AlliedBarton

Allied-Barton Security Services is a security guard company in the United States, established in 1957 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania made up of the former companies Barton Protective Services, Spectaguard, Initial and Allied Security. The company is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

Allied-Barton also purchased Professional Security Bureau Ltd. in 2003.

College Security

Allied-Barton is experienced in higher education security, currently serving more than 100 colleges and universities nationwide. Their list of collegiate clients includes Harvard, Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania.

Timeline

*1977
**Barton Protective Services founded in Atlanta, Georgia
*1980
**Spectaguard founded in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
*1999
**Spectaguard acquires New York-based Effective Security
*2000
**Spectaguard acquires Allied and combines to form Allied Security - the third largest security company in the United States
*2003
**Allied acquires Professional Security Bureau (PSB)
*2004
**Allied acquires SSI
**Allied acquires Barton Protective Services to form Allied-Barton Security Services - creating the largest American-owned contract security services company in the United States
*2006
**Allied-Barton acquires Initial Security

In 2006 the company was awarded 98th place in the USA for training employees by Training Magazine, from a potential field of some 45,000 companies. [ [http://www.trainingmag.com/training/reports_analysis/top100/2005/rankings.jsp Manage Smarter - Performance Gateway ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.alliedbarton.com/ Corporate site]