Meet The Team: Gavin McCartney
Across all divisions of Corps, our aim is to create fulfilling careers and professional development opportunities for life. Joining the Corps Monitoring team is a chance to build a career in the remote monitoring security sector.
We spoke to Monitoring Solutions Director, Gavin McCartney, to learn more about his career with Corps Monitoring.
Tell us about your career at Corps so far?
I started my career with Corps Monitoring as a CCTV operator in June 2010 (at the age of 19). I carried out this role for almost two years before being promoted to a Technical Administrator role in March 2012. I always loved sales, customer service and the finance element of the company and was promoted to Business Development Manager in April 2019. I was then promoted to Monitoring Solutions Director in September 2022.
Why did you join the Corps Monitoring team?
From the moment I started working for Corps Monitoring, I saw a clear career path and knew with hard work and dedication I could climb the career ladder.
Aside from those personal reasons for joining, I love what Corps does as a company. Things like reinvesting profits in the business, and supporting charities such as Combat Stress, highlight the kind of business it is. And being a bit of a history geek, who wouldn’t love the rich heritage of Corps Security dating back to 1859?
Why is remote monitoring important today and how is it evolving?
There are a number of reasons why remote monitoring is important today however I would say the most prominent reason is due to the rising cost of people.
With remote monitoring, CCTV operators can monitor more sites so the cost is typically lower than having a security officer on site. While there is an initial investment required to put a CCTV/Building alarm system, the recurring annual costs would be less than that of having a person physically there.
Technology is always evolving with better quality cameras and fewer false activations, which means the operators have more time to deal with genuine alarms. It’s probably not surprising that COVID changed a lot of opinions on remote monitoring, and that companies that may have been nervous to opt for remote monitoring solutions before realised the value of the service when business were shut.
How has Corps Monitoring changed in the last 5 years?
Our main role has stayed the same and I believe it always will. The focus of what we do is to protect our clients, whether it be their property via CCTV and Building alarm solutions (commercial/residential), or their people via our personal protection/lone worker services etc.
