Workplace Violence and Threat Assessments in High Point, NC

Twice a year, High Point transforms. During the High Point Market, tens of thousands of buyers, designers, and exhibitors fill downtown showrooms, and businesses that normally run with a small staff suddenly depend on temporary workers, installers, and visitors they have never met. The rest of the year, the city’s furniture makers, university, and manufacturers face the more familiar problems of angry former employees and domestic disputes that follow people to work. 360 Protection Group helps High Point employers assess both kinds of risk.

When violence appears imminent, call 911 first. Once responders are handling it, contact us at (704) 618-1811 for confidential guidance.

High Point’s Seasonal and Year-Round Risks

Furniture design and manufacturing have shaped High Point for generations, and the showrooms behind the Market occupy a large share of downtown. During Market, the mix of permanent staff, short-term show workers, and visiting buyers makes it hard to keep track of who belongs in a building, especially after hours when showrooms host events.

High Point University has grown into a major employer with a large campus workforce. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist High Point Medical Center serves the city’s healthcare needs, and Thomas Built Buses and other regional manufacturers run production floors where shift work and a terminated employee’s knowledge of the plant can raise the stakes.

The city’s size helps in some ways. Many business owners know each other, and word travels quickly when someone has caused trouble at one showroom or plant. The downside is that informal warnings are rarely written down, so when a real concern emerges, there is little documentation to work from. We help fill that gap.

Threat Services for High Point Businesses

• Market preparation: Before Market opens, we help showrooms identify known persons of concern and plan how temporary staff will recognize and report them.
• After-hours showroom events: We review how evening receptions and private showings are staffed and how access is controlled once the public hours end.
• Plant and production floor reviews: For manufacturers, we look at gates, time clocks, and parking with a specific individual in mind.
• University staff concerns: We support campus employers when a faculty or staff member faces threats or harassment.
• Behavioral assessment: We weigh the person’s words, conduct, grievance, and ability to act to judge how serious the risk is.
• Record and online research: Investigators review Guilford County and statewide court files, protective orders, and public social media.
• Domestic disputes at work: We help protect employees whose abuser knows their workplace, coordinating with protective orders and police.
• Planning a high-risk exit: We help schedule and staff the termination of a threatening employee and plan the follow-up period.

What to Expect From Us

Every assessment begins with a confidential conversation. We want to know what happened, who is involved, and what your company has already done, whether the concern arose during Market week or in the middle of a quiet February.

We then gather the relevant emails, messages, and incident reports and interview the people who saw the behavior. Background and online research helps us understand the individual’s history. With that information, we apply established behavioral threat assessment methods and give you a written plan with recommendations for security, communication, HR and legal options, and contact with the High Point Police Department or the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office. Our step-by-step guide explains the investigative side in more depth.

We remain involved after the plan is in place, adjusting recommendations as circumstances change.

Serving High Point and Nearby Towns

Based in the Charlotte area, we work with employers throughout the High Point area and Guilford County, including Jamestown, Archdale, Thomasville, Trinity, Sedgefield, Kernersville, and Colfax. High Point clients also use our corporate investigations, executive and VIP protection, and employee misconduct investigations.

Questions From High Point Employers

Can you help during High Point Market?

Yes. We plan for the temporary staff, crowds, and after-hours showroom activity that come with Market, including threat assessments for known persons of concern and coordination with on-site security.

A former showroom employee has been seen downtown during Market. Should we be worried?

Not necessarily, but it is worth assessing. We look at the circumstances of the departure, any statements the person has made, and their recent behavior to judge whether their presence reflects a real risk.

What legal options does an employer have when an employee is threatened?

Under North Carolina’s Workplace Violence Prevention Act, an employer can petition for a civil no-contact order to protect an employee who has experienced threats or other unlawful conduct. Our documentation can support your attorney’s decision.

Are your investigators licensed in North Carolina?

Yes. Our investigators are licensed by the North Carolina Private Protective Services Board, and our team includes former law enforcement officers and Department of State-trained protection specialists.

Can you train our showroom staff before Market?

Yes. Short briefings help reception staff, installers, and temporary hires know which behaviors to report, who to call, and how to handle a barred visitor without escalating the encounter.

Plan Ahead With a High Point Threat Consultation

Whether Market is weeks away or a concern has come up today, we can help. Call (704) 618-1811 or email 360protectiongroup@gmail.com to speak confidentially with an investigator.