Guides for security companies

Practical advice on post orders, patrols, reporting and running guard operations, from the team behind ForceVera.

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How to price security guard services: bill rates, costs and margin A bill rate has to cover the guard's pay, everything you pay on top of it, the contract's other costs and your margin. Here is how to work it out, with a worked example for a 24/7 post. Read the guide → How to schedule security guards for 24/7 coverage A post covered around the clock needs 168 hours of guard time every week. Here is how to turn that into shifts, rotations and a headcount that survives sick days. Read the guide → How to write security post orders officers actually follow Post orders turn a client's expectations into clear instructions for every officer on a post. Here is what to include, how to write them and how to keep them current. Read the guide →

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