Security’s Top Guarding Companies List 2015
13th Annual Listing
13th Annual Top Guarding Firms Listing
|
Company, Head Office |
Offices |
Employees Full-time unless otherwise noted |
Revenues (USD) 2014 unless otherwise noted |
Source |
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Securitas North America, Chicago |
600 |
105,000 |
$3,600,000,000 |
L |
|
G4S Secure Solutions (USA), Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
160 |
59,232 |
$2,600,000,000 |
L |
|
Universal Protection Service, Santa Ana, Calif. |
120 |
60,000 |
$2,200,000,000 |
S |
|
AlliedBarton Security Services, Conshohocken, Pa. |
128 |
Over 60,000 |
$2,100,000,000 |
S |
|
US Security Associates, Roswell, Ga. |
160 |
49,000 |
$1,300,000,000 |
L |
|
Guardsmark, New York City * |
134 |
17,000 |
$500,000,000 |
L |
|
ABM Security Services ** |
73 |
12,465 |
$381,500,000 |
L |
|
National Security Alliance, Dayton, Ohio *** |
89 |
11,875 |
$274,100,000 |
L |
|
FJC Security Services, Floral Park, N.Y. |
15 |
4,500 |
$240,000,000 |
S |
|
Covenant Services Worldwide, Bolingbrook, Ill. |
30 |
4,025 |
$223,000,000 |
L |
|
SOS Security, Parsippany, N.J. |
40 |
5,600 |
$180,500,000 |
L |
|
Whelan Security, St. Louis |
16 |
5,600 |
$176,500,000 |
L |
|
Walden Security, Chattanooga, Tenn. |
40 |
4,100 |
$162,100,000 |
L |
|
Command Security Corp., Herndon, Va. |
25 |
5,500 |
$156,700,000 |
L |
|
SecurAmerica, Atlanta |
13 |
3,700 |
$125,000,000 |
L |
|
St. Moritz Security Services, Pittsburgh |
30 |
2,500 |
$69,000,000 |
L |
|
McRoberts Protective Agency, New York City |
15 |
3,200 |
$60,700,000 |
L |
|
CPS Security Solutions, Gardena, Calif. |
11 |
1,400 |
$53,000,000 |
L |
|
Per Mar Security & Research, Davenport, Iowa |
22 |
1,906 |
$50,500,000 |
L |
|
APG Security, South Amboy, N.J. |
9 |
1,699 |
$49,300,000 |
L |
|
United American Security, Raleigh, N.C. |
21 |
2,027 |
$45,100,000 |
L |
|
DSI Security, Dothan, Ala. |
23 |
3,250 |
$43,800,000 |
L |
|
Titan Security Group, Chicago |
3 |
1,100 |
$40,700,000 |
L |
|
Northeast Security, Newton, Mass. |
3 |
1,300 |
$40,000,000 |
L |
|
Elite Investigations, New York City |
35 |
1,200 |
$38,500,000 |
L |
|
Sunstates Security, Raleigh, N.C. |
18 |
1,357 |
$37,100,000 |
L |
|
Madison Security Group, Lowell, Mass. |
18 |
1,580 |
$32,600,000 |
L |
|
Vinson Guard Service, New Orleans |
20 |
1,400 |
$31,500,000 |
L |
|
Monterrey Security Consultants, Chicago |
1 |
310 |
$23,800,000 |
L |
|
FirstLine Transportation Security, Nashville, Tenn. |
4 |
500 |
$23,100,000 |
L |
|
Monument Security, McClellan, Calif. |
9 |
800 |
$22,000,000 |
L |
|
Guardian Guard Services, Southfield, Mich. |
5 |
1,200 |
$22,000,000 |
L |
|
United Security, Red Bank, N.J. |
9 |
700 |
$21,500,000 |
L |
|
Arrow Security, New York City |
12 |
1,100 |
$20,000,000 |
L |
|
KD Security, Grand Rapids, Mich. |
3 |
800 |
$16,000,000 |
L |
|
Sizemore Security, Augusta, Ga. |
17 |
825 |
$15,000,000 |
L |
|
Teachout Security Solutions, Flint, Mich. |
|
360 |
$14,200,000 |
S |
|
Black Knight Security, Pittsburgh |
1 |
94 |
$3,434,698 |
S |
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Notes: |
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* Universal Protection Service acquires Guardsmark, July 2015 |
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** Universal Protection Service acquires ABM, October 2015 |
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*** The National Security Alliance is a network of locally owned and operated contract security companies with some reflected elsewhere in this listing. |
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Source: S = Security Magazine; L = Security Letter collecting 2014 data |
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More information on the Security Letter, 166 East 96th St., New York City, N.Y. |
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