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GPS Geo Guard digitally transforms to reduce workloads by 60% and overheads by 40%
Industry
Industrial Services
Region
APAC
Solutions
Avetta Connect
About GPS Geo Guard
GPS Geo Guard is a personal duress alarm and safety solution designed for lone workers, high-risk roles, and individuals. It offers real-time monitoring and the most accurate GPS Location, with live and recorded audio to triage the incident, comfort the wearer, and update emergency services for the fastest emergency response and complete incident management.
Industry: Industrial services
Region: APAC
Domain: Personal safety / security / emergency monitoring
Services: 24/7 emergency monitoring and duress / personal alarm services (with GPS tracking, fall detection, and audio communication) for lone or high-risk workers
Founded: 2015
Embedding operational excellence as a mindset
GPS Geo Guard provides specialised, 24/7 safety systems for high-risk workers across a range of highly regulated industries, including aged care, NDIS, government, healthcare, and education. Safety and compliance are critical to achieving operational excellence, as well as attracting and maintaining clients.
GPS Geo Guard treats operational excellence as more than a mindset. It’s embedded across every layer of the organisation.
Gavin Hoult, Founder and CEO of GPS Geo Guard, commented, “We pride ourselves on safety and compliance policies and procedures. In our industry, these are paramount. With Avetta, we can ensure we’re going far beyond box-ticking, instead working towards best practice safety and compliance standards for the benefit of all of our clients.”
Transforming risk management with automated safety and compliance processes
As a leader in personal emergency duress and lone worker safety systems, GPS Geo Guard leveraged Avetta’s platform to drive transformative change across its operations.
Prior to working with Avetta, the team was relying on manual, labour-intensive workflows for contractor vetting and compliance tracking. There was extensive documentation, which was not always necessary or adding value, and it slowed down the entire operations of the business.
The company invested in updating its systems and policies, and achieving ISO 37001 compliance and other standards. Avetta helped GPS Geo Guard transition to a fully digital contractor management and compliance solution.
Key operational workflows were streamlined by automating:
- Contractor prequalification and ongoing compliance verification
- Real-time alerts and document expiry notifications
- KPI tracking and performance dashboards across suppliers
- Risk profiling and audit readiness aligned to ISO standards
Hoult added, “Avetta streamlined everything and helped us create the documents we required. We underwent a complete digital transformation with Avetta, which reduced our workload for accounts, support, and even me personally by at least 60%. We also drastically reduced any risk of human error.”
“With the time and resources saved on contractor onboarding and vetting processes, we could unlock a 40-60% reduction in procurement and compliance-related overheads. Avetta lightened the load for the full business, helped us collaborate more effectively, and ensured all team members are up to date with best practice systems and processes.”
“The Avetta system is reliable, responsive, and very tailored to our industry. With other systems, we may get to the 150th question in a document by the time we find one that’s relevant to us. Avetta’s platform has been well thought through, with refined questions and documents for our business.”
Going beyond being audit-ready to being proactive with safety and compliance
Through its partnership with Avetta, GPS Geo Guard established an integrated compliance and safety framework to not only meet but exceed workplace health and safety obligations under national legislation.
Hoult said, “Previously, we had experiences where we’d work through an audit, but a single question may require information that could take several hours or days to find. With Avetta, we can answer questions with the click of a button. It’s improved our efficiency tenfold. We’ve gotten a lot faster with go-to-market planning, device deployment, engagement with clients, training, and more thanks to improved vendor onboarding and workflow efficiency.”
GPS Geo Guard achieved 100% contractor compliance across all major projects within 90 days of the Avetta integration. The business now has audit-ready status 365 days a year, enhancing its appeal to enterprise and government clients.
Planning for growth with continual improvement
GPS Geo Guard has significant growth plans over the next five years and will maintain a focus on operational excellence and continual improvement.
Hoult said, “The partnership with Avetta has been very encouraging, and we look forward to continuing to work together and connect with other clients in Avetta’s network as we know they’ll be verified and up to standard.”
“We believe operational excellence isn’t just about internal efficiency – it’s about delivering real-world impact. With Avetta, we’ve built a reliable, responsive, and compliant operational model that scales with our growth, supports rapid emergency response, and safeguards our clients’ most valuable asset: their people.”
“We underwent a complete digital transformation with Avetta, which reduced our workload for accounts, support, and even me personally by at least 60%.”
Gavin Hoult
Founder and CEO