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Vision Statement 

Alwinco (Security Risk Assessment) empowers individuals and organisations to effectively guard their fixed property from criminal action. 

Mission Statement

 We stop crime by 

·         Conducting an indepth security risk assessment

·         Developing an effective security plan

·         Conducting a thorough feasibility study

 

With that knowledge, our clients are empowered to address their security needs effectively.

 Our professionalism is supported by innovation, integrity and pride.

 

Company Profile

 

Alwinco, which is owned and managed by André Mundell, is a company that specialises in conducting security risk assessments of private homes, residential and business complexes, business premises, residential estates, office parks, etc. While assessing the security weaknesses of a property André consults with many individuals, each a specialist in his/her field of expertise within the security and crime prevention field.

In these times it is possible to find many people who are willing to give you advice or make a recommendation on ways you may go about securing your residential or business property; however, it is less likely you would find a company, like Alwinco, that will do a careful indepth study of your present security situation and only then offer their independent and unbiased recommendation, that you may develop and implement an effective solution to your security needs.

 Hands-on experience

 André has already been in the crime prevention field for 27 years and has interviewed many victims and interrogated many perpetrators of crime; further, he has investigated the point of entry and escape of many crime scenes. Within a 4-year period André attended 762 security meetings with complex committees, communities, property developers, property managers and business owners. Consequently, he can confirm that over the years he has come to understand two elements that play a role in every crime scene he investigated:

 

  1. The victims had a poor level of knowledge of how to best secure their property;
  2. The victims were, consequently, not in control of their situation before the crime took place.

 Independence

 As Security Risk Assessors, the focus at Alwinco is on the what, how, when and where of your security needs. Alwinco is fully focused on providing you recommendations for cost effective and flexible security solutions, tailored to suit your need. 

It is important that you note that Alwinco is not affiliated to any dealer in security technology or equipment (suppliers, distributors, or vendors) and we, consequently, have no financial interest in the implementation phase of your security upgrading project. The only ‘partnership’ we do have is with you, our client. We can, therefore, afford to be objective in our assessment of your current security situation and recommend the best solution to your need; and it is with pride that we deliver the final result of our professional efforts on your behalf. 

While Alwinco does not sell security hardware, products, or guarding services we will, however, administer security tenders and projects on your behalf, if so requested. 

Like you, we understand that ‘money comes and money goes but reputations last forever.’ The preservation of our good reputation is more important to us than that quick buck we may make out of you; to that end we willingly share our expertise with you.

 

Products

 Research and development

 To keep our knowledge of security issues up to date, Alwinco is committed to ongoing research and development activities.

In the past 15 years crime has evolved to enter the age of sophisticated technology and criminals are usually better educated about such technology than are their victims. They arrive at the scene of the crime with the equipment and knowledge necessary to short-circuit or destroy the technology they find there; they have access to the Internet and other advanced technology. 

Furthermore, many criminals have also received some form of combat training (SAP, security or military); which means they know how to protect themselves. And they are also aware that if they fail in that they will, at best, go to jail and, at worst, lose their lives; knowing how ill prepared most owners are in securing their property, the criminals are prepared to take their chances. As eluded to above, in most cases the criminal’s will to survive a crime is far greater than the owner’s will to protect their property from such attack. 

And the statistics indicating the low percentage of private and business properties where the level of security is up to an effective standard support and encourage the criminals’ malicious thought processes; they are:

·         Home security                              - 8.3%;

·         Complex & Estate security           - 3.4%;

·         Business security                          - 2.8%;

·         Neighborhood security                  - 0.2%.

 The ultimate goal of crime prevention tactics is to reduce the chances of one becoming a victim of crime. Therefore, at Alwinco we advocate the following:

 Crime Prevention = Security Risk Assessment = Security is knowledge

 

Security Risk Assessment, Security Plan & Feasibility Study

 The first step is that of conducting a security risk assessment - before you can confront a problem that problem must be properly identified;  

Then a plan of action must be developed – the establishment an effective security system stems from ‘security knowledge’ and such knowledge can only be supplied by an expert in that field.  

And, should you require it, Alwinco is in a position to provide you with a feasibility study of possible security solutions. 

When Alwinco conducts a security risk assessment on your property they include a thorough inspection of your work tasks, activities, and premises, to then identify potential weak points, evaluate the risks those potential weak points present and recommend preventative or protective measures you may consider implementing. 

