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Recently CEO Steve Jones spoke with CEOCFO Magazine about merger particulars. Following is an excerpt. To view the full Q & A, click here.
 

In this blog, we introduce the four foundational elements of protection for high net worth individuals and families: Physical security, technology, people and procedures. 

In this blog, we take a look at the missing link of executive travel: secure ground transportation that’s at as high a level as first or business class flights and five-star hotels.

Facility managers, organizational leaders, and anyone responsible for maintaining safe and secure environments for a specific population must lend careful consideration to the selection of a security provider. 
 

A short six months ago, Allied Universal formed as a result of two strong entities that combined to create a world-class organization. Under our new identity, we strive to provide unparalleled service, systems and solutions to serve, secure and care for the people and businesses of our communities, putting our relationships with our employees and clients at the heart of everything we do each and every day.

As companies may be assessing their operational teams at the start of the new year, we thought we’d repost one of our more popular blogs on the subject of outfitting your security personnel to best reflect the role served.

Due to rapid growth and expansion, Allied Universal is seeking phenomenal talent across all our regions, including Canada. We’re recruiting to fill a variety of security professional roles including account managers, concierges, dispatchers, high-rise lobby ambassadors, supervisors and vehicle and bike patrollers.

People often say “be safe” after ending a conversation with another in a variety of settings. But what does that mean to you? Does that mean you should use handrails when going up or down a staircase? Or abide by traffic rules of not texting while driving? Does being safe mean keeping your doors locked at home? It probably means some of these things and more, depending upon where you live and work.

With so much to do during the holidays, it can be easy to forget that safety should remain a primary concern at home, at work and on the job. The holidays are hardly the time to turn a blind eye to safety.

The Global Climate Risk Index 2017 analyzes the extent to which countries have been affected by the impact of weather-related loss. This year’s index confirms that, although less developed countries are generally more likely to be devastated by weather than industrialized nations, even areas that are typically immune from such risk would do well to prepare.