One of the
UK’s fast-growing security companies
has expanded by buying Group
Response Global (GRG) out of
administration.Kingdom
Security bought the rival
Yorkshire-based firm securing 100 of
the 112 jobs that were at risk.
The Manchester office of award
winning North West law firm Taylors
Solicitors acted on behalf of St
Helens-based Kingdom Security on the
rescue deal.
Established in 1993, Kingdom
Security supplies fully-licensed
security guards, mobile patrols and
key holding services and is now one
of the largest UK wide manned
guarding specialists working with
organisations such as the NHS, Lidl
and The University of Manchester.
Terry Barton, Managing Director
of Kingdom Security said: “We are
delighted to continue our national
expansion with the acquisition of
GRG. When opportunities like this
arise we like to take them and
strengthen our client base.”
Partner
Andrew Livesey, who led the
Taylors team, said: "We are very
pleased to be retained by Kingdom on
the latest of several strategic
acquisitions. The capture of GRG
extends Kingdom Security's growing
national coverage into Yorkshire.
“The deal was closed quickly by
close effective team work between
the Taylors corporate team and
Kingdom’s management team". |
