated to needy families to ensure they could enjoy a Happy Thanksgiving!
Top Guard Attends the 2018 ASIS GSX Conference
Top Guard's management team attended the 2018 ASIS GSX Conference in Las Vegas, NV. The conference brings together security industry leadership from around the world to exchange best practices across the industry.
Real Men Wear Pink – Top Guard Donates to Breast Cancer Research
We spoke with the staff in our four offices and found that 15 individuals had been directly impacted by a close family member with breast cancer. Top Guard is honored to make 15 $50 donations on their behalf to "Real Men Wear Pink," in an effort to further breast cancer research.
Nicole Stuart Featured in “5 Tips for Letting an Employee Go” Article by CoVa Biz Magazine
President Nicole Stuart was honored to speak with CoVa Biz Magazine, and be one of five contributors for their newest article "5 Tips for Letting an Employee Go". Below is a snippet of the article. The full publication can be found here. There are many challenges that come with a leadership role,...