The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has published a new guide. The aim: to help businesses understand how security consultancies can help them make the right choices when it comes to security products and services.
The guide, titled โSecurity Consultancies – Expert advice on protecting your business,โ provides a checklist of services that consultancies can provide, from assessments and information, technical or HR security consultancy to specialist support such as expert witness or investigation services.
โThe number of threats that organisations are faced with nowadays and the nature of such threats make it almost impossible for businesses to be able to put together all-encompassing security strategies that will effectively protect their people and assets without expert adviceโ, says Chris Lawrence, Chairman of the BSIA Security Consultancies section. โOne of the main risks is that, in the face of budget cuts, this lack of expertise can result in companies overlooking the quality of suppliers and using price as the key measure to benchmark products and services. Needless to say, this approach can prove costly and detrimental to the business in the long-run.โ
The guide makes the point that consultants will have experience of providing advice on all manner of issues for all types of operations, whether construction sites, high profile governmental or business buildings, depots or small businesses. Moreover, consultancies can help avoid rogue suppliers, and ensure a security strategy is tailored to the requirements of each individual client.
โThe scope of the services provided by security consultancies is often not fully understood by procurement specialists, so I hope this guide will provide businesses with a first port of call to appreciate what consultancies can do for them. There is an expert out there available to give independent and tailored advice regardless of the size and type of business you run, or the industry it operates in.โ adds Chris.
The guide is available for download on the BSIAโs website http://bsia.co.uk/publications.php?r=OXFPYA592061
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