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Choice has been a part of the Security Management team since July 2004. He serves as Captain of Security at the Veterans Administration Clinic in Orangeburg, SC. where he ensures the safety of patients, visitors, and staff. Prior to this assignment, Choice served as an armed officer at The National Bank of South Carolina. He retired from the US Army as Sgt. First Class after serving more than 20 years.

"Cpt. Choice has been singled out for doing an excellent job by staff and visitors at the VA and by his peers at Security Management. We hold Larry up as a prime example of how an officer should approach his position, from the standpoint of dedication, willingness to assume additional duties, continuing education in the field, and personal appearance," Randy Sturkey, president of Security Management, said.

The Employee of the Year is selected from the prior Employee of the Quarter honorees. Choice was selected as the overall honoree for the year, based on dependability, attitude, appearance, and client appreciation.

We Hit A Home Run Honoring Yankees Star Bobby Richardson

Security Management was proud to co-sponsor a special tribute to Yankee Baseball Great, Bobby Richardson, MVP in the 1960 World Series. The Sumter, SC Museum honored Richardson, a Sumter native, with an exhibit featuring his life, from boyhood to the 50th anniversary of being named Most Valuable Player.

Richardson stands between Randy Sturkey, Security Management president, and Jennifer Sturkey, Randy's wife at the opening event. Security Management is headquartered in Sumter, SC.

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Security Management of South Carolina Purchases EM Security Services of Savannah, Ga.

Security Management of South Carolina, headquartered in Sumter, S.C., has purchased the assets of EM Security Services, Inc. of Savannah, Ga., effective March 28, 2010.

In addition to providing security services in South Carolina and North Carolina, Security Management has operated in the Savannah market and the Georgia Low Country for 10 years. “We know this area well, and we are confident that our seamless transition and years of experience will prove beneficial to EM Security’s clients and employees,” Randy Sturkey, president of Security Management, said.

Security Management is a regional company with 550 employees and is licensed to protect clients’ property and personnel in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The company was founded in 1976 by E.H. Moses III and was reorganized to operate under its current structure in 1997.

Savannah businessmen Richard Estus and Irwin Mazo founded EM Security in 1989. Estus and Mazo operated EM Security and several other companies in the area prior to Mazo’s recent death. EM Security has 75 employees.

In addition to the Sumter headquarters, Security Management will operate its Savannah/Low Country office at 7370 Hodgson Memorial Dr., Unit B-2. The Savannah phone number is 919-961-0040.

Estus will remain as a consultant, and others in the EM Security management team will continue to work with Security Management.

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2009 Highlights

For our clients, and business and industry all over the country, 2009 was an economically challenging year. Even in these trying times, Security Management remained strong. We're proud of our Company Highlights for 2009:

• Company achieves the best ever annual Employee Retention rates!
• Conducts record number of "On the Spot" Training Sessions. Security Officers from each and every site undergo the company's most comprehensive safety training.
• Company President Randy Sturkey joins Cliff Howell, our Senior Security Consultant, on the Executive Committee for The Security Officer Training/South Carolina(SLED) Advisory Board.
• Company rolls out Pay Check Direct Deposit benefit. Approximately 70% of our Security Officers throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia participate in the new program.
• New clients are welcomed: Veterans Affairs Regional Office- Columbia,SC; First Citizens Bank- Florence,SC; Smurfit Stone- Florence, SC: The Flake Board facility-Bennettsville, SC.
• Company retires all Long Term Debt, making Security Management 100% debt free !!!!
• Completes another successful year (our 8th!)and renews with single largest client, Santee Cooper. SMSC provides 80 Officers at 16 separate Santee Cooper locations throughout South Carolina.
• Provides all employees Holiday Gift Certificates for Food Lion... our 7th year of recognizing employees in this way for their outstanding work.

Serving Overseas

Officers James Washington, from Santee Cooper, and Michael Bryant, Site Supervisor at Thompson Industrial's Corporate Office, have been called upon to serve in the war in Afghanistan. We wish them well and pray they make it home and back with us safely.
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Security Management Named Outstanding Employer

            Security Management of South Carolina was selected by the Regional Partnership Workforce Development Board to receive an Outstanding Employer Award in Burlington, NC. The awards banquet was July 17, 2009 in Burlington. Leon Cain, Vice President of Healthcare Security, accepted the award for SMSC.
            Security Management has developed a strong partnership with the Alamance County JobLink Center. During this program year we recruited new employees on four occasions and have conducted interviews for applicants at the JobLink Center. From these interviews we have hired eight new security officers. Of these eight new security officers, seven of them were veterans. Security Management has a great respect for veterans and values the training they received while serving in the military.
            "We are very proud of this recognition and are honored to have received this award," Randy Sturkey, Security Management president, said.

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Our goal is to ensure that our officers are able to work in a safe environment and avoid incidents and injuries by being aware of hazardous/dangerous situations and avoiding and/or correcting them.

Our Company is on track to complete more than 1,700 individual training sessions on the above topics by the end of April '09.
 
Based on our current trend, we will complete more than 6,000 "On the Spots" by the end of this year.
 
Of course, the true metric for success of the program rests in having our officers remain safe at all times on our job sites.

Doug McIntyre, VP, Operations

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• Grows sales by $1 MILLION over the previous year. 2008 represents the 11th consecutive year we have exceeded the previous year’s gross sales.
• Breaks all-time employee retention rates.
• Pays officers $140,000 in vacation benefit compensation.
• Delivers  $25,000 worth of gift certificates to officers.
• Sends 25 officers to work in Louisiana and Texas who successfully provide clients with security coverage after the destructions from two major hurricanes.
• Retains company’s largest contract, Santee Cooper, for the 8th year.
• Wins large contract with CMC Recycling and provides security at 8 CMC locations throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.