Capabilities

Close protection is the discipline of keeping a person safe without making their life smaller. Our details serve executives, entrepreneurs, families, dignitaries, visiting delegations and public figures, at home and while travelling. The work begins long before the principal arrives: advance teams survey routes, venues, hotels and hospitals; identify safe havens and alternative routes; and liaise with local authorities where appropriate.

On the day, the detail is sized to the threat, not to impress. A single discreet specialist is often the right answer; a larger team with secure drivers and a residence element may be needed for higher-risk itineraries. Every assignment carries a written threat assessment, a communications plan and a medical plan, and every specialist is trained in trauma first response.

The most scalable form of protection is teaching people to protect themselves. Our self-defence specialists design programmes that begin with awareness — recognising danger early, trusting instinct, and knowing how to leave a situation — before moving to simple, effective physical techniques that work under stress for people of every age and fitness level.

Programmes are always grounded in the law of the country where they are taught, so participants understand not only what they can do but what they are legally entitled to do. Sessions for women, students, lone workers, hospitality staff and travelling employees are designed with their specific risks in mind, and instructors are chosen for their ability to teach patiently, not just their personal skill.

Energy plants, mines, construction corridors, ports and logistics hubs are increasingly built in remote or complex environments, and the people who build them deserve to go home safely. We help project owners design security that protects workforces and assets while respecting local communities — the single most important factor in long-term site safety.

Our specialists assess perimeters, access control, emergency response and worker transport; train local guard forces; and set up incident reporting that gives management a true picture of risk. We favour community liaison and local employment over fortification, in line with the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights used widely in the extractive sector.

The anti-piracy escort missions that began in the Gulf of Aden in 2008 showed how much can be achieved through preparation, vigilance and vessel hardening. Our maritime advisers bring that experience to shipowners, operators and crews through voyage risk assessments, ship-security plan reviews and practical crew drills based on the industry’s Best Management Practices.

Advice always respects flag-state and coastal-state law and the International Maritime Organization’s guidance. Where embarked security is considered, we advise on lawful options and licensing; our focus is on making vessels difficult targets and crews confident in their citadel and emergency procedures.

Good security decisions start with an honest picture of risk. Our assessments combine open-source research, on-the-ground surveys and structured analysis to answer three questions: what could realistically happen, how likely it is, and what it would cost to prevent or mitigate. The output is a prioritised, costed plan in plain language — not a pile of fear.

The same patience that marksmanship training demands — long hours of careful observation before any decision — makes special operations veterans unusually good at this work. Assessments follow recognised risk-management principles such as those in ISO 31000 and are refreshed as circumstances change.

Civil unrest, natural disasters, medical emergencies and sudden conflict do not give notice. Organisations that come through them well are the ones that planned and rehearsed beforehand. We write practical crisis-management and evacuation plans, identify assembly points and routes, map medical facilities, and run table-top and live exercises so that people know what to do before they need to do it.

The large civilian evacuations from Libya in 2011 and Yemen in 2015 remain powerful lessons: speed comes from preparation, and preparation starts with accurate lists of people, reliable communications and pre-agreed decision points. Our specialists also provide trauma first response training so that the first minutes after an incident are not wasted.

Across the world, millions of private guards are the first line of protection for homes, offices and facilities, yet many receive only minimal training. Raising their standard is one of the most effective ways to make communities safer. Our instructors deliver structured programmes in patrolling, access control, report writing, conflict de-escalation, first aid, fire response and professional conduct.

Courses are aligned with host-country licensing requirements and can be tailored to corporate guard forces, residential security teams or hospitality staff. Every programme includes human-rights and lawful-conduct modules, because a well-trained guard who does not respect people is not a safer guard.

Summits, product launches, concerts, weddings and tours bring together large numbers of people and, often, prominent guests. Our event specialists work with organisers and venues on crowd-flow design, accreditation, VIP arrival and departure plans, medical cover and emergency procedures, integrating with local police and venue security rather than competing with them.

For moving itineraries — roadshows, delegations or multi-city tours — we provide movement plans, liaison and on-the-ground coordination so that every transfer, venue and hotel is prepared before the principal arrives.