Securitas AB
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| Type of Company | Public |
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| Founded | 1934 |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Key people | Melker Schörling (Chairman of the board), Thomas Berglund (President and CEO) |
| Industry | Security services |
| Products | Alarms, guarding and cash handling services |
| Revenue | 66,014 million SEK (2005) |
| Employees | 217,000 |
| Website | http://www.securitasgroup.com/ |
The Securitas Aktiebolag is a Swedish security solutions (security guard) company. It has 230,000 employees in over 30 countries worldwide, including the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, and Argentina. The company which is now based in London has service lines that include uniformed security officers, consulting and investigations, systems integration and cash-in-transit.
Securitas was founded in 1934 in Helsingborg, Sweden. The foundation of its business was, and still is, based on what clients need - Integrity, Vigilance, and Helpfulness. These are the company's values and are symbolized by the three circles in the company logo. By the 1970's the Securitas logo was recognized throughout Europe.
In Switzerland, the group's company is called Protectas AG, Securitas AG being a competitor. In Denmark, the group's company is called Dansikring A/S, Falck Security being a competitor. Falck Security has recently merged with British Securicor and is currently in the process of changing its name to G4S, or Group for Securicor.
In July 2003 Securitas acquired the two United States companies of Pinkerton and Burns to make it one of the largest security companies in the world. Its world headquarters is in London.
It is controlled by Gustaf Douglas through his company Latour. Another major shareholder is the chairman of the board, Melker Schörling.
The UK division of the company hit the headlines in February 2006 when armed robbers raided its cash centre located in Tonbridge in Kent. The criminals made off with £53m. See Securitas depot robbery. A Securitas van was also rammed by criminals in a stolen tractor who subsequently made off with hundreds of thousands of pounds in Warrington, near Manchester.
In March 2006 an armed gang robbed a Securitas van as it was unloading money at Gothenburg's Landvetter Airport in Sweden (Gang attacks plane in Gothenburg).
Securitas Canada is the largest security services company in Canada.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Securitas - corporate site
- Yahoo! - Securitas AB Company Profile
- Securitas Canada
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