San Juan, Trinidad & Tobago – June 7, 2025
Amalgamated Security Services Limited (ASSL) proudly hosted its Annual Employee Recognition Function – Time & Excellence In Service Awards on Saturday, June 7th, 2025, at its Head Office, located at 12 Garden Road, El Socorro, San Juan. This highly anticipated event honored the dedication, loyalty, and outstanding contributions of team members from across the region.
Honoring Years of Dedication
In a powerful display of appreciation, 340 employees were recognized for their long-standing service to the company. These service awards celebrated career milestones from 10 years to an exceptional 35 years of continuous commitment to ASSL. The event stood as a reflection of the company’s deep-rooted culture of respect, perseverance, and mutual growth.
Each honoree received a personalized token of appreciation along with commemorative shares — a gesture underscoring ASSL’s value for employee legacy and partnership.
Recognizing Heroism and Excellence
Beyond longevity, the ceremony also shone a spotlight on those who have gone above and beyond in their roles. Merit Awards were presented to a select group of individuals for distinguished actions in:
- Crime Prevention Initiatives
- Acts of Bravery
- Acts Beyond the Call of Duty
- Customer Service
- Employee, Officer, Supervisor and HSE of the Year
These awards honored employees whose courage, swift judgment, and principled conduct have played a vital role in advancing public safety and upholding the core values of the organization.
A Culture Built on Appreciation
Delivering remarks at the ceremony, ASSL’s executive leadership extended sincere thanks to the awardees.
“Our strength lies in our people. It’s because of individuals like you — who show up every day with purpose and pride — that ASSL continues to lead in the security services sector,” shared a senior company representative.
The event was attended by members of the management team, proud family members, awardees, and fellow staff — all united in celebration of a culture driven by excellence and mutual respect.
Chairman’s Address at ASSL Annual Employee Recognition Awards
By Dr. Michael Aboud, Chairman & Founder
Good morning, everyone.
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this special occasion our Annual Employee Recognition Awards. This morning, we gather not simply to mark time, but to honour legacy, loyalty, and the extraordinary contributions of our long-serving team members.
From ten years to as many as thirty-five years of continuous, dedicated service you are the pillars of Amalgamated Security Services Limited. Your unwavering commitment has helped shape this company from its humble beginnings into a trusted regional institution, recognized for its standards, service, and integrity.
As the founder and chairman, I am both proud and deeply humbled. When ASSL began, it was founded on a vision to offer security services defined by professionalism, reliability, and excellence. But vision alone is not enough. It takes people people like you to bring that vision to life. And you have done that, year after year, with discipline, sacrifice, and heart.
You stood firm through the early challenges. You adapted through growth and change. You didn’t just contribute you helped build. You are not only employees you are part of this institution’s living history.
ASSL is now a name that is respected throughout the Caribbean. Our services touch countless lives, our standards influence industries, and our operations continue to expand. But none of this could have been achieved without the steadfast commitment of those we honour today.
To each of you receiving recognition this morning, I offer my deepest thanks. You remind us that greatness is not achieved in grand gestures alone, but in consistent, dependable effort over time. You have led by example, inspired those around you, and earned the respect of an entire organization.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, the Executive Team, and your fellow colleagues across the region, I extend heartfelt congratulations. Let today serve as a moment of reflection, of appreciation, and of pride not just in the past, but in the future that you continue to help shape.
Let us carry this spirit forward, continue to uplift one another, and recommit to the values that make ASSL not just a workplace but a legacy.
Thank you once again. Congratulations to all our honourees. And let us enjoy this well-deserved celebration of your service.
Let us now bow our heads in a brief word of prayer.
Closing Prayer:
Heavenly Father,
We thank You for the gift of work and the blessing of purpose.
We are grateful for the commitment, the years of service, and the loyalty of all those we honour today.
Guide us always to act with integrity, to serve with humility, and to lead with compassion.
Bless our organization, our people, and the families who support us each day.
May we continue to grow in unity, excellence, and strength.
We ask this in Your holy name. Amen.
