We would have to start with the name Seaforth and how it came about. In December 1978 there was an overwhelming demand for professional security in Canada. Before that date security in Canada with the exception of the Corp of Commissionaires were mostly night watchmen with little training and sometimes a lot of baggage. Most were qualified to pick up shopping carts at your local grocery store or sit in a guard shack for long boring hours. Not at
all like the uniformed trained members of Seaforth that appeared in Western Canada. This elite team of mostly retired Military and Police needed a strong name to represent a professional security force. Since the company was founded by the MacKENZIE Family with the head MacKENZIE being the Earl of Seaforth hence the name Seaforth was adopted along with the MacKENZIE Coat of Arms proudly worn by every Seaforth Member.
within it’s own structure, from patrol to armed guards to investigators to a special Emergency Response Team. Seaforth was able to provide services to every fit. Trained with Certified Electronic technicians and alarm installers Seaforth was able to Seaforth quickly grew by reputation guarding some of the most critical of responsibilities such as transportation. Where there was a Passenger Jet aircraft airport you found Seaforth conducting screening and security procedures. Bus terminals and garages and the large department stores.
provide camera systems to homes & businesses
O ne of t he f i r s t a c ts accrediting the strength of Seaforth was when the City of Winnipeg was under siege by a department store bomber and Seaforth was asked to step forward to protect key locations such as Eaton's, The Bay, Sears, airports and bus terminals. Seaforth Investigators tracked down and apprehended the bomber in the act.
Armed with those resources Seaforth can offer Special Services such as Surveillance, Alarm Systems, Corporate Intelligence, Personal Protection second to none.
Seaforth had many divisions in those early years mostly uniformed
Unlike the days of uniformed duties Seaforth modern day is a corporation charged with personnel that have backgrounds in Military, Police, Intelligence Service and specialized electronics.
When you are speaking to a Protection Consultant from Seaforth, this is not a sales person, or security guard, but a highly trained experience security expert that will know the solution to your security needs.