Securitas (Swedish security company)
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| Publicly traded Aktiebolag (Nasdaq Stockholm: SECU B) | |
| Industry | Security |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Headquarters | , Sweden |
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Area served
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North America, Europe, South America, Asia and Africa |
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Key people
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Melker Schörling (Chairman) Alf Göransson (President and CEO) |
| Services | Security services (security guarding and mobile patrolling), monitoring, consulting and investigation |
| Revenue | SEK 66.458 billion (2012) |
| SEK 3.085 billion before amortization (2012) | |
| Profit | SEK 1.212 billion (2012) |
| Total assets | SEK 38.457 billion (end 2012) |
| Total equity | SEK 8.600 billion (end 2012) |
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Number of employees
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300,000 (end 2012) |
| Website | www.securitas.com |
Securitas AB is a security services (security guarding and mobile patrolling), monitoring, consulting and investigation group, based in , Sweden. The group has approximately 300,000 employees in over 60 countries worldwide. Securitas AB is listed at , Large Cap segment. In 2014, the group had total sales of 70,217M SEK ($8.44B USD) and an operating income of 3,505M SEK ($421.5M USD).
Securitas AB owns the Swiss security company Protectas AG in Switzerland, where there already existed a security company called Securitas AG, part of the Swiss Securitas Group.
Securitas AB was founded in 1934 in Helsingborg, Sweden, as AB Hälsingborgs Nattvakt, when Erik Philip-Sörensen bought a small guarding company. In 1935, the name was changed to Förenade Svenska Vakt AB. The company expanded through acquisitions of several small security companies, initially in southern Sweden.
In 1949, AB Securitas Alarm was founded as the company's security-technology subsidiary, and during the following decade, the company started expanding internationally.
In 1972, the group was rebranded as Securitas, the Roman goddess of security and stability, with a logotype consisting of three red dots and the word "Securitas." The dots are described as representing the group's core values of "Integrity, Vigilance and Helpfulness."
In 1976, Erik Philip-Sörensen sold the Securitas group to his sons Jörgen Philip-Sörensen and Sven Philip-Sörensen, and in 1981, the group was divided between the sons, with the international operations developing into Group 4 and the Swedish operations retaining the Securitas brand.
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