Tips and tools for trade businesses

February 2024 News & Events, Training & Education

ServCraft has announced the launch of blox, a digital content platform and community that develops business best practices, step-by-step guides, and practical tools for tradespeople. blox launched on the 22 January 2024.

Trade business owners typically come from technical backgrounds, having inherited business knowledge and ways of work from previous technical roles before starting their own businesses. This can hamper the development of their businesses as they are often held back due to limited exposure, formal education, and application of business concepts across sales, marketing, operations, finance, people, and technology.

The result is that they often get stuck in a vicious cycle of being ‘too busy to be less busy’, and therefore do not find the time to learn and change. blox, by ServCraft, is a digital content platform and community providing business best practices, how-to guides and practical tools for tradespeople.

blox partners

ServCraft has partnered with industry member associations and companies to promote and distribute blox regularly to their members and customers. In the security industry, blox partners are:

• SMART Security Solutions

• SAIDSA

• IDS

• ZK Teco

Andrew Seldon, Editor of SMART Security Solutions, said, “Technical skills are paramount to security installers and integrators. Still, business skills are equally necessary in finding, closing, and retaining customers, not to mention keeping the business going for the long run.”

SMART Security Solutions will include blox content on www.securitysa.com and point readers back to the blox site to assist them in running their security businesses successfully.”

Hendrik Combrinck, Managing Director, ZK Teco South Africa, added, “We are excited to collaborate with ServCraft on the distribution of blox. Much of the material available for the security industry in South Africa is focused on the technical elements of the trade. The business-oriented content provided by blox promises to help ZK Teco customers, members, and all South African security installers to run and grow better businesses.”

ServCraft’s CEO, Charles Freedman, said, “I’m delighted that our vision to impact lives, businesses, and industries across South Africa is shared by our partners. We want blox to be owned and shaped by the trade business owners and partners who are going to use it.”

See more at https://www.servcraft.co.za/blox/security




Share this article:
Share via emailShare via LinkedInPrint this page



Further reading:

Pentagon appointed as Milestone distributor
Elvey Security Technologies News & Events Surveillance
Milestone Systems appointed Pentagon Distribution (an Elvey Group company within the Hudaco Group of Companies) as a distributor. XProtect’s open architecture means no lock-in and the ability to customise the connected video solution that will accomplish the job.

Read more...
Gallagher Security’s Integrate Roadshow
Gallagher News & Events
Gallagher Security recently teamed up with nine technology partners to showcase the latest integrated security capabilities at the Integrate Roadshow in Durban, bringing together about 60 attendees, including end users, channel partners, consultants, and other industry professionals.

Read more...
Ransomware impersonates employees and self-spreads
News & Events
Following a recent incident, the Kaspersky Global Emergency Response team is shedding light on an attack where adversaries crafted their own variant of encryption malware equipped with self-propagation capabilities.

Read more...
Level of RDP abuse unprecedented
Sophos News & Events
Cybercriminals abused Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in 90% of attacks handled by Sophos Incident Response in 2023, Sophos’ newest Active Adversary Report finds. External remote services were the number-one way attackers’ initially breached networks.

Read more...
Hexagon rebrands Qognify
News & Events
Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division announced that Qognify has officially adopted the Hexagon corporate identity and fully integrated into the division as the physical security business unit.

Read more...
Five efficiency strategies for your security installation business
Securex South Africa News & Events
A recent conversation with one Securex South Africa 2024 exhibitor, led to the event organisers being able to share some advice on helping security installers make their businesses more efficient.

Read more...
Sophos celebrates partners and cybersecurity innovation at annual conference
News & Events Information Security
[Sponsored] Sun City hosted Sophos' annual partner event this year, which took place from 12 to 14 March. Sophos’ South African cybersecurity distributors and resellers gathered for an engaging two-day conference.

Read more...
Sales basics for security installers
News & Events
Being the best security business in South Africa means little if no one uses your services. Your business success is only partly linked to how good you are at security installations.

Read more...
From security technician to salesperson
News & Events
Being great at security sales starts with having the right mindset. How you think informs what you say and how you act; and how you act informs the results you will achieve in your business.

Read more...
From the Editor's Desk: Something old and something new
Technews Publishing News & Events
      Welcome to the 2024 edition of SMART Security Solutions’ Mining Handbook. Mining is a challenging industry for security professionals, although security is a challenge on this continent, no matter your ...

Read more...