Universal Protection Service

Universal Protection Service
Type	Private
Industry	Security
Founded	1965
Founder	Steve Jones; Brian Cescolini
Headquarters	Santa Ana, California, United States
Number of locations	All 50 states
Area served	United States
Products	Provided security services to multiple client types
Website	universalpro.com

Universal Protection Service is a private security company in the United States.

History

Universal Protection Service was founded in 1965.[1] It was started out as a janitorial company, expanding into security by 1969.

In 2015, it acquired Guardsmark, thus becoming the largest privately owned security contractor in the US.[1][2] Guardsmark's founder, Ira A. Lipman, joined UPS's board as vice chairman.[1]

It is a subsidiary of Universal Services of America, which is owned by Warburg Pincus and Partners Group.[1]

References

Nichols, Meagan (July 28, 2015). "Memphis security giant Guardsmark bought". Memphis Business Journal. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
Mckenzie, Kevin (July 28, 2015). "Guardsmark, founded in Memphis, is sold to California security service firm". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 19, 2016.

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[nicholsmemphisbusinessjournal-1] Nichols, Meagan (July 28, 2015). "Memphis security giant Guardsmark bought". Memphis Business Journal. Retrieved August 19, 2016.

[commercialappealguardsmarkfoundedin-2] Mckenzie, Kevin (July 28, 2015). "Guardsmark, founded in Memphis, is sold to California security service firm". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 19, 2016.