Continuing to emphasise its business presence in the M4 corridor, Ward Security have recently been awarded two new contracts to provide security for data centres.
The company – who have only been working in the data centre sector for 10 years – has attributed the recent growth to its customer service skills and commitment to providing specialist training for data centre-assigned security officers. The company’s approach has been to employ managers who have years of experience managing these type of high security facilities, understanding the level of training needed to ensure maximum operational efficiency.
Kevin Ward, Managing Director at Ward Security, remarked: “We are delighted to continue our growth in this highly specialised sector. Data Centres are multifaceted and require excellent communication skills as well as in depth knowledge of access control and client procedures and our teams are completely centred on the client’s needs.
“We are very pleased that our reputation as a trusted supplier continues to grow significantly in this sector and these new contracts give us an opportunity to develop these credentials further.”
“Datacentre security is a highly specialised discipline,” added Bruce Anderson, Senior Regional Manager of Ward Security’s West region. “They require a high level of security integrity along with variable footfall levels and working patterns which require 24/7 monitoring.
“Data is a valuable commodity which needs sophisticated security and an experienced team.”
Anderson continued: “All the colleagues we employ to work on data centre locations must have several years’ experience as a security officer before they can undergo the training needed to meet the needs of this specialist sector. Our teams receive environment and client specific training, and the integration process requires the completion of an intensive four-week training programme, including cybersecurity, followed by regular testing.”