GIBRALTAR PERIMETER SECURITY
Community engagement and innovation at Gibraltar Perimeter Security Gibraltar is a privately held, Texas‐based company led by owner and CEO Bill Neusch, who Doug characterises as an entrepreneur and“ true servant leader” who channels a large share of profits into community initiatives.
At a company Christmas party in Austin, Douglas says he learnt that“ about 90 % of the profit of our company is given back to the community in some shape, form or fashion and different endeavours”, with activity ranging from flood response in the Hill Country to wider charitable projects.
At the Data Centre Anti‐Conference in Austin and other locations, Gibraltar used its LPS‐certified, ASTM‐certified breach fencing to construct a“ jail” experience where employees could pay to have colleagues or bosses placed in the cage, with fees starting at US $ 50 for 10 minutes and rising with time, and optional early release for double the cost.
“The general contractor no longer has a percentage to play with”
Douglas Dreher, Director of Data Centre Development, Gibraltar Perimeter Security
Douglas says all of the money went to charity and presents the initiative as an example of how the company links its core products with community engagement in a way that raises funds while keeping security topics visible in industry settings.
On a personal level, Douglas emphasises the role of informal industry networks and introductions as another strand of giving back, saying that after 43 years in the sector he makes electronic introductions to connect companies with potential partners and did three or four such introductions in the past week alone.
“ I’ m just doing the e-intro so people can advance their business models together. It’ s a form of giving back,” he says, adding that he sees this as repaying the support he received earlier in his career.
Looking to the next 12 to 18 months, Douglas sums up Gibraltar’ s focus in a single word –“ Innovation” – and explains that the company will not advertise a product as certified until it has passed all testing and holds the relevant crash or breach certifications, even though it can sell uncertified products where customers do not require formal certification.
The company’ s certification records are made easily available, he adds, with all directors able to share documentation with partners and prospective customers, rather than requiring manual retrieval from archives. datacentremagazine. com
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