Washington D.C.: Many businesses across Washington shut down during the recent inauguration to spare their employees from nightmare commutes amidst the millions of people that descended upon the city. However, closing was not an option for electronic security provider, Kastle Systems, which operates 365 days 24 hours a day. In fact, Kastle went beyond business-as-usual to ensure all of their 2,300 Washington D.C. area a year, clients were properly secured and serviced before, during and after the events, and their efforts paid off. They received no reports of security issues from their clients, despite over 2 million people on the streets.
In the weeks leading up, a Kastle taskforce met with clients along the parade route to determine special security requirements and proactively test system performance. Because the Kastle system is highly customizable, Kastle was able to create unique security procedures to remotely lock down and secure buildings and suites during designated times throughout the events.
Kastle met the request of building owners along the route by having a team stationed in the city throughout the day. “Starting at 7:30 a.m. a Kastle representative was positioned in our building at 101 Constitution Avenue, which housed events for over 6,000 attendees. Not only did it give us peace-of-mind knowing he was on hand to immediately address any concerns, but it demonstrated Kastle’s extraordinary commitment to keeping its clients protected at all times.” said Shawn Kyle, Vice President of Lincoln Property Company.
“Kastle has 37 years of history in the Washington region and has covered nine inaugurations spanning back to 1972. It’s these years of experience that enabled us to prepare and staff properly for the inauguration, and we are pleased with how well it was handled.” said George Ballman, President of Kastle’s Mid-Atlantic Region. Kastle’s service response was exemplary. Kastle technicians arrived to all service calls in less than 90-minutes despite the unusual congestion, and its remote monitoring center handled over 1,800 calls leading up to the event, with no delay in response.
Kastle Systems has been leading the industry for more than 35 years with new technologies and advanced security solutions. Kastle sets the standard for the design, installation, operation, and management of building and office security systems. Their products and services are offered on the GSA Supply Schedule.
Kastle is the only company that operates and manages security systems for its clients offsite, around-the-clock. Currently, Kastle successfully protects more than 1,800 properties with over 37,000 tenant spaces, for a total of 316 million square feet of office space nationwide and internationally.
Kastle’s innovative outsourced security services significantly reduce costs and improve the critically important, 24/7 performance of security systems for building owners, developers, and tenants.
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Kastle Systems has offices in Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, and Sydney, Australia. To learn more about Kastle’s security solutions, visit the Kastle website.