For executives, dignitaries, public figures and high-net-worth individuals, risk becomes personal. Professional close protection is not about a show of force — it is about quiet, disciplined planning that removes danger before it ever reaches the principal.
The visible bodyguard is only a small part of what close protection actually is. The real work happens long before the principal arrives anywhere: studying the threat, planning the movement, and rehearsing what happens if something goes wrong.
It starts with a risk assessment
Every engagement begins with a threat and risk assessment of the principal, the itinerary and each location. Protection is then matched to the real risk — not a generic template. This is what separates a professional detail from a person standing in a suit.
Layered protection, not a single guard
Effective protection is layered: an inner close-protection ring around the principal, and an outer ring controlling the venue perimeter, access and screening. Arrivals and departures are controlled so the principal is exposed for the shortest possible time.
- Advance work — routes, venues, safe rooms, hospitals and police stations are reconnoitred and briefed.
- Secure transport — a trained protection driver keeps the vehicle ready, with a primary and alternative route for every journey.
- Emergency extraction — if a threat emerges, the priority is to cover, move and extract to the nearest safe location, never to stay and engage.
Discretion is part of the job
Good close protection is inconspicuous. It reduces the threats that come with your profile while keeping disruption to your day to an absolute minimum. You should feel free to live and work normally — the planning happens in the background.
All K105 close-protection officers are appropriately PSIRA-registered and, where armed, licensed and competent in line with the Firearms Control Act. Firearms are carried and used strictly within the law and only in lawful defence of life.