Barber-Collins Security Services Ltd. Review

I am working in this company since 2 years. Working in the Condominium. best company ever...
Staff is very good, flexible.

Best company to work by far. I would not switch companys if I got a better offer when I say this company is the best I mean it. The management care and treat you like family when you make a mistake they work you threw it and help you to better yourself. I recommend working here and also hiring this company.

I have been working for this company for almost a year now and before this I have worked for many BIG security companies in the area by far the most professional staff and very helping. If you want to work for a no nonsense company this is it. Just do your job right and the company will recognize it.

Horrible company. Pays the absolute minimum they can. No benefits nothing at all. Treats staff unfairly using unfair labor laws to bully you and get what they want. Even after years of good work and no complaints. Watched many good guards get the run around while they keep people who can barely do the job. If you like to get walked all over and not complain this is the company for you. From personal experience I would not work for them nor hire them.

So far the best place to start your career as a Security Officer. Caring Management, though only con is low starting wage compare to competition.

One of the best security companies around. Very accommodating as I was able to go on my Deployment with the Canadian Forces and they gave me all the time off I needed for the Army. The site where I am at, great pay and benefits, and awesome schedule. Management really does care about the employees, which in the security field is hard to come by. Great co-workers, I met the owner a few times, very professional and goes out of his way to help out. The office staff is very helpful and always is happy to help out with anything you need.

I am a current employee of Barber-Collins Security Services. And I can proudly say it is an amazing experience to be part of the team. Everyone, starting from the manager and supervisors, is helpful, encouraging and hard-working. I enjoy working for BC. I thank each and everyone for making this company as great and enjoyable as it is.
I recommend BC to everyone who is really looking to grow in the field of security and make a difference in the community!

I am a photographer from the KW region and while I have generally had positive experiences with this company in the past. There have been two altercations where their guards have over-stepped their boundaries and tried to violate my rights.
Yesterday, while walking down the public sidewalk on Columbia St. (heading towards the Columbia/Weber intersection) a Barber-Collins security guard who was parked in the adjacent parking lot, started yelling at me for taking pictures of the parking lot. Something which is not illegal, despite the parking lot being located on private property. Not only was there no signage to indicate that the parking lot was private property, but there is also absolutely NOTHING illegal about photographing private property from a PUBLIC vantage point (in this case the sidewalk I was walking on). This is something I learned in college by professional photographers and journalists. As well as easily found in a 10 second Google Search.
Furthermore, the security guard appeared to be having a personal conversation with a friend at the time of the incident, the person he was speaking to had drove right through the entrance (onto the same private parking lot) and parked their car alongside the security guard. NOW I can't be certain that this was a personal conversation, however the visitor was not driving a Barber-Collins security vehicle and therefor led me to believe it was simply a friend of the security guard who wanted to talk to him.

I would like this company to accept responsibility for this security guards actions at attempting to boss me around when I was not doing anything illegal or harmful to the property. To me, it seemed like a complete blatant abuse of power by a security guard who is either uneducated and unaware of the laws they're suppose to be upholding; or simply bored of guarding an uneventful parking lot, and was just looking for an excuse to flash the badge and yell at someone minding their own god damn business.
Next time something like this happens I will not hesitate to call Police Non-Emergency and involve properly educated law enforcement.

I have worked for them for more than seven years.
Jerry has been very kind and supportive. I never ran into any issues. I was a volunteer for health and safety program along side my position. And I am glad I worked with them.
It's unfortunate that they don't provide service for the buildings I work at. But I will look forward to work with them again.