Empowerment

 Thereafter you will be in a position to approach a security company to start the implementation phase of addressing your security needs; however, you will now be empowered to intelligently assess and query the recommendations offered by that company.

Take a moment to consider this:

Should you approach a security company before you have received a professionally compiled Security Risk Assessment Report, you will be placing your security need in the hands of an alarm salesperson, who is more interested in having you sign a contract with his company (there and then) to enable him to meet his daily sales target, than addressing your actual security need.  

More often than not, this person will not provide you with an unbiased recommendation and effective solution to your security needs as they fear that if they take the time and invest money into accurately assessing your security situation you might want a second opinion on their recommendation and end up accepting the solution offered by another security company; or because the price of their quote increased and you hoped to get a cheaper quote for the same project from another security company - they would, therefore, lose the deal. Consequently, their solution is to provide the information that is most conducive to them getting the deal! 

Furthermore, few people realise that the security industry has a high staff turnover rate; which means that the chance is good you will be presented with a company representative that does not have much experience in dealing with a situation such as the one you may present him/her. 

Please take note that there is far more to security that just installing an alarm system. 

Security risks that Alwinco often encounters that are never addressed include:

 

·         Lack of plans, policies, and procedures that adequately address and mitigate threats; while reducing owner liability that may result from injuries sustained during an attack;

·         Business continuity in the face of civil disorder and pandemics;

·         Employee theft, lack of ethics with regard to the safety of people, lack of controls and measures to address, deter, and detect breaches in security measures;

·         Inadequate controls for dissemination of information, access control security measures, visitor and vendor controls;

·         Lack of security integration, awareness, responsibility, and training of staff to handle problems that may arise.

  

Services Plan

 

Our ‘partnering’ approach

 When conducting a security risk assessment, Alwinco has established the policy of ‘partnering’ with their clients; which means, in essence, that the assessment of your security need becomes a team effort. In that way, Alwinco provides you with ‘security’ ideas, skills and know-how. After signing an agreement with you, our work plan is as follows:

Physical inspection

The first action Alwinco will take is to have you accompany them on a walk around and through your property; while remembering to THINK like a thief, we will together consider the question: ‘How would I break in?’ (Remember that I have 27 years of crime scene investigation experience that supports my observations when I conduct such a physical inspection.)

Development of a security plan

A formalised security plan for implementing your security system will provide you with an action plan for upgrading from your current security status. An effective plan of action will incorporate the utilization of technology to provide you with the necessary protection.

Seen from a criminal’s point of view, the crime prevention triangle consists of desire, ability and opportunity. By removing any one of those elements a crime is prevented from taking place. Consider the following:

Remove the desire to commit crime:

·         The community, police or courts cannot affect or remove a criminal’s desire to commit crimes. (At best the state can hope to (re)educate potential and real criminals on the wrongness of their actions but the desire to commit crimes is beyond state control.);

·         It needs be understood that security is knowledge.

Remove the ability to commit crime:

·         The state is not able to affect or remove potential and real criminals ability (knowledge of how) to commit crime;

·         Consequently, criminal knowledge is to be kept at bay by your security knowledge;

·         Therefore, crime prevention = security plan;

·         And an effective security plan can only be developed after a security risk assessment has been conducted.

 

Remove the opportunity to commit crime:

·         Naturally – environmental measures;

·         Organised measures – a security risk assessment; that is followed by

·         Target hardening – the implementation of an effective security plan.

 

Your security plan would provide you with security and crime prevention tools placed in appropriate places, to reduce opportunities for criminals entering your premises without being detected. Further benefit of a well developed security plan would be the reduction of fear and accompanying improvement in your, your family and/or work associates quality of life.

 

Objectives of a Security Risk Assessment

 

A security risk assessment is an intensive study of many interlinking elements.

 

Extent of a security risk assessment:

·         Survey of the property, the street and the neighborhood;

·         Identification of potential risks;

·         Recommendations made to address and reduce the risks;

·         The balance between security and safety needs be understood.

 

5-phase physical site security survey:

·         The core or inside of the premises;

·         The shell or the building itself;

·         The outer security or courtyard, garden or parking area;

·         The perimeter or security fence which is the first line of protection;

·         The surrounding or neighborhood.

