We’ll have a wine & cheese reception before hand and then start promptly at 7:00pm. Afterwards, we’ll lead a tour through our 24/7 Operations Centre for anyone interested in seeing what happens behind the scenes when an alarm trips.
Our seminars always fill up … RSVP today to ensure that we’ve got a space for you on the 20th.
Here’s a clip from a recent seminar discusses ‘Five-Minute Proofing’ and why it is the most important home security tactic…
Here are a few of the comments that we have received about past seminars…
“The presentation was interesting, flowed, Mike clearly demonstrated expertise…there was a substantial emphasis on basic security.”
“[as a result of attending the seminar] I have a far better understanding of how one protects their home and that really it starts with the homeowners.”
” getting even more confidence in Provident”
“I particularly liked reiteration of the information about how to delay a burglar for 5 minutes. The tour of the operations facility was very interesting and confidence building”.
“I felt at ease. Information was useful.”
“I found it interesting and informative and I’m sure others would as well …. whether they have a system or not. It helps to stay current with crime trends and security options.”
“with all the home security advertising, I think it can be somewhat confusing for people and your session helped to clear up some issues.”
We’ll have a wine & cheese reception before hand and then start promptly at 7:00pm. Afterwards, we’ll lead a tour through our 24/7 Operations Centre for anyone interested in seeing what happens behind the scenes when an alarm trips.
Our seminars always fill up … RSVP today to ensure that we’ve got a space for you on the 20th.
Here’s a clip from a recent seminar discusses ‘Five-Minute Proofing’ and why it is the most important home security tactic…
Here are a few of the comments that we have received about past seminars…
“The presentation was interesting, flowed, Mike clearly demonstrated expertise…there was a substantial emphasis on basic security.”
“[as a result of attending the seminar] I have a far better understanding of how one protects their home and that really it starts with the homeowners.”
” getting even more confidence in Provident”
“I particularly liked reiteration of the information about how to delay a burglar for 5 minutes. The tour of the operations facility was very interesting and confidence building”.
“I felt at ease. Information was useful.”
“I found it interesting and informative and I’m sure others would as well …. whether they have a system or not. It helps to stay current with crime trends and security options.”
“with all the home security advertising, I think it can be somewhat confusing for people and your session helped to clear up some issues.”
Click below to watch the clip from today’s Living Vancouver segment on CBC where I talk about how just about every residential burglary happens.
One of the key points of the clip is the fact that the value of a monitored alarm system can only be realized after you’ve already taken a number of simple physical security measures such as locking your gates, installing double sided locks and five minute proofing.
The mistake that a lot of people make is thinking that home security is as simple as finding the cheapest alarm provider they can find and assuming that that’ll be enough.
I was interviewed for a story about home security… and specifically about how to prevent becoming the victim of a burglary… for Living Vancouver on CBC.
The segment will air today on Channel 3 at 3:00pm… It will also be available on Living Vancouver’s website
Both myself and Constable Ray Gardner of the Vancouver Police Department will be leading a home security seminar on Tuesday, September 23rd at 7:00pm.
The seminar covers, with lots of pictures, exactly how burglaries occur on Vancouver’s Westside. More importantly, we will show you exactly what you can do (both high and low tech) to ensure that you minimize your risk of becoming a victim.
The seminar will be held in our Kerrisdale showroom (click here to see what it looks like) where we have almost every conceivable home security device installed and ready to demonstrate that you can have high security without ruining the look of your home…
We will also be offering brief tours of our state of the art Operations Centre… we will show you where all Provident alarm signals are received and automatically dispatched, how we can guarantee our five minute response time as well as show you how our unique BLINK monitoring service works.
Whether you are a Provident client or not, you will leave the seminar with specific ideas that you can implement immediately in order to improve your security.
Our showroom is located at 2309 West 41st Avenue… which is at 41st and Vine Street.
Click on the link below to watch an excerpt from a seminar held at the Arbutus Club last April where I discuss the concept of five minute proofing… and why it is the most important & effective security tactic (that often doesn’t cost anything to implement).
Please let us know if you would like to attend the seminar on Tuesday.
