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Securicor plc was one of the United Kingdom's largest security businesses. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but merged with Group 4 Falck in 2004.
History
The Company was founded by Edward Shortt, a former Liberal Cabinet Minister, in 1935 as Nightwatch Services:[1] its guards rode bicycles and wore old police uniforms.[1] However, in 1939 it was taken over by Lord Willingdon and Henry Tiarks who developed it into a leading security business.[2] It changed its name to Security Corps in 1951[3] and shortened it to Securicor in 1953.[4]
In 1960, it was acquired by Associated Hotels which itself dated back to 1923.[5]
In 1984, one of its security guards, John James McWilliams, was murdered while working in London.[6]
Securicor, along with co-founder
In 2004, Securicor merged with
References
- ^ a b Group 4's Danes to swoop on Securicor The Times, 1 February 2004
- ^ Neighbourhood Watch Schemes Hansard, 27 June 1988
- ^ The mt interview - Nick Buckles Management Today, 6 June 2005
- ^ Company history Funding Universe
- ^ The changing of the guard The Independent, 31 March 1996
- ^ "Armed robbers jailed for murder". British Universities Film and Video Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ BT to get the go-ahead to take full control of Cellnet The Independent, 9 December 1997
- ^ Group 4 Falck and Securicor plc announce terms of merger Nordic Business Report, 24 February 2004
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