Provident Security Press

How does ADT/Broadview deal affect the market as a whole?

YARMOUTH, Maine-Who comes out ahead when one behemoth swallows another, as in the ADT/Broadview deal, which took much of the industry by surprise this week? Many independent alarm company owners believe the deal spells opportunity for everyone-except perhaps some ADT and Broadview dealers, who may not, initially at least, be too happy about this surprise.

"If I were a dealer, I'd be concerned," said Mike Jagger, CEO of Provident Security in Vancouver. "Both sides, both the Broadview dealers and the ADT dealers, lose differentiation in the deal."  Read More

While a recent poll suggests 12 per cent of Lower Mainlanders will leave town during the Olympics, a Kerrisdale-based security company is seeing a dramatic surge in their home-watching business during the games.

Mike Jagger, president of Provident Security, said multiple requests are coming in daily from west-side Vancouver homeowners who are leaving town during the Olympics.  Read More

Small independents may benefit from Tyco purchase of Broadview

... One of those competitors, Mike Jagger, president and CEO of Vancouver-based Provident Security, disagrees. The acquisition of one large monitoring company by another shifts the security landscape, providing new opportunities for smaller companies to distinguish themselves.

"There's now one giant company and alternatives. As long as you're an alternative that's distinct, that's a good thing," said Jagger, following news of the acquisition. ...  Read More

Trade Talk quotes of the decade, or does the self-proclaimed king of the city have partners?

... PROWLER PROOFING: "We're not solving crime," said Michael Jagger, who forfeited police career plans to found the fast-response, ever-patrolling Provident Security & Event Management Corp. "We're giving [thieves] a good reason to stay away." ...  Read More

... Rebecca Bligh works for Provident Security, a fast-growing alarm company in Vancouver. "Men and women work in all positions from senior managers, to installation to guard services. I work in sales and have done so for five years," she said. "Typically, people are surprised to see a female arriving to provide a walk-through and subsequent quote," Bligh added. ...  Read More

Business demand for security services on the rise in the lead-up to Winter Games

... Provident Security's Mike Jagger also expects at least a 10% increase in staff leading up to the Games. But unlike some other firms, Jagger is increasing staff and improving the company's operating efficiency to mitigate the changes affecting the city during the Olympics instead of attracting Olympics-related business. ...  Read More

Security Industry in Favour of Body Armour Regulation

... Mike Jagger, founder and president of Vancouver-based security firm Provident Security Corp., says such legislation will probably do little to deter criminals or solve the problem.

"You're talking about a group of people who make their living importing and distributing illegal drugs and shoot at rival gang members with illegal guns," he says. "I fail to see how regulating the sale of body armour does anything to impact that other than getting in the way of regular people." ...  Read More

Tweet Surrender

... Provident Security owner Mike Jagger has become a popular guy to ask security-related questions on Twitter. About 10 times this year, inquisitive tweeters who asked for security advice eventually decided to hire Jagger's company to protect their premises. ...  Read More

Spending on personal security perk for CEOs is skyrocketing

... Licensed security guards can be had for $20 an hour, and a typical home electronic security system sold by ADT costs $7,000 to $15,000. But McKinney says ADT installed a $300,000 system for the CEO of an unidentified NFL football team a few years ago, and Provident Security of Vancouver, Canada, recently completed two residential camera systems in the $250,000 range, says company President Michael Jagger. ...  Read More

Volunteers map Vancouver's surveillance presence

... "The CCTV (closed circuit television) technology that you have nowadays is being more sophisticated, so the cameras are becoming smaller," Pask said. "They fade into the background a little more readily."

Michael Jagger of Provident Security says technology is also getting to a point where it risks invading people's privacy less. ...  Read More