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About Us
The company is the brainchild of Mr Jacques Mauve a former Special Forces personnel with decades of security experience both in the military and civilian sector. Jacques has also spent several years as diplomat at French Embassy in India and South Africa and as the head of security for the European Union in Southern African countries such as Angola, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and in Afghanistan. This experience and network has provided the company with valuable resources and networks across the globe.
Through a group of carefully selected group of associates, the company is able to provide a range of security services across the globe.
GESS is managed by a team of internationally respected protection specialists who have decades of diverse operational experience in specialist security, both nationally and internationally. We have the relevant experience and capability to operate in a corporate environment as well as in harsh or hostile environments. We also have personnel who have the unique knowledge and experience of researching, designing and implementing safety and security measures for government and diplomatic organizations.
As a specialist security company we offer a range of services and are willing and able to tailor-make solutions to meet with client requirements.
Our Global Presence
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Our Risk Division consists of Security Industry Specialists who have had extensive experience in the Police, Military and Intelligence departments as well as in the corporate environment. These individuals pride themselves on attention to detail and whose primary focus is to ensure that our clients get value for money.
GESS also helps businesses in understanding local business culture, requirements, challenges, potential risk or threats or issues and makes recommendations on their development strategies in sensitive areas such as choice of site location, validation of potential partners, organization of official visits, etc.
Investigations, Surveillance and Specialised Services
We have a track record of delivering the following services to various industries and private individuals:-We Help You In Understanding Local Business
Viewed as a distinct competitive advantage, risk mapping is now considered as a necessary and required tool when it comes to international development operations and assists in the conquest of new markets.
The information gathered and analyzed by GESS through its reliable network constitutes a valuable and strategic tool for decision making.
The following is an overview of our primary solutions:-
- Decoding networks
- Due diligence
- Counterfeit risk management
- Reputation risk
- Political analysis
- Security analysis
- Situation follow-up
Relying on a precise analysis of risk exposure, GESS offers complete protection plans for infrastructure, including the designing of policies and procedures and standard operating procedures.
This ensures that the risks of intrusion, attack or infiltration are minimized.
In order to optimize buildings’ protection against criminal/terrorist threats, GESS relies on a unique panel of experts and modeling software, meant to precisely assess the vulnerability of infrastructures in case of accidents or attacks using explosive devices.
These are some of the services that we provide in the infrastructure protection division:-
- Security site survey
- Vulnerability assessment
- Designing security plans
- Building protection against criminal/terrorist threat
- Building protection against risk of intrusion or malicious acts
- Assistance in project ownership and project supervision
Consultancy
We provide travel advisories, recommend safe and secure accommodation, recommend schools and undertake orientation training for personnel.
Successful investment or relocation to any country requires a thorough analysis of potential risks, threats and vulnerabilities and this is where we intervene to assess the relationships between the various players, make recommendations, assist with the project roll-out and provide medium to long-term advice and protection for business assets and investments.
We also undertake assessments and evaluations of current security measures and in place to ensure the following:-
- Physical security measures are adequate and current
- Technical security measures are adequate and current
- Cameras and CCTV’s are strategically placed
- Data collected from cameras, cctv and access points are properly collected and stored
- Policies and procedures are in place and relevant
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) are in place
- Health and Safety requirements are in place
- That the client is getting what he is paying for
- The client is getting value for money
GESS supports daily operations for numerous businesses abroad, providing them with a range of highly qualified security consultants, security managers and key security personnel who are tasked with coordinating and managing security installations and operations on a long term basis.
These are some of the key solutions that we offer within operational support:-
- Development of security systems for major projects
- Business continuity plan
- Provision of security consultants
- Provision of security managers
- Provision of key security personnel
- Supply of security equipment
- Recruitment of local managers
- Crisis management support
- Orientation sessions on risks and threats
We have the experience required to provide tailor-made solutions for the various needs expressed by governments and international organizations.
The majority of GESS’s personnel are former Special Forces operatives. Since leaving their different units and countries they have honed their skills and experience through operations conducted in some of the most hostile environments across the globe.
These experts offer training courses to government bodies and international institutions. Latest methods of training are now available for CPO (Close Protection Officer), Fire man, Navy officer (counter naval terrorism) and Safety officers.
GESS also supplies high-level security experts to government and international bodies, in order to support them with the design of their safety and security plans and systems.
Building on its unique expertise in the protection of sensitive technologies, GESS offers its knowledge to International public bodies and are willing to guarantee the technical integrity of national strategic systems and sensitive equipment used for export.
GESS is one of the few players providing experts, able to conceive global security planning for complex industrial and institutional sites.
Operating on highly exposed and sensitive institutional sites, GESS already enjoys the trust of several French government bodies for the protection of their infrastructures.
In requirements of this nature we establish a base in-country and create a safety village for clients and personnel. We also provide armored vehicles, firearms, security uniforms and equipment as well as general equipment for clients working in these environments.
GESS can ensure the protection and evacuation of its clients' employees, upstream of their project or in event of major risk.
GESS unique expertise in protecting technology and information was formerly dedicated to French government bodies only. It is now also available for private business, as part of a relocation and export processes
GESS sets up a tailor made service for personnel who would like to have VIP escorts and close protection services during their business or leisure trips, anywhere in the world.
Protecting People
GESS offers personal protection to clients and/or personnel working in harsh, remote and/or hostile environments. In requirements of this nature we establish a base in-country and create a safety village for clients and personnel. We also provide armored vehicles, firearms, security uniforms and equipment as well as general equipment for clients working in these environments.
GESS can ensure the protection and evacuation of its clients’ employees, upstream of their project or in event of major risk.
The mechanism and operational solutions offered by GESS ensure that companies are in compliance with all of their legal obligations regarding employee safety.
GESS also has the network, capability and resources to successfully implement evacuation plans through air, land or seas the circumstances may require.
These are some of the services that we offer under this division:-
- Contingency planning
- Security survey
- Environment monitoring
- Event security
- Close protection
- Tracking
- Negotiations for blackmail, extortion and hostage release.
Information Protection
GESS possesses the knowledge, expertise and technology to protect the integrity of sensitive information and technology both from within and outside of the company.
GESS unique expertise in protecting technology and information was formerly dedicated to French government bodies only. It is now also available for private business, as part of a relocation and export processes.
GESS therefore provides the same security services to businesses and to the African and European space sector. GESS experts also ensure continuous security and traceability for flows of sensitive materials.
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