The next home security seminar will be held on Tuesday, June 24th at 7:00pm.
The seminar covers, with lots of pictures (and videos), exactly how burglaries occur on Vancouver’s Westside. More importantly, we will show you exactly what you can do (both high and low tech) to ensure that you minimize your risk of becoming a victim.
The seminar will be held in our new Kerrisdale showroom (click here to see what it looks like) where we have almost every conceivable home security device installed and ready to demonstrate that you can have high security without ruining the look of your home…
We will also be offering brief tours of our state of the art Operations Centre… we will show you where all Provident alarm signals are received and automatically dispatched, how we can guarantee our five minute response time as well as show you how our unique BLINK monitoring service works.
Come by for a glass of wine between 6:45pm and 7:00pm… the seminar itself will start at 7:15pm and last about an hour…
Our showroom is located at 2309 West 41st Avenue…. which is at 41st and Vine Street.
The clip below is from a seminar that Cst. Ray Gardner of the VPD and I did at the Arbutus Club back in April… in the clip, I’m talking about protecting your protection and why you need to have muliple levels of redundancy in order to maximize security. Specifically, we talk about the reliance of most alarms on telephone lines and what you can do to eliminate that risk.
Provident was featured in this month’s Security Sales & Integration Magazine for our SAMMY award that we were awarded at the International Security Conference (ISC West) in Las Vegas back in April.
Provident was recognized for having the best website in the security industry…
Provident was one of only seven companies recognized in this year’s SAMMY awards which are open to every security company in North America. Provident, along with Securtek, were the only two Canadian firms awarded SAMMY’s this year.
This was the 6th time that Provident has been nominated, and the 2nd time that we have won a SAMMY. Provident was one of only two Canadian security companies to be awarded.
Our website was designed by Jeff Joseph and took many months of design, planning and filming. We were so pleased with Jeff that we hired him on full-time to join our web development team… where he is working hard along with Ryan and Jerry to ensure that Provident’s IT systems and web development are always getting better.
Jeff did an incredible job (and still is) on the site and we are very proud to have him on the team. Jeff is standing in the middle of the back row in the picture on the right.
Geoff was previously at 1-800-Got-Junk where he spent four years in various roles including Corporate Locations Manager, where he was responsible for Got-Junk offices in Canada, the United States, England and Australia. Prior to that role, he was a Senior Business Development Consultant where he worked with Got-Junk Franchise Partners developing their businesses.
Prior to Got-Junk, Geoff was a Manager at Starbucks and before that a Department Manager at Harrods of London.
We are very excited to add someone of Geoff’s calibre to our management team. He brings tremendous experience in leading fast-growing, world-class brands. His expertise in systemization, scalability and training will be a huge asset for Provident.
This announcement is a little late in coming, but we are very proud to let the world finally know that Sandra Towers officially became a member of the Provident team back in September as our Operations Manager. In this role, Sandra is responsible for both our 24/7 central monitoring station as well as our Installation/Service Teams…. basically all operations as they pertain to the electronic side of our business.
We carried out an extensive search to fill this position… we were looking for someone with experience working in a first class customer service environment. More importantly, we were looking for someone who had been successful leading teams during periods of tremendous growth. Our wait has already been well worth it.
Prior to coming on board at Provident, Sandra was the Sales Operations Manager at Intrawest (owner of Whistler/Blackcomb and more than a dozen other major mountains & resorts) where she oversaw the management of their 160 person centralized call centre. Before that, she was the Staff, Volunteer and Security Manager for the TED Conference in Monterrey, California for two years (TED is the world’s most exclusive annual business conference).
Prior to TED, Sandra was the Director of Operations at Rare Indigo Destination Management for six years where she oversaw all operations for the company in Vancouver, Whistler, Victoria, Tofino, Banff and Jasper.
Sandra brings a wealth of experience managing teams responsible for delivering a first class client experience. She has led teams both large and small and has already proven herself a tremendous addition to our team.
Our next Preventing Burglary seminar will be held on Thursday, November 26th at 6:45pm in our Kerrisdale Showroom.
