Insurance savings can offset security costs

HIGH VALUE goods command high risk which means high insurance premiums, but what if your valuables were so safe your insurance savings could offset your security costs? “We still have a zero pilferage record in over 10 years of business,” says Richard Poulton, director of sales and marketing for Guardforce International Transportation. “We have had independent auditors inspect our facilities and operations and in some instances insurance companies have offered lower premiums to clients using our services. In many cases these cost savings offset the cost of using us.” “Crime is a fact of life, and as with everything, prevention is better than cure,” adds newly appointed sales executive, Sandra Alexander. Specialising in high security handling for airfreighted goods in and out of O R Tambo International Airport, the company operates from a high-tech, purpose-built airside facility designed for the handling and safeguarding of both valuable and vulnerable cargo ranging from high-tech equipment to diamonds, pharmaceuticals and firearms. “Firearms fall into a completely separate class and we handle these in full accordance with the terms of the Firearms Control Act,” says Poulton.