The Chief Executive Officer of Edern Security Services Ltd, Mr Emmanuel Quartey has said that one of the challenges security companies in the country face is recruiting the right guards.
” A lot of companies do not invest in training, if you want a sustainable business one of the things to do is to invest in training sessions, from the onset we think training is key, we have accommodation for some of the guards”, he stated
In an interview with PETV in Accra he said one thing that sets the company apart from its competitors is investment in training.
“Edern Security Services invests in training, one of the things that have helped us to win awards is our reach, it’s the only company that has offices in all regions.It has been very difficult for other security services to match up to us, we invest in quality “,he said.
Mr Quartey advised persons who want to venture into the security industry to invest in technology. According to him, not too many security companies in Ghana invest in security technology.
The CEO, who has investments in the real estate sector,also called on the government to regularize acquisition of lands to reduce land disputes .
” A lot of people should be encouraged to build, if we invest in construction we can reduce unemployment by a vast percentage.
Government has to bring investors to partner with players in the Industry, there are lots of investors looking for partners ,people are looking for affordable homes, ” he added.
While applauding the PE Group for the Ghana Property Awards for the initiative,he called on the organizers to broaden the awards sche!as by introducing more categories.
Mr Quartey also spoke about the potential in the country ‘s real estate sector and urged investors to explore.
He again stressed the need for investment in property to be protected from terrorist attacks. “Our focus is to train guards in the area of terrorism which is catching up, more of intelligence gathering, less of jogging and collaborating with other security agencies in combating crime”, he said
Eden Securities Service is the only one security company in Ghana to be issued an ISO 9001 certificate.The company will mark 25 th year of operations this year.