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Allied Universal to acquire J E Security Systems & Services

January 22, 2024SSN Staff

IRVINE, Calif.—Security and facility services provider Allied Universal has announced the proposed acquisition of the assets of J E Security Systems & Services Inc., a comprehensive guarding and technology provider based in St. Thomas, Barbados. The proposed acquisition is through Allied Universal’s subsidiary, G4S Secure Solutions (Barbados) Limited and is expected to close during the first quarter of 2024. "This proposed acquisition marks a significant milestone...

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MSA hiring handlers for explosive detection dogs

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MSA hiring handlers for explosive detection dogs

December 27, 2023SSN Staff

NEW YORK – MSA Security, an Allied Universal company, has announced it is filling positions for handlers to be partnered with canines specially trained to detect explosives. For eligible candidates, responsibilities will include conducting searches at assigned client sites, such as corporate buildings, loading docks, delivery vehicles, open areas and/or other locations as needed in Milpitas and Santa Clara, Calif. MSA is seeking candidates with experience in military and law enforcement,...

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Allied Universal security professional honored by American Red Cross

November 22, 2023SSN Staff

IRVINE, Calif. – Mark Paul, a security professional for Allied Universal, was honored by The American Red Cross at its Evening of the Stars event for his heroic life-saving actions. Paul was recognized for assisting an individual in need and saving their life while on shift at Allied Universal’s client State Farm Park in Illinois. Allied Universal said that Paul helped a State Farm employee who collapsed from cardiac arrest by administering CPR while another worker administered an...

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“Unified and Stronger”-The War in Israel: Around the Security Industry

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'Unified and stronger' - The War in Israel: Around the security industry

October 18, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor

YARMOUTH, Maine – As war rages in the Middle East, Security Systems News (SSN) has reached out to members in the security industry to gauge its impact. More than a nexus of conflict, Israel is a key figure in the international security community with many companies based there representing key verticals from access control and cybersecurity, to defense oriented technologies. On Oct. 7, 2023, an armed conflict began when Palestinian militants led by political and military organization...

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World Security Report: physical security incidents cost companies $1 trillion

September 11, 2023SSN Staff

IRVINE, Calif.—Large, global companies lost a combined $1 trillion in revenue in 2022 due to physical security incidents, according to the first-ever World Security Report. Economic unrest is expected to be the greatest security-impacting hazard in the next 12 months, a significant increase on the prior year, the report stated. Commissioned by Allied Universal and its international business, G4S, the World Security Report documents opinions of 1,775 chief security...

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Allied Universal sets up GoFundMe page for families of Maui wildfire victims

August 18, 2023SSN Staff

IRVINE, Calif.—Allied Universal announced it has launched a GoFundMe page for families of victims of the Maui wildfires, the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history. The company has raised more than $95,000 thus far on its GoFundMe page, with a goal of raising $150,000. As Security Systems News reported, one Allied Universal security professional is among the confirmed victims of the Maui wildfires, which have killed more than 100 people as of press time. The company noted...

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Allied Universal CEO issues statement on Maui wildfires

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Allied Universal CEO issues statement on Maui wildfires

August 14, 2023SSN Staff

IRVINE, Calif. – Wildfires which started on Maui in early August have spread to become a federally declared major disaster as the deadliest U.S. wildfire in the past century, and Allied Universal CEO Steve Jones has issued a statement in response. Among the 93 dead (as of reporting) was a member of Allied Universal’s team of security professionals, prompting the company to issue the following statement:  “Like people around the world, I watched in shock as the deadliest...

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Allied Universal CEO raises more than $1.9 million for human trafficking victims

August 8, 2023SSN Staff

IRVINE, Calif.—Allied Universal has announced that, at its annual fundraising event held over the weekend, CEO Steve Jones and wife Stacy Jones raised more than $1.9 million for Vera’s Sanctuary, the nation’s only shelter that serves the world’s more than 40 million human trafficking victims. In the last four years, the generous guests, donors, and sponsors of Hot August Nights have raised more than $5.5 million for Vera’s Sanctuary. This year’s event took place...

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Monitoring Matters

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July 12, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor

It’s hot here guys, like, really hot, and all the adverse effects of the heat dome are seeping into my thinking as we tackle this week’s security topics. Like HEAT for example, you know, Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT)? Poking fun at an evergreen topic since cybersecurity and its fallout is a revolving door these days. I’m reading about emergency patches from both Apple and Microsoft in my inbox this morning, and later today I’ll be tackling a story about an incident...

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Allied Universal CEO Steve Jones gives midyear update

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Allied Universal CEO Steve Jones gives midyear update

July 10, 2023SSN Staff

IRVINE, Calif. – Security and facility services provider Allied Universal is the world’s seventh largest private employer, and its Global Chairman and CEO Steve Jones has provided an update on the state of the labor market and private security sector. According to numbers released last week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the unemployment rate has increased to 3.7 percent and the number of unemployed has risen by 440,000 to a total of 6.1 million. In his update Jones discussed the...

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