WSE Ltd Chooses MobileSOS For Personal Security Of Remote Working Staff

Personal security service to offer peace of mind for staff working alone or in potentially difficult or dangerous places

July 24, 2006 - Press Dispensary - WSE Ltd (http://www.wseonline.co.uk), provider of remote working staff to the utilities industries, is to roll out a new personal security service which enables employees in a potentially dangerous or threatening situation to alert colleagues rapidly and discreetly. The service is to be provided by MobileSOS (http://www.mobilesos.co.uk).

MobileSOS can be accessed through any mobile phone. By pressing a pre-selected MobileSOS speed-dial number on their mobile phone, WSE Ltd staff are able to send a personal, pre-recorded message, along with their location, in the event of a potentially risky situation. Instantly, the message is sent to five nominated contacts, via voice, text and email, so that key contacts are immediately made aware of any potential emergency situation, and the location of the caller. The outgoing message and contact list can be changed at any time, and as often as is needed.

“The personal safety of our staff is of paramount importance to our company,” says Neil Saunders of WSE. "We take our duty of care very seriously, and were impressed by the MobileSOS service which helps to protect them when they are away from the office. MobileSOS now gives them an extra level of security."

Standard MobileSOS services also include an optional ‘Timer’ function that will trigger the emergency alert if the timer is not manually cancelled before the end of a pre-agreed time span. And the "I'm OK" feature is a useful way of letting colleagues or managers know that staff are, indeed, OK, that they have arrived at their destination, or simply where they are.

Additionally, WSE Ltd has chosen a new, advanced format of the service which records the emergency call and relays the information on to a nominated contact, who is then better informed as to the nature of the emergency.

“MobileSOS provides WSE staff with real peace of mind, and adds to their sense of personal security when out in remote locations,” comments Geoffrey Cheetham, MobileSOS marketing director. “WSE takes the well being of its staff very seriously and we are pleased to be able to enhance the protection it offers them.”

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About WSE Ltd

WSE offers skills and duties to the utility industry, ranging from the provision of qualified staff in specialist areas to managing the installation of multi utility services onto site. With a small, efficient hub based central headquarters, WSE staff operate remotely by taking full advantage of the very latest technological and communications systems. This ground breaking approach and company structure help WSE to offer a professional service at costs consistently below the market average.

The WSE staff profile covers most utility requirements, with a mixture of ex-utility Wayleave officers, former utility engineers and craftsmen, graduate engineers, chartered surveyors and agricultural based trainees and clerical staff. Its integrated quality and reporting system ensures that staff are continually monitored and measured against clients’ needs.

WSE is a member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and is listed in the Achilles database of approved utility contractors.


About MobileSOS Limited
MobileSOS provides a personal security service that can be accessed via any mobile phone, in order to get an urgent message to an individual's trusted network of family, friends, and other contacts. By using a pre-selected MobileSOS speed-dial number, the user's pre-recorded message and location is sent out via voice, text and email, so that one or more nominated contacts can be made aware of the emergency situation. An optional timer function will even allow users to send a silent alert to nominated contacts if the alarm is not cancelled before the timer runs out.

In addition to its use as a tool for emergencies, MobileSOS can also be used to let colleagues, family and friends know that the user is safe, or that the user has arrived at a particular location, again with just one MobileSOS speed dial number.

More information about the service can be found at http://www.mobilesos.co.uk

For further information, please contact:
Russell Ross-Smith, commercial director
Mobile SOS
Tel: 0871 277 0911 / 07974 982415
Email:
Site: www.mobilesos.co.uk
Neil Saunders
WSE Ltd
Phone: 0800 0199 926
Email:
Website: www.wseonline.co.uk