Security guard experiences from the front line

I was now a full member of the team, following on from the experience gained at the summer Labour Party Conference in Brighton. I had been punched, verbally abused and spat at by 'normal' people and that had earned my colleague's respect.But more was to come in my quest for ultimate knowledge in the field of guarding and security. It was if I had been promoted as a result of my experiences, and so I was sent to one of our largest clients who were regularly being targeted by squatters and travellers. The company that employed me offered traveller eviction services as one of its main specialities as well as sharps clearance once a bunch of people had been moved on. Many of these properties could benefit from the installation of steel security fencing, which would solve the problem of intruders immediately, without the extra expense needed for security guards.We have made these suggestions many times to this particular client, but to no avail, with the preference for physical gu
arding and site clearance the preferred option.When I first got inside the building having cleared the remainder of people, I was shocked by the sight that was in front of me. I was once open-minded about the travelling community, thinking that they were proud of their heritage and culture. The rubbish that the travellers left behind was disgusting to say the least! The waste left behind was not only human, but also there was some rotting food and many used needles from drug taking. We of course were well equipped to handle these types of problems, but as a human it was a mind numbing experience. I had no idea how someone could exist in those conditions - needles littering the ground and signs that animals had been present. But unless we cleared up after these people and made the places safe, the insurance people would class the properties as 'void' and would offer no further cover.

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