Cardinal Security Services Limited (CSSL) was incorporated in August 2005 by a team of security practitioners and investors. Right from the drawing board, the main vision and objective of CSSL’s founders has been to make a difference in the provision of security solutions and training to the client in a manner that would surpass expectations.
Cardinal Security Service Limited prides itself as a security company that adheres to internationally accepted best practices in security service solutions. This philosophy is anchored on our unwavering desire to create value and to ensure that our services and products meet the yearning and expectations of clients. The vision and mission of the company have largely been achieved through a synergy of latest technological matrix as well as a highly trained and vastly experienced human resource base.
Vision
Our vision is to render efficient and affordable security services and solutions to our Clients. In order to achieve this, we actively pioneer changes in the delivery of cost-effective security solutions that meet our clients’ requirements.
Mission
Our client is the essence of our activities. Our services are designed to enable our clients succeed in hostile business environments with minimum distraction to profitability.
Our mission is to build a mutually beneficial and profitable partnership with our clients by providing them with a range of innovative security solutions that add value to their needs.
Security Value
Our human assets are our greatest resource. We recognise the individuality and merit of our employees who daily risk their lives in hostile environments to protect our clients. We respect their dignity and dedication and ensure fair and adequate compensation are paid together with providing a safe and healthy environment for work.
Our future success and survival is based on our commitment to understand and respond effectively to our clients’ need at all times. To this end, we strive to add value to every service we deliver. Our clients’ orders must be serviced promptly and accurately. In meeting their needs, we operate with the highest ethical standards and maintain strict client confidentiality.
Static Guard
We provide trainable individuals who are carefully selected and vetted and have attained necessary levels of education as well as being medically and physically fit as static security guards, on 12-24 hours basis to clients that help protect their people and assets. Such guards are always on uniform and work on shifts so as to provide emergency relief on a rotational basis.
Meet-and-greet and airport protocol
We provide meet-and-greet / airport protocol services to our clients. Special and Detailed Country Briefings are given to New Arrivals in Nigeria at the Airport. Meet & Greet Services include the provision of passenger vehicle(s) and Escort team(s) as requested by the client.
This service is to convey and escort visitors from the airport to hotels, various offices or private residences. The escort services are carried out by highly trained DDC (Defensive Drivers’ Course) and EMT (Evasive and Maneuvering Techniques) Security Drivers and Escort Commanders trained in the art of Executive Protection and UK BTEC Level 3 Close Protection Course. The vehicles are equipped with Real Time Vehicle Trackers and radios.
Close / Executive protection
We make available on request professional body-guards (CP) who are well trained in Marshall Arts. Our CP teams are trained by a US Security Company in Executive Protection Course for Hostile Environment and UK BTEC Level 3 Close Protection Course. They are constantly trained to keep their expertise at cutting edge with good diplomatic skills and are effective in executing their task.
Security risk analysis
We strategise on how to manage crisis – identifying risk, containing and reducing effects of crisis and managing crisis in any given situation. We also deal in intelligence gathering reports which we send out to clients on a daily or weekly basis. Cardinal Security’ online service and text messaging service provides daily weekly and monthly security analysis/updates; City Brief offers an in-depth reference to Nigeria. For longer-term assessments and detailed forecasts, clients commission specific reports on a country, region or topic. Our in-house team of analysts is supported by a network of retained correspondents.
Security Trainings
Cardinal provides professional security trainings and education to corporate organisations, executives and NGOs. These trainings are held at agreed locations. The trainings are delivered by qualified Special International and local Instructors who deploy doctrines and training methodology derived from contemporary operational experience.
Drivers’ Training and Outsourcing
Cardinal conducts DDC (Defensive Drivers’ Course) and EMT (Evasive and Maneuvering Techniques) trainings for individuals and corporate organisations that require the right caliber of drivers with some level of security exposure to convey their top executives. We are also able to provide drivers, already trained on defensive and special protective skills for clients who prefer to outsource their driving units.
Special services
We also provide special escort services for clients who work in rigs and volatile locations where kidnappings and hostage taking are rampant. We partake in kidnap and ransom (incident) management, hostage negotiations and rescue of clients, plus provide up- to-date information through all the phases of our negotiations till the rescue mission is completed
Security consultancy
Cardinal Security engages in security consultations for organisations in order to provide adequate and up-to-date advice on developing and implementing an overall corporate security strategy or architecture. In particular, we assist organisations in reducing the risks to their people, information and physical assets. When the threat to business is particularly acute, Cardinal Security is well placed to deploy specialists.
Emergency/Quick response services
We provide motorised Emergency response services to attend to kidnaps, robbery attacks, social unrest, medical emergencies etc. our Control Centre works 24/7 and receive distress calls on any emergency from our clients and from the alarm system, which they quickly respond to minimise threats.
Investigation, due diligence checks and vetting
We carry out standard investigation procedures for our clients based on the investigation need and also provide due diligence checks and vetting for clients.
Fleet Management/Vehicle Tracking Devices/Personnel Tracking
We provide organisations with complete monitoring of their assets by transferring valuable information via internet, satellite and GSM communication on a 24hour per day / 7 days a week basis with the use of the Vehicle / Materials Tracking Devices.
Our real time tracking, monitoring & location capabilities for land, sea and air assets utilise Satellite and GSM communications. It helps deliver measurable business and operational benefit by providing total visibility and control of mobile with a combination of GPS/GPRS/SAT and GSM technology for fleet management purposes, vehicle tracking and personal tracking systems. Our platform is automated to generate reports to make transportation information available to you quickly and easily. These reports can be used as it is, or can be customised to fit your business operations needs. The vehicle monitoring systems is capable of measuring engine and driver performance, troubleshooting problems, and observing how and when your vehicles are being driven. We undertake logistics and fleet management for client vehicles and assets. Our Personnel Tracking Device is a Smartphone tracking that uses 3G and 4G networks to provide travelling executives with reliable, cost-effective tracking solution with panic alarm capability.
Event Security
We assist in providing customer friendly event security and crowd management services. Whether a social or corporate event of any size, our security officers are fully trained and prepared to meet any requirement your function may present.
Security equipment installation and maintenance
Cardinal Security Services provides the following security gadgets and services with a maintenance fee contract for client homes and offices or as need be:
- Alarm Panic Buttons
- Guard Monitoring and Management Devices
- CCTV Cameras
- Metal Detection/Scanning Door
- Surveillance Devices
- Real Time Vehicle Tracking and Fleet monitoring
- Control Room Set-up Ext
MSLOs, PFSO, SLO and Watch Keepers
We provide Maritime Security Liaison Officers (MSLOs), PFSO, SLO and Watch Keepers to Clients who work in the rigs. These are drawn from retired military and naval officers who have versatile experience in security matters on vessels, with ability to monitor the operation of security / surveillance vessels in accordance with Client’s management plan, inform the captain of the vessel on sighting of unusual / suspicious activities, manage vessel security by keeping 24/7 antipiracy watches to defend the vessel in the event of an attack.
