Company Profile
G4S Secure Solutions
Company Overview
G4S secures your people, property and assets by understanding and mitigating security risk.
We offer a suite of products and services – including risk consulting and investigations, systems
integration, security software and technology, and security professionals – that align to deliver
innovative, essential and scalable solutions that span your entire operation.
Although each G4S solution is market leading on its own, we can combine our offerings to
provide a comprehensive customer experience that delivers real, sustained and measurable value.
http://www.g4s.us/en/
Company History
1901-1950
Guarding company Kjøbenhavn Frederiksberg Nattevagt founded in Denmark, and begins to grow internationally.
1951-1989
Security companies Securicor and Group 4 emerge, and grow throughout Europe.
1990
Group 4 Securitas enters the U.S. market by purchasing American Magnetics Corp.
2001
American Magnetics Corp. rebrands as AMAG.
2002
Group 4 Falck purchases The Wackenhut Corporation, the second-largest security services company in the US.
2004
Group 4 Falck merges with Securicor to establish Group 4 Securicor.
2006
Group 4 Securicor rebrands as G4S.
2008
G4S acquires Touchcom, Inc (now part of G4S Secure Integration), MJM Investigations, Inc. (becomes G4S Compliance & Investigations), and RONCO Consulting Corporation.
2009
G4S acquires Adesta, a U.S.-based security integrator, and Sunshine Youth Services (becomes G4S Youth Services).
2010
The Wackenhut Corporation rebrands as G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc. G4S acquires Western Investigations Pty Limited Australia, (part of G4S Compliance & Investigations), and Nuclear Security Services Company (NSSC) (part of G4S Secure Integration).
2011
G4S acquires The Cotswold Group, merging with G4S Compliance & Investigations. Adesta rebrands as G4S Technology, LLC.
2015
G4S Technology rebrands as G4S Secure Integration.