our history
Coastal Security Company was organized in 1997 by Mr. Buddy Allen of Albertville, Alabama as a subsidiary of Marshall County Security Company. Mr. Allen who owned a very successful guard service in North Alabama owned a condo in Orange Beach. Responding to request from local-management comanies for a better service on the properties they represented, Mr. Allen started Coastal. In 2004, Mr. Allen chose to retire from the security business and sought to sell the company.
Mr. C. Brian Bodine, a retired law enforcement officer and former Chief of Police with over 30 years of public safety experience, purchased the company in June of 2004. Within three months, the Alabama and Florida Gulf Coast area was devastated by Hurricane Ivan. Coastal Security was faced with the daunting task of hiring and training large numbers of quality personnel to assist with the recovery effort. Due to our exceptional service during the aftermath of this catastrophe and the essential growth required for our response, Coastal Security has emerged from the crisis as the major provider of on-site guard services along the beach.
In the years since the hurricane, Coastal Security has consistently increased the level of professionalism and quality of our service to a level that no other security company on the Gulf Coast can match. We pride ourselves in having the most extensively trained and professional guards in the area. As part of our growth, we now require that all guards pass an extensive pre-employment background investigation, including registration and fingerpring clearance from the Orange Beach Police Department, as well as completing an in-depth initial training program. They must also pass a pre-emplyment drug and alcohol screening.
In an effort to increase the level of services offered to our clients, we have also increased out scope of services to include Security Analysis, Mobile Patrol, Video Patrol, After hours Manger-on-Duty Services, Telephone Answering Service, Private Investigations, Pre-Employment Background Investigations, On-site Drug and Alcohol Screening, Training and Background Screening for Churches and Religious Organizations.
Coastal Security is constantly looking for opportunities to expand into new areas in an effort to provide exceptional service to the Communities we serve.