 

Security analysis:

·         Security risk assessment;

·         Audit and management of existing security service;

·         Consulting and assisting at committee presentations;

·         Security planning;

·         Feasibility study;

·         Assisting with, and managing, tender processes;

·         Project management;

·         Construction (Building) control;

·         Window risk (something that is usually ignored).

 

 

Alwinco is results driven

 

After conducting the security risk assessment, Alwinco will audit your existing security system. Suggestions will then be made on upgrading your existing security system, to bring it up to an effective standard. (It can be noted here that it is not always necessary to scrap an existing security system, as most problems encountered with such a system are easily rectified.)

 

The assistance that Alwinco is willing to render may include:

·         Supporting the committee at security meetings - by advising you on whether you are really getting the service you are paying for;

·         Ensuring you to look beyond the ‘rosy pictures and wonderful presentations, that promise you the earth’, so that you end up with a security solution that is designed around your actual needs;

·         Ensuring your current security system and the services provided meet legal requirements;

·         Providing feedback on the proceedings after having attended a security meeting;

·         Assistance with a security tender process.

 

Pricing and Payment

 

Just as each individual security plan is unique, so is each security risk assessment unique. Please note that it is necessary for me to conduct a site visit before I am in a position to draw up a quote for you, as it is the complexity of your security situation that will determine the price on the quote.

A 50% deposit (cash or electronic fund transfer) is payable before I will commence with an assignment.

It is important to note that André must receive a copy of the photo page of the I.D. book of the person giving him the instruction to conduct a security risk assessment on a property; this is to protect his clients from criminals posing as property owners.

 

Contribution to Society

 

·         Your safety and security needs will be adequately and effectively addressed;

·         The money you spend on servicing your security needs will be well spent;

·         Your security knowledge will be strengthened;

·         You will become a member of the few individuals in our society that is actively combating the crime in our country;

·         As security knowledge is disseminated through society, crime will be addressed evermore effectively;

·         Security Companies will be forced to provide a more effective service to their clients.

 

Operational Management

 

André Mundell was employed by the South African police force for 21 years; for the last 15 of those years he was assigned to the investigation unit. While working in that unit he gained much experience in dealing with normal crimes and syndicates and, with time, André came to realise that of all the aspects involved in his work, it was the actual crime scenes that intrigued his analytical mind the most and piqued his interest. His personal interest grew to the point that André began making detailed notes of each crime scene he visited; through this experience he began to detect and understand the similarities and uniqueness between the circumstances that were present before the crime took place and, consequently, supported each crime scene.

Seven years ago André resigned from the police force, to be employed within the security industry. While working there he learned about the hardware, the security environment, and to view crime scenes from the security and crime prevention point of view.

About that time André was introduced to the Internet and, as a form of stress-relief, began posting blogs about crime; those blogs were posted in the form of questions about security issues and they soon generated much interest among the public.

It was through the unsolicited public response to those blogs that André realised how few people truly understood the nature of crime; that most members of the public simply accept the advice offered by a security company and believe they must have the recommended alarm system installed in their home or business premises. So, while the building is protected to a degree, they don’t think further than that - to realise they also need to protect their family or staff or customers in some way.

Further investigation of the phenomenon that surround the question of security and crime prevention led André to understand that while individuals may raise questions about such issues when relaxing socially on a Saturday afternoon, they forget to pose those same questions to their security company at the time of negotiating with them.

Consequently, when conducting a security risk assessment, André often discovers that an existing security system has built in weaknesses. Experience has taught him that as our security habits change, so the nature of the crime that befalls us is adapted to accommodate that change. To stop crime totally it is necessary to have extensive knowledge of all aspects of security and address each security weakness until all the weaknesses are covered.

The path his career followed brought André to the point when he realised there is a need in the market place for people to become properly educated about their security needs. And so Alwinco was established; to date André, together with his colleagues, has assisted many people to stop crime from afflicting their lives.

 

Official and Contact Information

 

Company name:                                 Alwinco  cc 

Registration number:                          CK 2006/029993/23

Postal address:                                   P. O. Box 335

Montana Park

Pretoria 0159

 

Car phone:                                          +27 (0)84 49 78910

Fax:                                                     +27 (0)86 666 8050

 

Name:                                                             André Mundell

Cell:                                                     +27 (0)82 9000 399

   
 

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Alwinco Company Profile was compiled by Peter Hulley

(012) 654 7101 / 072 340 1665

peter@peterhulley.co.za

 
 
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