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2001-2003
From being a country based organisation, Securitas
is organized in five specialized divisions in 2001 for
greater business focus. The same year Securitas
acquires Loomis, Fargo & Co. and becomes a major
player in the U.S. cash handling market. 2002-2003
further acquisitions are made in the Netherlands,
Spain, Germany and the USA to further strengthen the
market position.
2004
The Security Systems division acquires Bell Group plc.
in the UK and Eurotelis in France to become a market
leader for banks and other high security customers.
The Cash Handling Services division considerably
strengthened its market position in France by the
acquisition of Valiance.
2005
With a stronger local organization and the resulting
improvement in customer rentention, Security
Services USA again reported positive organic growth
and a stable margin development. A clearer
organization, a single brand and more efficient
methodologies were among the most important
results of the extensive structural work in the U.S.
guarding operations. Security Services Europe
introduced a new customer-segmented organization
to place greater focus on service development and
new customer segments. Changes in the European
airport security business temporarily placed pressure
on the division’s margins. Securitas Systems reported
strong development in its U.S. operations and
completed two acquisitions in the USA. Direct began
an expansion in France and Benelux.
1934 -2019
In the beginning of the 1900’s,
private security companies
became increasingly common.
The services that these
companies offered were
primarily keeping watch for fires
and guarding entrances and
gates.
Today, security solutions are
designed to meet specialized
customer demands and the
industry is led by a few
international focused security
companies – among them
Securitas.