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Estate security that delivers on demand
The integrated offering Vizual Security derived, is a full security service which is implemented from the very inception of the development and provides a sustainable, transparent, holistic and affordable security package that can support the estate for many years.
Vizual Security was established in 2005, in response to a real need in the market for a truly holistic and fully integrated security services offering. Initially Vizual provided primary services including cleaning and hygiene, landscaping and garden services, as well as physical security and manned guarding. Then the founding members of Vizual Security identified a need in the property development and secure estate market for a unique security services offering that would present a fully integrated security solution, together with an attractive and affordable long-term financing model. This would benefit the developers of estates and in particular homeowners’ associations who find it challenging to raise finance for these bespoke projects.
The integrated offering Vizual Security derived, was a full security service which is implemented from the very inception of the development and provides a sustainable, transparent, holistic and affordable security package that can support the estate for many years. The homeowners’ association not only knows what it needs to budget for today, but also has a clear idea of what the budget will look like in five years’ time. This unique model was virtually unprecedented until Vizual Security came onto the scene, but the company has already gained a great deal of traction in the Western Cape, with an impressive number of contracts completed and many more in the pipeline.
“ We get involved with the developers of the estate right from the time that the infrastructure planning takes place. That way we can implement our own communications infrastructure to ensure a reliable service,” says CEO Conan Cole.“ By offering this concept to the developers, we are giving them the opportunity to work our security model into their finance plan and in turn sustain their costs through the homeowners’ infrastructure levy, or enhanced selling price of the property”
SETTING UP THE SYSTEM
Vizual Security sets out a complete security feasibility study for the entire estate, including a risk assessment within and beyond the perimeter to evaluate any potential risks in