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Close Protection Agents

February 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Close Protection Agents, bodyguards, and private security contractors are all basically the same thing and just vary on the clients specific needs. A good example of this would be to highlight the difference between a close protection officer and a bodyguard.

A bodyguard would be the physical presence that would be seen in the public eye right beside their client which would be a high-profile celebrity. The bodyguard would make sure that their client is not harmed and that their client is not bothered by journalists and fans.

A close protection officer would not really be seen in the public eye but would still have a similar role to the bodyguard in terms of keeping the client safe at all times. A close protection officer would plan the routes of transportation and always make sure that they have a back-up plan.

So basically a bodyguard would work with a high-profile celebrity and a close protection officer would probably be looking after a politician.

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World Cup 2010 Close Protection

January 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Earlier this month two criminals caused an uproar worldwide by going on South African national television. The two criminals went on E-TV a free national TV station and claimed that they are waiting in anticipation for all the potential fans who the criminals see as target’s to arrive in South Africa.

These criminals admitted that if the police try to intervene or stop them in any way they will shoot their way out of any incident. The man who E-TV say acted as a facilitator in sourcing the criminals for the TV show has “APPARENTLY” killed himself, this only after days of him stating that he will not reveal the criminals identities. Very strange and only something you hear about in the third world.

All this does is contribute to the fact that Close Protection and Private Security is a real necessity for any tourist or fan travelling to South Africa. It is just not worth risking taking the chance and I’m sure these two criminals are not the only villains who are looking forward to all the foreign currency that will be brought into South Africa.

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Executive Chauffeur

January 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Executive ChauffeurMany celebrities, CEOs, sportsmen and all politicians are now using high quality Close Protection Officers for executive chauffeur services.

The reason why most are of the A-List Celeb’s are using Private Security Contractors as opposed to your ordinary Chauffeur is because they know by hiring a CPO they are hitting two birds with one stone.

Not only do Close Protection Officers have Advanced Driving as one of their many skills which would be obvious for an executive chauffeur but they also have many other skill’s ranging from first aid, efficiency with weapons, protection skills and a great understanding of the law.

Most Celebrities also do not have time to waste and again this is another reason why close protection officers would be useful, with the planning close protection officers do they will always know all the possible routes of getting from A to B.

If there seven different routes that would be possible and a few of them are blocked up because of a traffic accident or peak hour traffic than your CPO would be able to travel another route and still get you to your destination on time.

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