Retail Security
Do you require professional retail security services which give you peace of mind? Do you need retail security officers who are experienced, friendly, approachable and yet discreet?
At GCM Security Ltd, we provide a wide range of professional services to the retail sector, from retail security officers and mystery shoppers, to store detectives and undercover internal reporters.
Our Retail Security Officers are:
- Customer services orientated
- Friendly and approachable
- Alert, displaying an attitude of deter rather than detect
- Discreet, with cognisance of how their actions affect public perception of the client
- Professional in conduct at all times
- Professional in appearance at all times including uniform and personal hygiene
- Active in promoting and enforcing client rules and policies
- Understanding that store managers are responsible for the store and therefore deserve the respect, support and attention.
- Pro-active in liaising with local gardai and respected members of the community
- Very much aware that retail security officers are ambassadors for the retail brands they represent as they can often be the first person your customer meets.
Training:
All GCM Security Ltd Retail Security Officers are trained to FETAC Level 4 as part of their licence requirements. All officers also undergo an in-house training programme covering the following areas:
> Health and Safety : Basic house keeping, maintenance records of safety equipment, fire corridors, fire exits & waste control.
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> External Theft: Types of theft, ploys and disguises, methods of stealing, selecting and watching suspects, how to deter, how to effect an arrest, how to detain a suspect, how to interview a suspect, how to deal with Gardai on transfer of custody of suspect, false arrest & how to avoid it.
> Internal Theft: how to spot it, collusion, bag checks, locker checks, car inspection. Radio Etiquette: How to use a two-way radio, codes and discipline.
> Report Writing: Daily Log, Incident reports, fire log, log in and out book, notebook control and visitors book.
> Court attendance: How to give evidence, how to address the court, types of court.
> Access Control: Invitation to trade, Public perception, public safety, staff safety, own safety.
> Security Equipment: Use of CCTV, retention of service.
> Emergency Procedures: Bomb threat, incendiary search, power loss, evacuation, elevator / escalator / travelator emergency procedures.
To discuss your retail security requirements, please call us on 01-4505858 or email us using the contact form to the right of the page.
Retail Security and Mystery Shopping:
Our fully trained operatives enter stores posing as ordinary customers. They then report back on their whole shopping experience in store within 24 hours of the visit, scoring the visit in an agreed fashion.
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Our reporting system then takes that information & collates it into league tables showing the highest and the lowest performing stores as well as summary reports showing which aspects of training are scoring below average.
This allows our clients to identify and dedicate the correct type of training, to the stores which need it the most, rather than trying to complete training over and over again in all stores.
Where our test purchasing visits identify an incident of staff dishonestly we provide full back up programme of advice and procedures for dealing with the matter to it’s conclusion, including full investigation, gathering of evidence, staff interviewing and court attendance at prosecution if necessary.
To discuss your retail security requirements, please call us on 01-4505858 or email us using the contact form to the right of the page.
Retail Security and Roaming Store Detectives:
The perception of full time cover, for part time costs. Our Roaming Store Detective service has proven to be a success for retailers where they may only require two or three visits per month in any particular store.
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To discuss your retail security requirements, please call us on 01-4505858 or email us using the contact form to the right of the page.
Undercover Internal Reporters:
It can be difficult to get to the bottom of internal theft in a store if more than one member of staff is colluding with others to ensure all are getting a share of the spoils of the stolen goods or cash.
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If you have a large internal theft problem, the best solution is to have an undercover operative on staff. This can be enhanced using other security methods as mentioned above. An undercover operative working as a member of staff over a number of shifts builds up a rapport and a trust with colleagues. Our reporters are trained to ask the right questions and to place themselves in the right scenarios to become part of any dishonest clique that operates in the store (without being obvious).
The Information gained through an undercover operative allows us to specifically monitor scenarios using surveillance technical or physical to gain evidence submittable for prosecution.
Call us today to discuss your retail security requirements at 01-4505858, or e-mail us using the contact form to the right of the page.
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