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Revision as of 13:57, 18 August 2011
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| Company type | Private military security firm |
|---|---|
| Industry | Government contracting |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Matthew Brabin, M.D. Noel Philp, Chief Operating Officer[1] |
| Revenue | US$ 295 million[2] |
| US$ 9.2 million[2] | |
| US$ 7.1 million[2] | |
Number of employees | 8,500 |
ArmorGroup International is a British company providing private security. It was founded in 1981 and was listed on the London Stock Exchange until 6 June 2008 (it was acquired by G4S[3] plc in April 2008).
ArmorGroup provides protective security services, risk management consultancy, security training and mine action services. It has 38 offices in 27 countries, including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Colombia, Iraq, Lebanon, Nigeria and Sudan.
It is a founder and full member of the International Peace Operations Association (IPOA), the British Association of Private Security Companies (BAPSC[4]) and the Private Security Company Association of Iraq (PSCAI).[5]
ArmorGroup is managed by Noel Philp, Chief Operating Officer; Matthew Brabin, M.D. and Christopher Beese, chief administrative officer.[6]
History
ArmorGroup began operations in 1981 as Defence Systems Limited (DSL), a company founded "to provide protective security services principally to multinational oil and gas companies."[6] The publicly traded Armor Holdings, Inc., a business principally involved in the manufacture of armored vehicles and law enforcement equipment, acquired DSL in 1997. Some of the current senior management team carried out a Management Buyout of the company in November 2003, backed by Granville Baird Capital Partners and Barclays Bank. ArmorGroup was listed on the main list of the London Stock Exchange in December 2004.[6]
In 2007, it posted a US$9.2 million profit, reporting $295 million turnover for that year.[2] On 20 March 2008, the company announced that its Board had recommended a £43.6 million cash offer for the company by G4S plc.[2] The acquisition completed on 29 April 2008.
ArmorGroup North America scandal in Afghanistan
On September 1, 2009, the Project On Government Oversight sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton which detailed allegations of misconduct by over 10% of the 450 employees of ArmorGroup North America guarding the U.S. embassy in Kabul. The misconduct included hazing rituals with nudity, drinking and urinating on each other as well as an atmosphere of fear and intimidation.[7] On September 4, 2009, the US State department announced that eight private security guards and some of their managers would be fired.[8]
On October 27, 2010, the Department of State's Office Inspector General released a report finding that Armorgroup of North America had not been able to recruit, train, or manage the KESF at the staffing level or the quality required by its contract with the Department of State. They also found that AGNA had employed Nepalese guards without verifiable experience, training, or background investigations in violation of its contract.[9]
Services
- Protective security services - Convoy escorting, Close Protection, manned guarding, maritime security and technical security systems;
- Security training - hostile environment awareness training, specialist driving and surveillance detection;
- Security consultancy - Kidnap, ransom and extortion support; risk management and business continuity planning; and
- Weapons reduction and mine clearance - mine and UXO survey, detection, removal and destruction; small arms, light weapons and ammunition stockpile reduction; Mine risk education.
Iraq War
ArmorGroup first entered Iraq under contract with the Bechtel Corporation in May 2003. ArmorGroup is now one of the very few private security companies which is legally registered and licensed to operate by the Iraqi Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Trade. In 2007, the firm had 1,200 employees in Iraq.[10] ArmorGroup provides security for roughly one third of all nonmilitary supply convoys in Iraq.[10] In 2007, the Washington Post cited U.S. Labor Department information that ArmorGroup had sustained 26 fatalities in Iraq.[10]
References
- ^ http://www.armorgroup.com/aboutus/corporatemanagement/ retrieved on April 4, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e Prelims and G4S recommended cash offer - Armor Group
- ^ "G4S Completes Acquisition of ArmorGroup International plc | G4S". g4s.com. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help) - ^ BAPSC : Home
- ^ PSCAI
- ^ a b c ArmorGroup official factsheet. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
- ^ Schulman, Daniel, Animal House in Afghanistan, Mother Jones, September 1, 2009
- ^ Cole, August, Firm Fires U.S. Embassy Guards in Kabul, Wall Street Journal, September 5, 2009
- ^ Kabul Embassy Security Force, Department of State, Office of Inspector General [1]
- ^ a b c Washington Post June 16, 2007 "Iraq Contractors Face Growing Parallel War." by Steve Fainaru. Retrieved on April 4, 2008.