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The Red Alert proposition

All Red Alert staff and management  are dedicated to building long term relationships through consistent customer satisfaction.

At Red Alert we believe in making a commitment to service excellence. Our innovative customer care training and professional management approach help build a skilled workforce committed to the service ethos of the company. Red Alert customers are guaranteed a custom-made package that not only meets their immediate needs, but also has the foresight to see them safely into the future.

Red Alert's Mission:

  • Red Alert is a service driven company which proactively seeks out the service needs of the outsourcing market.
  • We provide skilled, loyal personnel who are focused on customer satisfaction and building long term relationships.
  • We concentrate on our cleaning and security services and target mutually beneficial growth opportunities where we can add value by being the preferred provider of non-core services.
A SAFER PIETERMARITZBURG
As part of our Social Responsibility Program Red Alert PMB has formed a partnership with Safe City Pietermaritzburg to launch a value added security service to the public. Read this story to learn more about c-SAFE...
August, 2009 | 496 Views | 1 Comments | View details
WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOUR ALARM SYSTEM
“It is our responsibility as providers of security equipment and services to constantly keep our clients informed of the latest criminal trends” says Rob Anderson, the Divisional General Manager of Red Alert Security, Pietermaritzburg. Read this story to ensure that you know as much as possible about the alarm technology being used in your home or business...
August, 2009 | 512 Views | 1 Comments | View details
COMPROMISING SECURITY FOR PRICE
We all agree that a security system is a grudge buy at the best of times and therefore we tend to opt for the lowest quote we can find. An intruder alarm system can only perform to the highest level and offer true security if quality components are used. Read this story to discover the South African Intruder Detection Services Association recommendations for selecting an alarm company:  
August, 2009 | 314 Views | 0 Comments | View details
LET YOUR CELLPHONE KEEP YOU IN THE LOOP!
Did you know that your cellphone allows you to keep in touch with what’s happening with your alarm? You are able to receive opening and closing reports, as well as being informed when your alarm battery is low. Contact your nearest branch and speak to our Technical Department to find how they can link you up to this value added service from Red Alert.  
August, 2009 | 301 Views | 0 Comments | View details
RATHER BE SAFE THAN SORRY!
An important message to all our alarms clients: We’d like to take this opportunity to remind you that when you go on your December vacation or even away for just for a weekend, please check that our control room has the correct details of the person looking after your property or that they have your correct cell phone number should you need to be contacted urgently. Remember to test your alarm system using these tips so that we can look after you...
August, 2009 | 356 Views | 1 Comments | View details
New Branch Opens in George
Red Alert is proud to announce the opening of a new Alarms branch in George in the Western Cape. The branch opened for business on the 1st of July and is headed by former East London General manager, Peter Lazenby. Assisting him on the technical side is Tinus Mynhardt.
July, 2009 | 383 Views | 1 Comments | View details
From the desk of Zayn Timol - His opinion on criminal trends
Since a crackdown by the police and army on cash-in-transit heists, criminal syndicates have shifted their focus to retail centres. It has been noted that there is a major upsurge in highly organised gangs hitting shopping centres countrywide in the early hours of the morning. The break-ins are well planned and clearly orchestrated by syndicates with orders for specific stock. In Johannesburg recently, closed circuit television picked up a ...
June, 2009 | 466 Views | 0 Comments | View details
Our new look
Have you seen our new look vehicles driving around your neighbourhood yet?! Red Alert recently had a “makeover” when we decided to upgrade the design of our vehicle signage and advertising material. The modern, new look will see us change from our well-known red vehicles, to black vehicles with very simple, yet professional Red Alert branding. The change will be phased in over the next few months as vehicles are upgraded. The new look is an ...
May, 2009 | 578 Views | 1 Comments | View details
Keeping abreast of technology to offer clients better security and maximised profit
Staying at the forefront of cutting edge  technology is important to Red Alert and the company is able to offer its corporate clients access control based on biometric fingerprinting that is linked to payroll systems. Divisional regional manager Rob Anderson says keeping abreast of the latest hi-tech trends is essential in the security and access-control industries, which are changing continually to maximise profitability and counter t...
April, 2009 | 453 Views | 0 Comments | View details
Community policing programme puts Red Alert at the forefront of the fight against crime
 Red Alert is helping to take back the suburbs in an innovative  community policing programme that it started in its Pietermaritzburg division. The brainchild of divisional general manager Rob Anderson,   who has spent 20 years in the security industry, the initiative combines the efforts and resources of the police, community members and Red Alert’s alarm and armed response service. “I’ve always been critical of our indust...
April, 2009 | 442 Views | 1 Comments | View details