With a mission to inform, empower, celebrate and advocate for British Columbia's current and aspiring business leaders, BCBusiness go behind the headlines and bring readers face to face with the key issues and people driving business in B.C.
Issue link: http://digital.canadawide.com/i/1388249
Vancouver-based Blackbird Security was founded on four important principles: respect, integrity, teamwork, and adaptability. That means treating others with dignity and respect at all times, ensuring all decisions and actions are conducted without bias, functioning as one team regardless of how big the company grows, and constantly striv- ing to learn, grow, and adapt to stay current with changing safety and technological needs. In fact, these operational values originate from responding to the unique needs and feedback of the business community, and they have been a significant differentiat- ing factor from its competitors. "We found Western Canada's security options lacking, as they were either too small to provide a full- service solution or too large to devise personalized security programs," says Ranko Vukovic, chief operating officer of Blackbird Security. "Our mission is to offer all the service and reliability of a 'big' company, while retaining the personalization and flexibility of a much smaller operation." Blackbird Security has offices in Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Regina. Its ownership is 100% local and private, and all the owners are actively involved in managing and running the business full-time. The company provides the full gamut of secu- rity services, such as security guard service, con- cierge services and mobile security patrol services, but the secret to fulfilling the company's ambitious values-driven mandate is its exceptional team. "We hire the best with industry leading compensation and benefit packages for guards," Vukovic says. "We put our guards through inten- sive classroom and field training, guaranteeing high quality security industry professionals at all of our clients' sites." Blackbird Security training focuses on verbal de-escalation tactics and situational awareness, giving the company's security personnel the com- munication skills and tools to navigate difficult situ- ations and ensure safety for everyone involved. Blackbird Security's mobile patrol ser- vice uses the latest technology to provide a highly effective visual and physical deterrent for criminal activity. "We have a large fleet of security vehicles throughout Vancouver and the rest of BC and can do mobile patrols anywhere in the province," Vukovic says. "It's a budget-friendly way to protect your business or property with professional boots-on-ground security." Blackbird Security also has a division called Blackbird Technologies, which specializes in camera and alarm system installation and 24/7 monitoring. "We have a GPS enabled app, which shares everything from incident reporting to guard loca- tion with our clients in real time," Vukovic says. "We tie this technology together with our guard services to bring customized solutions for any security issue our clients may be facing." ■ C R E AT E D BY BCBusiness I N PA RT N E RS H I P W IT H BLACKBIRD SECURITY Respect, integrity, teamwork and adaptability drive success across Western Canada BLACKBIRD SECURITY: CREATING A CULTURE TO BE PROUD OF LEARN MORE: blackbirdsecurity.ca CONNECT: Facebook: @blackbirdvancity Twitter: @blackbirdsecur1 Instagram: @blackbirdsecurity LinkedIn: @blackbirdsecurity