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Guardsmark’s mission: to be the best security service company in the world, to do the right thing, and to always exceed our customers’ expectations. |
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Guardsmark was founded to satisfy a recognized need for quality security services. The company serves clients in more than 400 cities, with offices in every major urban center across the U.S. as well as in Canada and Puerto Rico.
Our meteoric growth has made us one of the world’s largest security services companies in an industry that includes over 13,000 companies.
Guardsmark’s carefully designed system of top-down procedures and policies differentiates us within the industry. Our philosophy is based on extensive security expertise, as well as an understanding of how every detail of operations—from our human resources processes to our working approach—contributes to unmatched client service.
Our progressive standards are detailed and structured, applying equally to every Guardsmark office. Clients can be sure that their needs will be met in the most efficient, cost-effective manner—anytime, anywhere.
We invite you to review the topics within this section to learn more about the philosophies and beliefs that drive our success, including the ethics, diversity, and visionary leadership for which we are widely renowned.
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Guardsmark employs approximately 19,000, making the company one of the 150 largest privately held U.S. employers. In addition to being the most selective employer, our retention rate is believed to be the highest in the security industry, due to the quality of people we attract and our progressive incentives, learning and development program, and benefits package.
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Guardsmark serves over 400 cities with more than 155 offices. Major headquarters are in New York and Los Angeles with an Administrative Center in Memphis, and executive-level leadership presides over offices in major cities throughout the country. For information about specific offices, review our locations.
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Our role as leader is not limited only to our business. Through our belief that a safer, more secure, and better world benefits all businesses as well as individuals, we participate heavily in community service activities and support a wide range of cultural and human service needs.
Guardsmark also remains deeply committed to its roots within the Memphis community where the company was founded; with offices located in the heart of a rejuvenated downtown, we are deeply involved in all areas of civic life. For many years, Guardsmark’s Memphis headquarters has achieved the highest level of per-employee United Way giving in the community.
Additionally, Guardsmark’s founder, president and CEO Ira A. Lipman is active in many industry and civic-minded associations.
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Guardsmark is privately owned; the sole shareholder serves as the chief executive officer of the company.
The company was publicly owned (Nasdaq®) from 1970 until early 1979. Guardsmark has not utilized the capital markets since 1971.
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Since 1978, American International Group, Inc. (AIG)—an A++ rated insurance carrier and the leading U.S.-based international insurance organization—has provided Guardsmark’s casualty insurance.
Guardsmark’s 22-year average Experience Modification Factor (EMF) of .55 is the lowest known in the industry, just one indicator of our effective quality assurance processes.
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The largest accounting firm in the world, PricewaterhouseCoopers, has served Guardsmark for more than thirty years.
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Annual revenue exceeds $510,000,000. Since 1979, Guardsmark has grown in both revenues and operating income at a compounded annual rate that exceeds 11%-achieved without a single acquisition.
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Widely acknowledged innovation |
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The Washington Post noted Guardsmark’s extensive selection process, high employee retention rate, unmatched benefits, and high-caliber management in a May 14, 2002 article. The publication also pointed out that Guardsmark remains one of the last big security firms still in American hands.
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The Committee for Economic Development (CED) honored Guardsmark with its prestigious Corporate Citizenship Award in May 2002, recognizing the company’s "uncompromising dedication to excellence and overriding commitment to place principle over profit."
Read about Guardsmark’s ethics. |
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