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JK Hosts Security Seminar for Property Managers |
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Buildings vulnerable during moves
June 12 - Sterling, VA - More than 150 property manager's from CB Richard Ellis learned just how easy it is to enter buildings through a dock, loading area, or open door during an office move. According to homeland security expert Craig Millsap, once inside, a perpatrator can steal, vandalize, or plant bombs. Millsap spoke at CBRE's monthly property manager's meeting for the Washington, DC metro area held at the Concourse Building in Vienna, Va. Also on the program was Ed Katz, president of the International Office Moving Institute (IOMI), whose best practice methods used by IOMI Certified Movers address common problems such as damage that often occurs during an office move to doors, walls, elevators, and floors. Millsap, a master certified emergency manager and disaster coordinator between local, state and federal agencies for the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, also goes by chief. As head of the Bartow County GA fire department, Chief Millsap oversees the activities of more than 130 employees and volunteers that staff 13 fire stations. Part of north metro Atlanta's sprawling suburbs, Bartow County is split by busy Interstate 75. Millsap cautioned attendees that buildings are more susceptible to surveillance and elicitation during a move. The chief demonstrated methods used by Advanced IOMI Certified Office Movers, who partner with property managers to minimize terroristic threats during an office move. JK Moving & Storage was the first moving company to earn this certification in February 2008. ### |
