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Managing director of a security company reviewing guard license and training records

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Security Guard License Requirements by State (US)

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: May 29, 2026

Security guard license requirements in the United States are not set by Washington. There is no federal license and no national exam. Every state...

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COREDINATE portal showing a digital guard book with timestamped entries on an office monitor

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What Security Service Tenders Actually Demand: Proof That Counts

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: May 27, 2026

A tender document can say "gap-free proof of service" in a single line. Three years later, mid-contract, a new site manager on the client side asks...

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Security officer on night patrol at a UK industrial site with cooling towers and pipe bridges in the background

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Guard Tour System for UK NIS Audits & CAF Compliance

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: May 12, 2026

Britain measures the cyber threat and the physical threat in two unrelated surveys. The gap between them is where your next NIS audit happens.

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Operator at a UK alarm receiving centre (ARC) working a multi-monitor station while handling an incoming alarm signal

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Manned Guarding, ARC, Key Holding: What UK Tenders Get Wrong

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: Apr 15, 2026

Every UK security tender that writes "security services" without naming the service category creates a liability gap before the contract is signed....

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Broken guard tour patrol wand on wet concrete floor with USB cable — end of life for hardware guard tour systems

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Replace Your Guard Tour System: 5-Step Migration Plan

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: Mar 09, 2026

The wand won't sync, the desktop software crashes on Windows, and replacement units are either backordered or discontinued entirely. Your guard tour...

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Security guard on patrol in an underground car park using a smartphone with the COREDINATE security guard app

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Security Guard App: Digitise Patrols and Save Time

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: Jan 29, 2026

Paper logbooks, illegible timesheets, missing proof of service – anyone running a security company knows these issues. A modern security guard app...

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Security guard using the COREDINATE Visitor Counter in the dark in a busy avenue.

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The Visitor Counter from COREDINATE

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: Oct 20, 2025

A familiar sight at the entrances of stores, events, or clubs: security staff focused on a small mechanical hand counter. Click. Click. Click. For...

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Man holding his phone using the File Manager from COREDINATE guard patrol system

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File manager module: Secure digitization

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: Sep 24, 2025

Digitization is transforming almost every industry. In the security sector, however, modern technology often still collides with traditional work...

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Professional corporate photography showing a business negotiation scene

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Winning tenders with digital proof of quality

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: Sep 11, 2025

In the highly competitive market for security services, price often seems to be the only criterion for awarding contracts. However, leading service...

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