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Lobby Officer Sidney Shapiro registers visitors and controls access to commercial offices at the Liberty Center. 2 securitas solutions Helping Safeguard people in the pittsburgh, pa area know the best places to work, shop and have fun. What they may not know is that many of those properties are owned and managed by Forest city enterprises, a major national real estate company, and that securitas usa is its primary security services provider.
liberty center In the center of Pittsburgh’s downtown, Securitas USA officers provide access control, control room and patrol services at Liberty Center, a 526,000-square-foot complex that includes a 27-floor high-rise commercial building, a 616-room Westin Convention Center hotel, and a concourse of retail shops. A team of 19 Securitas USA officers works at Liberty Center, performing lobby reception duties and around-the-clock patrols of perimeter areas and the underground parking garage. From the Command Center, officers monitor the CCTV system, elevator banks, loading docks, the HVAC system, and the Simplex fire system for the entire complex. “This is a very busy place,” notes Ron Greiner, director of security at the Forest City Enterprises property, citing that Pittsburgh’s Convention Center, the city’s Greyhound bus depot and a main subway train station are all adjacent to the complex. In addition, employees of more than 20 commercial tenants work at Liberty Center each day. Securitas USA officers serve as first responders in the event of emergencies at the complex, and are People at Work and Play AED, CPR and First Aid certified. Securitas USA Advanced Certification Training (Levels 1, 2 and 3) is required for all officers. “Several of the officers have worked at Liberty Center since Securitas USA began providing security services here nine years ago,” says Ed Williams, Liberty Center property manager. “Securitas has truly partnered with Liberty Center and the relationship continues to grow.” station square Just across the Monongahela River from downtown is Station Square, a popular entertainment district billed as a “52-Acre Playground of Historical Proportions.” The riverfront property features the former Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad station, now housing a variety of commercial offices, retail shops and restaurants, and the Fountain at Bessemer Court, which pays homage to the many steel mills that once lined the river’s edge. Riverboat excursions and amphibious vehicle tours operate from The Landing & Marina at Station Square, a short distance from the 400-room Sheraton Station Square, the city’s only waterfront hotel. Nearby, two historic cable cars offer panoramic views of the city as they climb the mountain behind Station Square. Paul Wolak, Station Square security director [seated left], and Melissa Glaze, Securitas USA branch manager, meet with Regis Cole, Station Square assistant security director [standing left] and James Saunders, Securitas USA site supervisor. WWW.securitasinc.coM 3
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