Midlands Enterprise Awards 2021

26 | Midlands Enterprise Awards 2021 that 95% of our traditional revenue stream had vanished. We were able to quickly pivot the business into the commercial guarding sector and since then we have grown exponentially. This has led us to being able to provide a lot of jobs across the Midlands and North of England as well as continuing our growth. We’re tracking large scale growth and have won some large public sector tenders recently. This is now putting us up another level again, and we want to continue our sustainable growth while not jeopardizing our great reputation”. So, as the future unfolds for ESP, it is clear that it can be relied on for strength and resilience by its clients as they look to this award-winning team for security they can trust. Contact: Gareth Howells Company: ESP Security Website: http://www.espsecuritysolutions.com/ Tricks of the trade are usually kept under lock and key, but ESP Security need not hide its talents. With complete honesty and transparency, it excels at what it does. We speak to Commercial Director, Gareth Howells about ESP Security and its recent success at the Midlands Enterprise Awards 2021. ESP Security is a highly respected and accredited security company providing manned guarding, dog handling and technology-based security solutions to both the public and private sectors. Operating across all kinds of public and private sectors, ESP operates with absolute integrity. “Our integrity is what marks us out against a lot of competitors,” says Gareth Howells, Commercial Director of ESP. “We manage to maintain high levels of service and hold great relationships with all our clients”. The mission statement of the company revolves around making clients’ businesses and events safe, adaptable, and secure. It does this by exploring a partnership with each of its clients, and simultaneously working with local police, council, fire, and medical services to support clients wishing to put on events such as festivals. Each individual client is totally different, and ESP consequently strives to be flexible and adaptable in its operations. By tailoring each of its services to the needs of each client, it forms a specialized experience for both its customers and their customers as well. This is achieved through its extensive experience working with the SIA and within the framework of ISO 9001. Always aiming to take security to the next level so that it may exceed its clients’ expectations is the very culture and core of ESP. It has a strict and rigorous screening process alongside intricate management and in-house training programs that enable it to have the best people, in the right place, every time. Gareth says, “From the frontline staff to the directors, everyone goes above and beyond for the clients. We have grown so fast that we are having to adjust our culture accordingly. Having the same values is key but being able to communicate with a large amount of people and making them feel a part of the growth has been an important piece of Best Nationwide Security Guard Services Firm work”. When hiring, Gareth says, “fundamentally, for us, when looking for guards, it is attitude and personality. We want our guards to have the personality to be able to engage with the public and client confidently”. ESP is creating a world where clients and their customers can feel safe and protected, any time. The quality and range of services that ESP offers does not change dependent on which client it is working with; it offers the same services to everyone. Then, the firm crafts an original plan for each client, reliant upon its experience and creative thought processes, to protect and safeguard everyone involved. This is through manned guarding, keyholding, secure transportation, close protection, CCTV, dog handling and site security. In addition, ESP is able to offer event security, escorted transportation, asset protection, 24-hour quick response services, mobile patrol units and security consultancy. Gareth says, “the business at the beginning of the pandemic was very much based in the night- time economy and events industries. Obviously, these were crushed and shut down. This meant Jul21372