Securicor
1935 Began operations providing security services[1]
1949 Securicor advertised as having 14 years experience of providing security services; had a central control room; also offered tele-contact and bank escort services[2]
1951 Night Guards became part of Securicor
1960 a 60 percent interest in the company was acquired by Kensington Palace Hotel Ltd for investment purposes. Later the same company acquired Night Security Ltd to run in conjunction with Securicor[3]
1963 Heavy expenditure by Securicor to fund its expansion affected the parent company's earnings and its ability to raise its dividend[4]
1964 Provided a range of services including security guards at client's premises, security patrols, security vehicles, consultancy and investigations.
By 1969 one of the services offered was the A.A. Securicor Radio Link-Line service for private cars; this was the counterpart of the H.E.L.P. service for commercial vehicles[5]
1973 The Kensington Palace Hotel Ltd and Associated Hotels sold all their hotels[6]. Associated Hotels was renamed Securicor; its quoted subsidiary Kensington Palace Hotel was renamed Security Services[7]
1976 Security Services Ltd was 52 percent owned by Securicor Group[8]
1977 Also owned a Ford dealership; the finance division contributed substantial profits; a significant part of the business was now outside the UK[9]
1978 The parcels service had overtaken cash transport as the largest area of its business[10]
1981 Acquired RCA Security Systems, which it was hoped would be the basis for developing electronic security systems business[11]
1981 Securicor owned the largest private radio telephone network in the UK, with 5000 subscribers; planned to offer American-made Citizen Band radios for sale[12]
1982 Formation of joint venture with British Telecom to offer radiophone services[13] - see Telecom Securicor Cellular Radio
1993 Securicor Custodial Services won the contract to run the London Metropolitan Court Escort and Custody services
1996 Securicor becomes a single PLC, incorporating Security Services
1999 Securicor, finding that its 40 percent of Cellnet did not allow it to sell to another operator, sold its stake to British Telecom[14]
2004 Securicor merged with Group 4 Falck's security businesses to form Group 4 Securicor, the world’s second largest security provider; traded on the London and Copenhagen Stock Exchange.
2006 The G4S brand was introduced worldwide
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times Feb. 6, 1964
- ↑ The Times Mar. 29, 1949
- ↑ The Times May 5, 1960
- ↑ The Times Jan. 10, 1963
- ↑ The Times Mar. 5, 1969
- ↑ The Times June 23, 1973
- ↑ The Times Aug. 9, 1973
- ↑ The Times Aug. 11, 1976
- ↑ The Times Feb. 8, 1977
- ↑ The Times Feb. 22, 1978
- ↑ The Times , Aug. 13, 1981
- ↑ The Times Nov. 5, 1981
- ↑ The Times Dec. 17, 1982
- ↑ The Times Sept. 24, 1999
- [1] G4S history