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“Mom, there’s a man at the gate with a backpack. The guard told him to wait while he scanned the license plate. That’s when I felt safe.” 1. The Parent Phone Call That Changed the Budget Reviewed by M. Lane, CPP, 18 years in law-enforcement and K-12 campus safety, currently Director of Operations at XPressGuards. [...]

“The guard who stopped the GSA bomb threat in ninety seconds wasn’t lucky, he was pre-approved by the feds.” 1. The 3 A.M. Story That Opens Doors Reviewed by M. Lane, CPP: former federal security supervisor, now Director of Operations at XPressGuards. At 03:07 a sedan rolled toward a GSA garage in Denver. The on-board [...]

Reviewed by M. Lane, CPP, 18 years in law-enforcement and corporate security, currently Director of Operations at XPressGuards. 1. Why Construction Sites Start at $50 k a Month A 10-acre active site runs 24/7 to prevent copper theft and vandalism. One guarded gate, one rover patrol and random after-hours walk-throughs consume 336 hours a week. [...]

1. Shrinkage: The $61 B Problem Reviewed by M. Lane, CPP, 18 years in law-enforcement and corporate security, currently Director of Operations at XPressGuards. NRF’s 2024 National Retail Security Survey pegs annual shrink at $61 B, up 14 % year over year. Large chains (500+ stores) average 1.62 % of sales lost to theft, internal [...]

Reviewed by M. Lane, CPP, 18 years in law-enforcement and corporate security, currently Director of Operations at XPressGuards. 1. Guard-to-Employee Ratio: The Insurance Mandate Carriers writing property policies for Fortune 1000 campuses demand one security post per 150–200 occupants plus a roaming patrol. At 500 employees you already sit at three static posts and one [...]

1. Why Fortune 500 Contracts Start at $1 M a Year Reviewed by M. Lane, CPP, 18 years in law-enforcement and corporate security, currently Director of Operations at XPressGuards. Multi-state footprints, 24/7 operations and fiduciary duty to shareholders push F500 budgets into seven figures. Average spend lands between $1.2 M and $4.8 M annually for [...]