Who We Are

For us, it’s more than business. It’s personal. Whatever we can do for communities, charities, and the betterment of society, we will do. That is our pledge.

Our Commitment to our People

We build people. We build teams. We support each other’s growth and well-being. We celebrate our individual and team successes. We listen and mentor each other in a sincere and straightforward manner to inspire rich career paths and achieve our life goals.  

OUR CORE VALUES.

COMMUNITY FIRST

Everyone we encounter is part of our community. We have empathy and respect for our clients, partners, each other, and community.

ABOVE AND BEYOND

We go the extra mile and exceed expectations at every opportunity.

KEEP OUR WORD

We take responsibility and follow through with expectations. We are committed in the absence of convenience.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIVE APPROACH

We take pride in our appearance and presentations to make lasting first impressions. Happiness and positivity are contagious.

CREATIVE INITIATIVE

We have ownership to disrupt the status quo. We consistently find creative, new, and innovative solutions.

BE AWESOME

We live for excellence and stand out in the best ways possible. The impressive and inspired are in good company with us.

Leadership Team

We’re proud of our company’s organic growth. Members of our management team have worked front line roles and grown to successful senior leaders. Our team shares an entrepreneurial spirit, initiative, and a willingness to always pitch in and help. Being a well-rounded team enables us to be proactive for our clients, and champions for our employees.

Seth Fruson Chief Executive Officer / President of Kandor
Seth Fruson

Chief Executive Officer / President

Chris Gerela Chief Operational Officer at Kandor
Chris Gerela

Chief Operational Officer

Mark Quinlan

Chief Financial Officer

We Excel for Our Clients, Our Culture, and Our Communities

We’ve grown from a one-person start-up to managing a full-spectrum of capabilities in facilities management. Through the years, we’ve retained our commitment to hard work, social responsibility, and accountability—all while maintaining a professional, positive approach in everything we do, every single day.

2005

Modest beginnings with the launch of Guardteck Security operating out of the family home in British Columbia. From day one, the mission was to focus on details, act with integrity, go the extra mile, empower people, and pay it forward

2008

In the span of three years, solo entrepreneur Seth Fruson grows business from local to regional to province-wide clientele, prompting expansion to 150 employees

2010

Guardteck wins contracts with high-profile 2010 Olympic Winter Games clientele, providing security and ensuring safety at indoor and outdoor live events, as well as peacekeeping duties amidst record-setting crowds converging day and night in downtown Vancouver

2013 – 2014

Client roster continues to grow with the addition of top retail shopping centres, expansion to Alberta, the acquisition of peer company LiveHost International and contractual services to secure the largest outdoor music festival in the Pacific Northwest.

2015

Our 10-year anniversary is marked by Guardteck’s stature as a leader in security services for special events, major retail centres and commercial properties in Western Canada.

2016

Milestone recognition as the top security provider at over 900+ special events annually.

2018

Expansion to Vancouver Island and appointment as the national security provider to a preeminent coast-to-coast retail chain. Launch of Everclean Facility Services to broaden our capacity to offer complete, client-centric, site management services for a growing customer base.

2019

Guardteck becomes the choice security provider for major commercial towers and mixed-use properties. Everclean expands throughout Western Canada and is contracted by the Fortune 500 Whole Foods chain.

2019

Acquisition of Corporate Cleaning Services Ltd. to add over 30 years’ experience in janitorial industry excellence to Everclean. Kandor Management Corporation is born to converge our best-in-class services as a complete, convenient, client-centric group of companies.

2020

Kandor provides industry-leading services on front lines and behind-the-scenes to support each of our client’s response to the COVID pandemic, and to ensure on-going success (Guardteck alone logged over 15,000 crew hours for a single, coast-to-coast client.)

Brands Built to Make a Difference

At Kandor, everyone and everything matters: relationships, partnerships, interactions, satisfaction, culture, community, and integrity. Our staff are public-facing ambassadors of your premises. Each of our employees—from our friendly cleaning teams, to the attentiveness of our security personnel, to the care of our support teams—are everyday difference-makers.

HIRING THE BEST

Browse our current postings to find the right position to suit your lifestyle.

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