Annual Report 2008 - Securitas

Securitas in short
Sales by business segment, %
■ Security Services
North America 38%
■ Security Services
Europe 51%
■ Mobile and Monitoring 10%
■ Other 1%
Total sales*, MSEK
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
*Continuing operations
04 05 06 07 08
Operating income before
amortization*, MSEK
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
*Continuing operations
04 05 06 07 08
Markets where Securitas has operations: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China,
Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong,
Hungary, India, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania,
Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey,
United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, the United Kingdom and the USA.
Offering
Securitas services a wide range of customers in a
variety of industries and customer segments, ranging
from governments, airports, infrastructure, office
buildings, banks, shopping centers, hotels, manufacturing
industries, mines, hospitals and residential
areas to high-tech and IT companies. The size of the
customers varies from the ‘shop on the corner’ to
multi-billion industries.
The services provided are specialized guarding
and mobile services, monitoring, and consulting and
investigations. Securitas can respond to unique and
specific security challenges facing our customers,
tailoring our offering according to their specific
industry demands. Knowing how each customer
segment works before we get to know our customer
makes for a better result – for the customer as well
as for us.
Size
Read more about our offering on pages 6–17
Securitas employs some 240,000 people in 37 countries.
In 2008, total sales from continuing operations
in the Securitas Group amounted to MSEK 56,572,
and operating income from continuing operations
amounted to MSEK 3,271.
Read more about our business on pages 18–29
Markets and Organization
Securitas operates in North America, Latin America,
Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Securitas organizes
its operations in a flat, decentralized structure
with the business segments: Security Services North
America, Security Services Europe, and Mobile and
Monitoring.
Security Services North America provides security
services in the USA, Canada and Mexico, with
over 600 branch offices and more than 100,000
employees. Securitas’ market share is 16 percent in
this region.
Security Services Europe provides security services
in 23 countries with more than 800 branch
offices and 110,000 employees. Securitas’ market
share is 17 percent in this region for these types of
services.
Mobile offers mobile security services, such as
beat patrol and call-out services for small and
medium-sized companies, and operates in eleven
countries with 8,900 employees and 270 branch
offices. Monitoring, also called Securitas Alert Services,
offers electronic alarm surveillance to both
homes and businesses. Securitas Alert Services
operates control rooms in ten countries in Europe
and has 900 employees. Together, Mobile and Monitoring’s
market share is 17 percent in this region
and for these types of service.
Read more about the market on pages 30–33
and our management and organization on
pages 34–37