# BWSMAGAZINE
STAYING SAFE !
Glasgow-based Rebecca Pick started her company , Pick Protection , after her neighbour was attacked and nobody came to help . 4 years on , having won multiple entrepreneurial awards , Rebecca has raised over £ 1 million funding to developed the next generation of employee protection solutions .
Rebecca , 24 , had the idea for a wearable protection alarm that would link to the Police when her neighbour was attacked and sadly nobody came to the rescue . While studying a business degree at the University of Strathclyde Rebecca pursued her idea . She pitched to angel investors that agreed to invest in Pick Protection and invest in the mission of keeping employees safe .
As Rebecca researched personal protection she learnt that employee protection is an underserved market . With the increasing use of technology many employees are now working alone at many points in their jobs such as client meetings , traveling , working from home , and the list goes on . Employers have a duty of care to take steps to ensure the safety of their lone workers and with increasingly stringent Health & Safety legislation this is a growing market in the UK . Rebecca spotted that lone worker protection is a very under-innovated sector and there is big opportunity for a new company to deliver easy to use solutions with high quality customer support to shake up the market .
Many employees aren ’ t fully aware of their responsibilities to their employees and what would happen if an incident occurred . Speaking about this Rebecca said - “ At Pick Protection we work with employers to help them understand the process involved to keep their employees as safe as possible . Education is a big part of what we believe in , the more people that are aware of their responsibilities means the more they can look after their employees .”
Every 9 minutes in the UK an employee is attacked whilst working alone and Rebecca is passionate about changing this horrifying statistic . “ I am really proud of the easy to use and cost effective protection solutions that Pick Protection have developed to help employers keep their staff safe , nobody should have to feel unsafe in their place of work .”
Speaking of the support she has received in setting up Pick Protection , Rebecca said “ I have been incredibly lucky to have received fantastic support from many different organisations and individuals . I ’ ve learnt so much from very experienced people that have been generous with their time and have given me the benefit of their experience and knowledge .
In 2016 , through a fortunate encounter with a fellow Strathclyde alumni Rebecca met John Neil the Chief Executive of Unipart , a large multinational company with a first class security
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