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The field of public safety includes all aspects of operational performance involved in delivery of Fire, Police, and Ambulance emergency response and mitigation services. Public safety, like most other industries, is currently the focus of significant change resulting from emerging hardware and software technologies. Additionally, the importance placed on public safety by governments and citizens is affecting transparency and accountability requirements. BH Group Inc. markets services to public safety agencies, local and provincial governments, and private sector providers of public safety integration, hardware, and software.

Holly Barkwell, ENP,
President & CEO, NENA Canadian Region Director
Holly has worked with public safety agencies for over 23 years providing services, including CAD/RMS product design, system software development, staging and testing, system installation, and third party system integration. She continues to actively participate in several industry associations including NENA and APCO,  serving on various technical committees and subcommittees. Past involvement in industry product safety groups like the Underwriters Laboratory of Canada and the Security Industry Association ensures safety standards for innovative equipment and technical applications are continually improved.
Holly has been involved with interoperability projects internationally and with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) conclusively demonstrating the ability to share multiple types of response data simultaneously between agencies without requiring massive capital expenditures. She is an active participant in National and Regional regulatory Working Group Subcommittees and works hard to promote Next Generation 9-1-1 operations and policy planning.

Partnerships

A decision was made early on to actively cultivate partnerships and this focus remains a core business driver today. The decision has proven beneficial for several reasons. First, the structure allows us to be agile and cost competitive by providing the right service at the right time. Second, we maintain a highly skilled group of experts, meaning we can mix and match skill sets to tasks as required.

An additional benefit of partnerships means that when unforeseen requirements or challenges arise outside the established Scope of Work, we have resources ready to assist.

What clients say about Holly

  • The City mandated an aggressive timeline in order to meet budget deadlines, and BH Group Inc. fully met all obligations on schedule, according to the terms of the contract. Team members involved in the project were all public safety specialists and fully competent in their respective roles. Meetings and investigative work were conducted in a professional and thorough manner, and City team members were kept well informed on progress.

    City of Edmonton

  • As expected, BH Group Inc. has carried out the assigned duties in a very competent professional manner, ensuring that management and all stakeholders are well informed and involved in the processes as they move forward. I fully recommend Barkwell Holland Group Inc. for any public safety evaluation, technical, or implementation project.

    Province of Saskatchewan

  • Holly has assisted Bramic’s project management, marketing and sales strategies in many areas, most notably the following:
    Project Management support for:

    • Motorola and Prince George’s County (Maryland) Emergency Communications Center furniture console project
    • FAA furniture console projects for IT Command and Control Center environments

    Bramic Creative Business Products Ltd.

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