SiS: GOING THE EXTRA MILE IN SECURITY AND SERVICE

Brian Schleich and Erwin van den Bosch both have many years of experience in the security field. From a long career encompassing almost any aspect of security, these are no industry rookies. Now, as respective operational manager and operational director at Specialists in Security and Specialists in Services (SiS), the two have joined forces to facilitate all clients’ security and service needs.

“Supplying security personnel was a success, but we saw more potential. Now we extended our business to supplying office management and hospitality services, we do it all”, Brian says with professional pride. “We dove full-on into the high-end market. There are companies only take on security for supermarkets, shops and car parks, for example, but we opted to go a different route. We’re having success in this market so far and this approach has brought us to where we are now.” Erwin agrees, underscoring that the personal approach of SiS is a big selling point. “What sets us apart is that we don’t just plant someone who has no feeling with a client.” And the fact that clients get to know their people over time leads to much higher satisfaction, the two say. “Our clients have enough on their hands taking care of their core business”, Erwin continues. “They want to outsource security or facilities services to a reliable partner that can graft onto their company. Assigning fixed people to specific locations, going the extra mile for our clients and growing in step with the organizations we work with are part of our appeal.”

Good work is its own advertising

“We often go above and beyond”, Brian adds. “Existing clients keep coming back and often when organizations expand they ask us to handle security or facility services at their location as well.” Jokingly, the two compare Zuidas to one big camping ground: “It’s so small and everyone knows everything about everybody else, so a good reputation really does matter.” Their approach seems to be working as they are receiving kudos from all sides. “In our industry, doing our job well is honestly the best form of advertising.”

Disaster drill

What ambitions does SiS hold for the years ahead? At the rate they are going now, a growth spurt seems imminent. That’s precisely what the company is aiming for, Erwin confirms. “We would like to grow in multi-tenant buildings here in Zuidas and further expand our service branch.” They also have an ambitious plan to mount a large-scale drill to test the district disaster plan. “It’s important to do that at some point, even though it means evacuating all the buildings and herding thousands of people onto the streets. We need to know what would happen and how the situation would play out.” And also, they stress, it would help make a start on dissolving the barriers between organizations and demonstrating that, in a security situation, you have to put the common good above individual interests. “It’s our job to help people at a moment’s notice, and this is part of it.”