Issue 12 2019
12 CORPORATE VISION / Issue 12 2019 , Oct19395 Supported By Experience Since 2004, Al Hurea Security Services has been providing turnkey solutions for international companies in Iraq. We caught up with Al Hurea Security Services to find out a little more about how theymanaged to keep such high standards in such an unstable place. As one of the highest accredited Private Security Companies in the world, and the highest accredited local firm in Iraq, Al Hurea has standards to maintain and ambitions to meet. Creating a safe and secure working environment for personnel and clients is not only a challenge, but also a big commitment. It’s a commitment that has been met by the recruitment of highly experienced contractors, procuring high quality equipment and each member of the team vowing to continually improve themselves, whilst respecting Human Rights at all times across the organisation. It is this mission statement that lies at the heart of Al Hurea and has made their company such a phenomenal success. The commitment to continual improvement is one that characterises the whole operation of Al Hurea. It is achieved by the company through several methods. A comprehensive legal and compliance team operating under and directly reporting to top management who have the overall responsibility of ensuring that the company is operating within the law and conforming with the organisations many certified standards. Al Hurea implements its management system in full conformance with UKAS accredited ANSI:ASIS PSC 1.2012, ISO 18788:2015, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 standards and being a fully certified organisation by the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Companies (ICoCA), guaranteeing high quality of service they provide. This is supported by intense internal auditing and regular managerial reviews by the company’s top management. All employees are required to meet these standards before deployment onto contracts to ensure only the best candidates work for the company. A system of screening and vetting, followed by an induction course and intense training sessions at specialist centres in Baghdad and Basra, ensures that personnel share the same goals as the company, understand its culture and are suitably fit enough to deploy on to projects. Currently over 600 contractors have been approved and are working on behalf of Al Hurea on numerous security contracts across the country. With offices in Erbil, Baghdad, Karbala, West Qurna 2, Rumaila, Basra, and Dubai, the company has the ability to provide services across the whole of the country with proven and tested support systems in place. This dedication to making sure that the company works to the highest standards possible means that it has accrued several Tier 1 clients. Al Hurea has provided and continues to provide valuable turnkey security services solution for a multitude of clients, including government and diplomatic, private and Oil and Gas organisations. Currently, its client base includes International embassies located in Baghdad, and a prime security contractor to a major International Oil Company. Priding itself on the quality and adaptability of their services, it’s no surprise that this company can serve such a range of clients so efficiently. Al Hurea offers something that no other Private Security Company operating in Iraq can – it is 100% Iraqi owned and registered and has been operating since 2004. With its successful, unblemished fifteen-year history, over which a unique package of local prowess has been accrued, you would struggle to find any company better suited to providing protection to your company’s personnel and assets in such a hostile environment no matter what your business needs are. Al Hurea not only has the trust of its clients, it has the prowess and experience to compliment it. Based out of Iraq, means that Al Hurea operates in an increasingly challenging and constantly changing business environment. It is difficult for any organisation to organise its personnel, assets and conduct business, let alone one with such stringent standards. Consequently long-term business objectives for Al Hurea are put in an awkward situation due to cancelled or shelved projects across Iraq. This business environment leads to insecurity from international investors and a saturation of the market as more security companies try to gain contract awards with ever decreasing contracts. This has certainly affected the work of Al Hurea, with market saturation creating cuts in pricing to minimal margins, as it has for the industry as a whole. For companies implementing standards to the level of Al Hurea, it creates a difficult market position, as with quality comes cost but, it also brings a higher- level of safety and security for its clients. Therefore, the balance of quality and price and the integrity of the Private Security Company providing the service is something that all companies operating in Iraq should consider when choosing their security company to protect its personnel and assets. The saturation has not affected Al Hurea over the past 12 to 24 months however, a true testament to its strategic management, with the company receiving the highest level of growth in the security industry in the Iraq market, with no signs of slowing down next year. The rate of growth is only planned to continue expanding, with the same rate of growth projected over the coming 12-24 months. Looking forward, the company’s planning ensures that it remains adaptive to the environment and ready for any scenario that may occur. 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