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Top Guard and Security Officer CompaniesSecurity Enterprise Services

Security’s Top Guarding Companies List 2014 Update

12th Annual Report

December 1, 2014

 

Company, Head Office

 Offices  Employees  2013 Revenues

Securitas North America, Chicago,IL

600

105,000

$3,600,000,0001

G4S Secure Solutions USA, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

150

59,000

2,700,000,0002

Allied Barton Security, King of Prussia, PA

129

64,000

2,000,000,000

US Security Associates, Roswell, GA

160

46,000

1,200,000,0003

Universal Protection  Service, Santa Ana, CA

91

23,000

700,000,0004

Guardsmark, NewYork , NY

147

17,000

500,000,000

ACSS (Amer. Comml. Security),  Houston, TX

55

11,400

365,926,0005

National Security Alliance, Dayton, OH

87

10,950

269,500,000

FJC Security Services, FloralPark, NY

15

5,358

217,000,000

Covenant Services Worldwide, Bolingbrook, IL

28

3,720

212,600,000

Valor Security Services, Atlanta, GA

7

8,000

175,000,000

Command Security Corp., Herndon, VA

30

5,250

150,000,000

Walden Security, Chattanooga, TN

16

3,654

145,100,000

Whelan Security, St.Louis, MO

40

5,000

145,000,000

SOS Security, Parsippany, NJ

35

4,500

137,500,000

SecurAmerica, Atlanta, GA

34

3,500

72,000,000

Apollo International, NewYork, NY

14

1,925

66,000,000

McRoberts Protective Agency, NewYork, NY

15

2,500

61,000,000

St. Moritz Security Services, Pittsburgh, PA

23

1,800

57,922,000

Per Mar Security & Research, Davenport, IA

20

2,123

52,146,000*6

APG Security, South Amboy, NJ

10

1,700

46,000,000

CPSSecuritySolutions,  Gardena, CA

12

1,200

45,000,000

DSI Security, Dothan, AL

22

2,750

42,500,000

United American Security, Raleigh, NC

16

1,700

42,000,000

American Security Programs, Dulles, VA

1

795

36,086,230*

Harvard Protection Services, NewYork, NY

7

1,000

30,000,000

Titan Security Group,Chicago, IL

3

870

29,300,000

Northeast Security, Newton, MA

-

1,000

28,000,000

EliteInvestigations, NewYork, NY

15

1,050

26,500,000

United Security, RedBank, NJ

6

750

21,000,000

Monument Security, McClellan, CA

8

670

15,000,000

 
Prepared from responses to questionnaires signed by officers for security guard revs. in the U.S. and Canada, or as noted, in employment through
12/31/14. *Member of National Security Alliance. Other members: Advantage Security, Anderson Security Agency, ASAP Secured, Executive
Security Systems, Gateway Security Systems, Guardian Guard Services, Hannon Security Services, King Security, Phoenix Security, Puget Sound
Security, RSIG Security, Sunstates Security, and Vinson Guard Services.
 
Notes: 1. Total global corporate revs.: $10.1B. 2. Total global corporate revs. for Secure Solutions security services $9.1B. 3. Acquired Andrews
Intl. 2/12. 4. Acquired Diamond Detective 3/1/13 and T&M Protective 12/2012. 5. Total corporate rev. $4.3B through 10/31/12. 6. Total
revenues $92.1M. Dropped: Diamond Detective and T&M Protective. Added: Harvard Protective Services.
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