Guardian24

Guardian24
Industry Lone Worker Monitoring
Founded 1998
Headquarters 457 Kingston Road, Epsom, Surrey
Area served
 UK and Ireland
Key people
 Jan Murray (entrepreneur) Owner
Products MicroGuard, Guardian24 for smartphone
Website http://www.Guardian24.co.uk

Guardian24 (the trading name of Bluechip Technologies Ltd) are a UK based solution provider for the safety of lone workers throughout the UK and Ireland. The company was founded in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1998.[1]

Company History

In 2000, Guardian24 developed the UK’s first lone worker support solution with a sole focus on protecting those who work alone from injury or attack.[2]

Having begun trading in Ireland in 1998, the company was acquired by Jan Murray’s Send for Help Group in 2014.[3][4][5]

Service

Guardian24’s lone worker safety service consists of a physical safety alarm, known as the MicroGuard device [6] as well as smartphone, tablet and mobile phone applications.[7]

Guardian24 has access to a 24/7 Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) where trained controllers deal with emergency calls on a daily basis.

Awards and Accreditation

In 2016, Guardian24 were awarded the National Security Inspectorate (NSI) Guarding Gold.[8] This certifies that the company have met the requirements of BS 8484:2011, along with ISO 9001, recognising British Standards for Lone Worker Security.

Guardian24 were awarded 'Secured by Design' status for the MicroGuard personal safety device. 'Secured by Design' is the official UK Police initiative that supports 'designing out crime' through the use of high quality products and processes.

Guardian24 have also been awarded for their efforts in research and development and innovation within the lone worker industry. Some of the awards include:

Security & Fire Excellence Awards, 2015 – Guardian24 won this award for best deployment of Lone Worker technology with client Macmillan Cancer Support [9]

Lone Worker Solutions, 2014 – An independent award recognising Guardian24’s commitment to research and development [10]

IFSEC and FIREX Awards, 2013 – Guardian24 received Lone Worker Protection Service of the Year [11]

Ulster Bank Business Achiever Awards, 2011 – Guardian24 were awarded the Service Business Award to celebrate excellence and innovation in entrepreneurial companies [12]

UTV Business Eye Awards, 2011 – Guardian24 won this award for innovative research and development projects [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Guardian24". 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  2. ↑ "Guardian24". 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  3. ↑ "Send for Help". 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  4. ↑ "Professional Security News". 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  5. ↑ "Health and Safety at Work". 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  6. ↑ "Tomorrow's Health and Safety". Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  7. ↑ "EE". 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  8. ↑ "NSI". 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  9. ↑ "Security & Fire Excellence". Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  10. ↑ "Security Industry". 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  11. ↑ "Professional Security". 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  12. ↑ "Business Achiever Awards". 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  13. ↑ "PR.COM". 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
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