Beryllium: Guardsman Rebrands For The Future

Guardsman changes its name to Beryllium to take on new tech initiatives. Guardsman, a company founded by Kenneth Benjamin in 1977 while he was training security guards has grown in leaps and bounds ever since.

Over those decades it has provided high-risk security services for Jamaican businesses and private owners. Services such as transportation of financial currencies and business security have been their main staple.

Their acquisition of Brinks which was founded a mere 12 years earlier, showed the ambition of the founder. Now they are taking on a new initiative that will allow them to adapt to our technological era. The announcement took place at a gathering at AC Mariott Hotel in Kingston.

Mayers-Gray who was managing director of Guardsman Armoured Limited will be leading the helm at Beryllium as CEO. “We want a brand identity that is directionally aligned with the future vision we are working towards,” she said at the event.

This new push will allow the company to tackle high-risk financial challenges with technology. Beryllium will utilize big data and artificial intelligence technologies to help with these challenges.

“Guardsman Armoured, now Beryllium Limited started as a cash-in-transit company and has evolved over the years as we anticipated the changing needs of our clients in response to technological advancements,” Vinay Walia, group managing director for Guardsman Armoured Limited said at the launch.

This is a very positive move for Beryllium which started as a traditional security company. It should be an emblem for other local businesses to take notice of, and to imitate if they want to challenge new markets and stay competitive in an ever-changing environment.