Security’s Top Guarding Companies List 2014 Update

12th Annual Report

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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