Security is no longer just bells, lights, locks, and push button switches. Advanced technical knowledge of data communications, network architecture, and computerized data storage systems is a requirement for maintaining an effective security program.
The Fox and the Henhouse
Many organizations let their security integrator “consult” on and design the very system that integrator will then sell and install. That is the fox watching the henhouse. Sometimes it works out fine — usually it does not. The integrator’s design will naturally favor the product lines they carry, the labor their branch needs to book, and the margins their quarter requires. The result is often an oversized system built around the wrong priorities: equipment the client didn’t need, gaps the client couldn’t see, punchlists that aren’t actually completed, and a “free design” that turns out to be the most expensive line item on the project.
An independent consultant changes that math. When the party who designs your system earns nothing from what gets purchased or installed, the design serves exactly one interest: yours.
Truly Independent — By Policy, Not Just by Claim
Protective Resources does not sell or install security equipment, and does not endorse or represent any manufacturer or installer. We accept no dealer agreements, referral fees, or commissions from anyone in the supply chain. Our specifications are performance-based and vendor-neutral, our vendor evaluations are objective, and our only compensation comes from the client we serve.
How We Help
Corporations with large card access control systems require efficient policies, procedures, and professional staff to help maintain the database and accurate administrative records. Outsourcing these administrative security tasks is a cost effective alternative to hiring full time employees.
Our approach to corporate security considers the goals of all corporate functions, not just the Security Department, but also include the Legal, Facilities Management and Human Resources departments.
We offer security surveys and audits, and can develop or evaluate security programs, as well as security policies and procedures. And we take into consideration each client’s specific security needs and goals, because a successful security program must be as unique as the company it’s designed to protect.
When your project does require an integrator, we help you get the best from them: an independent Basis of Design, a competitive RFP that qualified installers bid on equal terms, and project oversight that verifies you received what you paid for.