Garda (security company)
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Garda World Security Corporation is a Canadian private security
firm, based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
, with 45,000 employees (by June, 2009). Established in 1972, the company is the fifth largest consulting and security services firm in the world, with operations in North America
, Europe
and the Middle East
. The company today runs heavily on physical security guard services as well as armoured car services in select countries and cities throughout the world.
On June 3, 2009 Garda announced the sale of its U.S. and Mexico guarding operations to Andrews International for a total cash consideration of US$44.25 million.
Security guard
A security guard is a person who is paid to protect property, assets, or people. Security guards are usually privately and formally employed personnel...
firm, based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, with 45,000 employees (by June, 2009). Established in 1972, the company is the fifth largest consulting and security services firm in the world, with operations in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. The company today runs heavily on physical security guard services as well as armoured car services in select countries and cities throughout the world.
On June 3, 2009 Garda announced the sale of its U.S. and Mexico guarding operations to Andrews International for a total cash consideration of US$44.25 million.