Atlas Security

The Atlas Group was established in Port Elizabeth in 1985. The primary scope of the family business then and for the next 70 years was commercial and domestic laundry, dry-cleaning and textile dying. Addy Schewitz together with his son Gary Schewitz conceived Atlas Security Systems in 1985. The pioneering concept was the introduction of wire free s... ecurity systems and portable panic buttons. The acquisition of Sharp Security with a client base of 45 link-ups in 1990 introduced Atlas to 24-hour Control Room monitoring and reaction. In 1993, Mike Burmeister was invited to join the company to control the operational activities, including technical installations and repairs, control room monitoring and armed response. 1994 saw the construction of Atlas SAIDSA approved Control Centre. Monty Montgomery is appointed by Atlas Security, during his career he is later appointed to lead the Armed Response unit as the Operations Manager Atlas Security appoints Vincent Nortier, who later is appointed as the Group Financial Director. Atlas Security adds an additional 10 Armed Response Vehicles to its fleet as the business continues to grow. Summerstrand became a hotspot, with a drive from the community and a large investment from Atlas Security, we erected our first CCTV poles in the area known as EXT 10 These cameras would serve as an Electronic Patrol Service to the area The control room would observe these cameras at specific times. With additional Armed Response Vehicles in the area and the infrastructure of cameras, crime drastically reduced to zero incidents. With the clients and citizens using WhatsApp and groups as a platform to share information, Atlas Security decided to adapt and gear towards this trend by installing 5 desks within the control room, monitoring and assisting on these groups as a give back to the community. Atlas Security activates and goes live with its first LPR (License Plate Recognition) camera. Linked to a national database, this now allowed control in specific areas. Our control room would ...Read More