Guardforce Receives Certificate of Outstanding Performance from Employees Retraining Board 

Contact: Natalie Lowe
Tel: +852 2765 2419
natalie.lowe@fs-asia.utc.com

 
12 Dec 2006, Hong Kong – Guardforce was nominated for the Certificate of Outstanding Performance for the 11th Employers Gold Star Award by Employees Retraining Board (ERB).

ERB has organized the Employers Gold Star Award for 11 consecutive years partnering with non-profit organizations such as YWCA, YMCA, HKCTU, HKCT, Methodist Centre, Caritas and Christian Action to help unemployed individuals adjust to economic changes, enhance their skills and increase their chances of employability.

Since 2005, Guardforce has been an active supporter of the ERB program by employing more than 600 individuals who have completed the retraining as security guards and in various other support functions; providing assistance in developing various customer service, security guard and other training modules; and on-the-job training as well as career coaching for individuals hired by Guardforce.

"For two consecutive years, Guardforce has hired individuals who completed the training program as security guards,” Douglas Renwick, General Manager, Guardforce said.

Guardforce will join other award recipients at the Award Ceremony held on January 5, 2007 at the Olympian City, Hong Kong.

"We believe that ERB is on the right path to assist individuals who have been affected by economic changes and we will continue to support the Board," Renwick continued. “This Award is an accolade that reflects how Guardforce and our employees enjoy giving back to the community.”

About Guardforce
Founded in 1977, Guardforce is an experienced international security specialist dedicated to protecting customers’ life, property and assets through state-of-the-art security services.  Managed by some of the finest personnel in the industry, Guardforce has the operational capability to ensure that all client security needs are met.

Acquired in 2003, Guardforce is now part of United Technologies Corporate (UTC), ranked the 43rd largest US Corporation (2006 list, Fortune) and the 126th largest organization in the world (2006 Global 500 list, Fortune).

About: ERB
The Employees Retraining Board (ERB) is an independent statutory body set up under the Employees Retraining Ordinance, 1992. The main function of the ERB is to provide retraining to eligible workers to assist them to take on new or enhanced skills so that they can adjust to changes in the economic environment, and have their employability enhanced. Since its establishment, till end of July 2006, over 970,000 retraining places had been offered. In 2005-06, more than 96,000 retrainees graduated their studies.