Privately owned Portuguese company

-: Grupo 8

Grupo 8 is today one of the largest wholly Portuguese-owned security companies, both in terms of the volume of business transacted, and the number of jobs created.

From the beginning, three basic principles have guided the work of Grupo 8:

Quality tested and guaranteed Products and Services;
Expertise in each sector;
Continued improvement of human and technical resources.

Some of Grupo 8’s first customers have remained loyal to this day, attesting to the great concern for their satisfaction, which is in fact, its primary strategic goal.

HISTORY AND MISSION

-: Our history with you since 1972

The trust of each of its customers is perhaps Grupo 8’s main asset.

An asset that is based on communication and an ongoing dialogue with its customers.

A transparent and direct dialogue that has resulted in security solutions tailored to each customer’s needs. An asset that since 1972 helps to justify the fact that it is the second oldest security company operating in Portugal, in both the volume of business and the number of jobs created.

OUR MOTTO

-: A byword for proximity

Grupo 8’s fundamental principle is to ensure all customers, entities and businesses with whom they deal, a complete sense of proximity and trust, accompanied by transparent, open and ongoing dialogue.

All in the interests of an efficient and durable security system.

In addition to innovation and the ongoing search for new security solutions, the creation of close links with its employees, suppliers, customers, and also with society, is part of Grupo 8’s DNA.

This way of being was defined in 1972 at its inception and since then has been put into practice more than ever.

Some of Grupo 8’s first customers have remained loyal to this day, attesting to the great concern for their satisfaction, which is in fact, its primary strategic goal.

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

ORIGIN

A success in stages

1972

Grupo 8, a company providing private security services, electronic surveillance and loss prevention, begins in December 1972, its business of providing Fixed location and Mobile Security Guard Services.

1975

Broadened its business of security systems to include Electronic Security.

1980

Obtained the Public Works Contractor Certificate No. 10201 - EOP (5th category), issued by INCI (Institute of Construction and Real Estate).  Begins the service of Transporting of Cash and other Valuables.  Also in 1980, the Porto Office is created, as a response to the large growth of their business in the north of the country.

1999

It becomes the holder of permits No. 5-A, No. 5-B, No. 5-C and No. 5-E.

2001

Obtains permit No. 5-D.

2003

Authorisation No. 45/2003 of 2003/02/06, issued by the Ministry of Internal Administration (MAI).

WHY GRUPO 8

A strategy that works

A secure partner and an outstanding consultant

Grupo 8 is on a daily pursuit of excellence in Private Security in Portugal, extending its services throughout the national territory, and performing for each of its customers, the role of consultant and active partner for Security solutions.

In security, each case is unique

The security solutions presented by Grupo 8 are the result of detailed analysis of the needs of its customers. The specific nature of each type of business is the key to the quality and comprehensiveness of services provided.

At the vanguard of technology and security

With the aim of ever-greater efficiency, Grupo 8 is continually incorporating the latest technology into all of its security systems, thereby integrating it into the processes, which lead to an improvement in the services provided.

An important contribution to everyone’s security

The fact of being deeply knowledgeable about the reality of life in Portugal since 1972, brings to Grupo 8 a greater responsibility in contributing to national security. In addition to being a member of UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute), Grupo 8 has Industrial Security Accreditation at the levels of Confidential, EU Confidential and NATO Confidential, awarded by the National Security Authority.

ADVANTAGES

Attention to the smallest detail

Grupo 8, aware of the risks inherent in the performance of its services in the different business sectors in which it is involved, is concerned with the repayment/compensation of any damage caused to its customers while performing these services. To this end, it ensures (effective) guarantees for the risks that it knows and has been studying since 1972, contracting insurance greater than the minimum coverage and amounts set by law.

In particular:

Accidents at Work;
Civil Liability;
Fraud;
Transportation of Valuables;
General Multi-risk (Safeguard of valuables);
Bonds.

Technological innovation

In Grupo 8 technological innovation is seen as a key element for competitiveness and, consequently, for the satisfaction of our customers’ needs. Thus, it is used taking into account the different circumstances and the economic capacities of businesses and individuals.

CERTIFICATIONS

Quality guaranteed

Grupo 8 has implemented an Integrated System for Quality and Environmental Management (SIGQA), based on the principles of its Quality Policy, Mission and Company Values. The goal is customer satisfaction and loyalty, but it is also to optimize its internal procedures.

At the end of 1999, Grupo 8 began the process of implementing its Quality Assurance System in accordance with NP EN ISO:9002, culminating with the award of this certification.
In November 2002, Grupo 8 obtained the Quality Management System certification, which applies to all the Security Services provided, and is currently certified by the EIC - International Certification Company in accordance with NP EN ISO 9001:2008.
In 2010, it began implementing environmental management best practices in all the Security Services it provides, in accordance with NP EN ISO 14001:2004 (Amendment 1:2006), culminating in the Integrated System for Quality and Environmental Management certification.

The certifications mentioned cover the following Grupo 8 Security Services:

Manned Surveillance, Mobile Patrols;
Transportation, Storage, Treatment and Distribution of Monies and Valuables;
ATM Supply and Management;
Operation and Management of Alarm Receiving and Monitoring Centres;
Security Plans;
Operation, Management, Installation, Service and Maintenance of Electronic Security Systems;
Installation and Management of Fire Detection and Suppression Systems.

ALWAYS CLOSE AT HAND

TEAM

Grupo 8 consists of a team of highly experienced professionals, technicians, middle and senior managers, knowledgeable of the business demands and needs of their customers.

From Administrators to workers, everyone’s guiding principal is to provide quality service in order to ensure the security of its customers.

OMBUDSMAN

Wіth mоrе thаn 40 уеаrѕ оf еxреrіеnсе, wе аt Grupo 8 еnѕurе thаt ѕаfеtу іѕ оur tор рrіоrіtу аnd thіѕ іѕ thе mаjоr bаѕіѕ fоr рrоvіdіng еxсерtіоnаl ѕесurіtу ѕеrvісеѕ tо оur сlіеntѕ.

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Grupo 8, always close by, since 1972

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