Close protection is one of the fastest growing sectors of the global security industry and close protection training is the fastest growth sector within the close protection industry.

The global security industry has consistently placed in the world’s top ten business growth sectors during the last decade.

Increases in terrorist and organised criminal activities are two of the reasons fuelling this unprecedented security growth.

War zones like Iraq, Afghanistan and other third world destinations provide clear evidence that the security industry and in particular the close protection sector will continue to experience exponential growth in the future.

This boom in security has led to a huge demand for bodyguard and close protection training. For the last 10 years the UK market place has seen an average of 70 different bodyguard and close protection training companies servicing this close protection growth.

This growth has by default created a new cottage industry of close protection services, merchandise and products. These close protection services, merchandise and products are being sold by some of the current close protection training companies. However some of these security companies might typically sell one or two close protection services, merchandise and products which are relevant to their security bodyguard company or bodyguard association.

None of the bodyguard or close protection companies around the world offer the entire range of close protection services, merchandise and products required by operational close protection officers and trainee bodyguards.

The senior close protection specialist consultants and security experts at www.closeprotectiongz.com recognised this gap in the close protection market and as hands on close protection officers who specialise in extremely high risk security operations in political hot spots advised us on how to fill that gap...
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