Ranked by total number of employees in B.C. in 2019
Published January 29, 2019. Sources: Interviews with companies below and BIV research. Other companies may have ranked but did not provide information by deadline.
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| Rank '19 | Company | Services offered | Top local executive(s) | Year founded | No. of B.C. staff '19/'18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
Paladin Security |
Security officers, mobile patrols, home alarms, K-9 patrol, access control, closed-circuit television, perimeter protection, remote video monitoring |
Ashley Cooper, CEO, Ted Reid, president and CFO, Fraser Cooper, CTO |
1976 |
4,403 |
|
2 |
Commissionaires |
Premier guard services, patrol services, integrated security solutions, bylaw enforcement, non-core police services, training, fingerprinting services |
Chris Mitchell, CEO, Commissionaires BC (mainland), Gary Paulson, CEO, Commissionaires VIY (Victoria, the Islands and Yukon) |
1927 |
2,119 |
|
3 |
Securiguard Services Ltd |
Integrated security solutions, security officers, K-9, mobile, bike, remote video verification, executive protection |
Darcy Kernaghan, president and CEO |
1974 |
1,958 |
|
4 |
GardaWorld |
Cash logistics, physical security, mobile patrol, national clients, oil and gas, marine security, close protection, alarm response, concierge services, parking patrol, financial institution security, high-profile office tower security |
Steve Hoffman, vice-president, Pacific region, Gabriel Karesa, regional general manager |
1995 |
1,295 |
|
5 |
Houle Electric Ltd |
Access control, analytics, apartment entry solutions, automation, intercom systems, intrusion detection, licence plate recognition, nurse call and code alarms, people counting, real-time locating system, video monitoring and visual alarm verification, wander prevention |
Paul Hill, president, Ken Bitschy, vice-president, projects, Rois Rizzo , vice-president, finance, Ross McLean, vice-president, services, Liliana Andjic, vice-president, business development and technologies |
1944 |
921 |
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