ATLANTA, Feb. 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. Security Associates Inc. (USA), a leading national provider of uniformed contract security services, received commendation from Mayor Joseph Sinnot for the job it did during the "Celebrate Erie" festival.
This special festival takes place every year for the citizens of Erie, PA to come together and celebrate the arts, food, and music as a community. This year, the city trusted U.S. Security Associates with the security and safety of the participants, citizens, VIP's, and staff attending the event.
"I received compliments from road management for the national performing acts on the security of our backstage area. They stated this was one of the most well run operations they've seen throughout their touring experiences," said Mayor Sinnot. "I offer my highest recommendation of U.S. Security Associates and extend my gratitude and support to you and your staff for a job extremely well done."
The festival, now in its 10th year, had well over 125,000 people join in the celebration, all under the protection of U.S. Security Associates. Chuck Schneider, President & CEO of U.S. Security Associates stated, "We are extremely proud of our security officers that demonstrated superior performance and provided a safe, secure environment for the "Celebrate Erie" Festival. We work hard to hire the right people, ensure proper background screening takes place and train the security officers to excel in their positions."
Founded in 1955, U.S. Security Associates is a premier national provider of uniformed contract security services. Our more than 35,000 employees across 140 offices serve several thousand clients in a variety of industries across the country. With leading-edge technology and responsive management teams, U.S. Security Associates was the first security services company to be certified ISO 9001:2008 at all of its offices nationwide and has received Certification by the Department of Homeland Security under The SAFETY Act. The company has been recognized as one of the world's 39 best training and development companies by ASTD and has been selected one of Training magazine's Top 125 training companies for six consecutive years. For more information visit www.ussecurityassociates.com">www.ussecurityassociates.com or email info@ussecurityassociates.com.
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