Securitas is a Swedish security solutions (security guard) company. It has some 200,000 employees in the United States and Europe.

In Switzerland, the group's company is called Protectas AG, Securitas AG being a competitor.

In July 2003 Securitas acquired the United States companies of Pinkerton and Burns to make it one of the largest security companies in the world. Its world headquarters is in London.

See also

• List of Swedish companies

External links

• Securitas - corporate site
• Yahoo! - Securitas AB Company Profile