Red Badge has purchased and deployed a Segway i2SE Patroller at The Base shopping centre in Hamilton.
Configured with white super-reflective shields, amber/white flashing LED lights, and Segway Comfort Mats to reduce rider fatigue, the Segway Patroller will contribute to public safety and reduce response times across this sprawling 29 hectare (72 acre) complex.
Red Badge have a long history using Segway Personal Transporter (PT) devices, including at Auckland Showgrounds and at parades on Queen Street - here's a quote from our 'Shows Galore' article published 23 October 2009:
Red Badge Security had four officers on PTs as part of the annual 10th annual Boobs On Bikes parade down Queen St, Auckland. The event was flanked by dozens of police officers along the 2km street, who were overheard saying phrases like “That’s what we need, why arn’t the NZ Police on PTs yet?”. Red Badge staff were impressed with the capabilities of the PT, and used them again at the associated Erotica exhibition a few days later, where show attendees could ride a PT for a gold coin donation raising money for Breast Cancer treatment.
The many, many benefits of putting staff onto Segway PTs to improve quality of service has been proven again and again throughout New Zealand and around the world over the past two decades.
Security guards on Segway Patrollers have been deployed at The Base for about a decade, when previous contractors provided the service.
See here for our article Segway Patroller clocks up 16,000km in 3 years about how Waikato Security deployed the first Segway Patroller at The Base in 2009. That's an average of about 15km per day.
See here for our article ATD Armourguard deploys Segway Patroller at The Base in March 2013. Our follow-up article one year later reveals Armourguard clocks up 25km per day. Today, this particular Segway PT has patrolled far in excess of 30,000km - and provided enormous savings and efficiencies.
All-weather patrolling on the Segway Patroller upgraded with enhanced traction tyres featured here, and ‘Te Segway at Te Awa' explores hiring additional Segway Patrollers for busy periods such as peak Christmas Shopping and Easter at The Base.
See here for our article about First Security upgrading their Segway Patroller deployed at another of Kiwi Property Trust's shopping mall, Sylvia Park in Auckland.
Since the mid-2000's Segway NZ has sold and hired hundreds of Segway Patrollers to security companies, universities and schools, shopping malls, public safety providers, first responders, and event management companies. Call us today 0800 2 SEGWAY or 0800 SEGWAY, or email us segwaynz@icloud.com and buy or hire the right Segway Personal Transporter model spec'd precisely for your needs.
