Wright Surveillance directors Garth Wright & Gary Stephenson successfully completed the challenging World Championship Ironman in Kona, Hawaii.

The two have competed in numerous Ironman competitions locally, but it is the first time either have raced overseas. The trip came about after Garth & Gary were awarded entry slots into the prestigious Kona event in recognition of the work they have done with the charity they started, Ironman 4 the Kidz. The charity raises funds for underprivileged children in the Eastern Cape through the Ironman South Africa even hosted in Port Elizabeth. It has raised over R6 million since it's inception in 2005.

The self-funded trip was a dream come true for both. Kona is where the Ironman begun 35 years ago, and is the benchmark for all the Ironman events globally, being renowned as the toughest - thanks to a course that sees competitors run through the lava fields and battle the notorious Kona winds.

Whilst in Hawaii, Garth & Gary met with the Ironman Foundation to discuss a possible synergy between it and the Ironman 4 the Kidz charity. The Ironman Foundation was established in 2003 as a way for Ironman to leave a little piece of legacy behind in communities where the Ironman Events.

Gary completed the race in a time of 13h02, and Garth in 13h39. 

Wright Surveillance celebrates 10 years of service from one of our managers, Brent Pike. Brent is an asset to the company, and is always going the extra mile to ensure our clients receive an excellent standard of service.
Thanks Brent from all at Wright Surveillance!

Wright Surveillance Directors Garth and Gary will be attending the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The mobile ecosystem is expanding at lightning speed, with endless innovation and new applications of mobile technology, and how this can integrate with security.

Wright Surveillance was proud to be a sponsor of the Grey Junior School band tour to Bloemfontein recently. 

September is a busy month for birthdays at Wright Surveillance & Vikela Security - with 4 staff members celebrating their special days this month. A tea was held at the office to wish everyone Happy Birthday, with lovely eats supplied by Patty McWilliams from PatAsh catering. 

Gavin organised some fine musical performances from the staff - Sipho on the sax, Ryan on the trumpet, Carreen on the tamborine, Allie on something (we'll still trying to work out what!), Gary on the music box and Tania with her electric guitar. Let's just say we're lucky everyone already has a job and won't need to look for careers as musicians!!

Happy birthday to Garth, Carreen, Elaine and Hennie from all at Wright Surveillance and Vikela Security.

The new Wright Surveillance Control Room has been officially opened. A steadily increasing client list has seen the need to expand the number of controllers that can be accommodated. The new-look facility has 2 wings joined by a central supervisor station. 

Wright Surveillance boasts one of the most technologically advanced offsite monitoring stations in the country, and with many years experience in the CCTV surveillance industry is your ideal security partner.

Wright Surveillance celebrated the completion of their new Server Room on Friday 20 July. This is a dedicated climate-controlled and secure server room that provides the IT for the newly expanded control room.

Wright Surveillance Director Garth Wright said "I am proud of my team for successfully completing this complex installation. The new Server Room ensures the seamless operation of our expanded Central Control Room, allowing us to continue providing our clients with exceptional off-site CCTV monitoring services."

Wright Surveillance directors Garth Wright, Pasco Dyani and Gary Stephenson attended the 7th annual Black Business Summit held at the East Cape Training Centre last week.

Minister of Energy, Dipuo Peters, was the key note speaker and gave an interesting speech about the countries desire to embrace nuclear energy as  South Africa's preferred energy source in the future.

Wright Surveillance directors had the opportunity to meet and mingle with some of the East Cape's top business men who attended the summit.

Wright Surveillance is proud to announce it's achievement of BBBEE Level 1 status. This was awarded on the 10 April 2012, and verified by Grant Thornton Verification Services, a SANAS accredited verification agency.

Director Garth Wright  says that BBBEE is not only about compliance, but also about "being committed to the broader community in which we operate."

Garth goes on to state that it is a double win for Wright Surveillance clients; not only do they receive top quality empowered service, but as Wright Surveillance is a Value Added Supplier our clients are now also able to claim 168% of the value spend with us as BEE procurement.

Garth attributes the leap from Level 3 to Level 1 Value Added Supplier status to substantial improvements in the company's Skills & Enterprise Development programs, which lie at the heart of Wright Surveillance's ongoing initiatives.