L eading the S ecurit y Mark e t Securit as is one of the leadin g securit y ser vices pro vider s with a s tron g g lobal position in inte gr ated securit y solutions in Europe North America L atin America and gro wth mark ets in the Middle Eas t Asia and Africa W e pro vide a wide r an g e of securit y ser vices from mobile patrols access control fire pre v ention receptionis t concier g e monitorin g and callout ser vices to specializ ed site specific duties T echnology solutions are often a centr al component of the ser vice pro vided Our oferin g specializ ed solutions F rom a broad r an g e of ser vices Securit as cus tomiz es oferin g s that are suited to the individual cus tomer s needs in or der to deliv er the mos t efectiv e securit y solutions Diferent components are often used in combination such as specializ ed guar din g ser vices technology solutions and consultin g and in v es tiga tions Specializ ed guar din g ser vices consis t of man y t ypes of ser vices from airport securit y and cus tom iz ed ser vices for cert ain se gments to receptionis t ser vices T echnology solutions lik e electronic sys tems intrusion alarms access control and sur v eil lance camer as ph ysical securit y fences turns tiles and gates and soft w are reportin g communica tion log g in g and v erifcation sys tems are alw a ys deplo y ed in combination with qualifed securit y ofcer s Consultin g and in v es tigation ser vices con sis t of a r an g e of specializ ed ser vices such as due dilig ence background checks securit y assess ments br and protection intellectual propert y pro tection e x ecutiv e protection in v es tigations c yber sur v eillance computer forensic s and IT securit y A gro win g g lobal indus tr y The g lobal securit y ser vices mark et emplo ys se v er al million people and has annual sales of appro ximately U SD 90 billion In the lon g term the indus tr y is e x p e c t e d to gro w about 7 percent annually Securit y ser vices are in demand all o v er the w orld in all indus tries and in both the public and priv ate sector s which means that our tot al mark et is w ell div er sifed Securit y needs mus t be fulflled so that gro wth and de v elopment can prosper Therefore the demand for our ser vices is closely link ed to g lobal economic de v elopment and social and demo gr aphic trends As the g lobal econom y gro ws and de v elops so do w e Besides g ener al economic gro wth the main drivin g forces for gro wth in the securit y ser vices indus tr y are Increased priv atization throug h the outsourcin g of public securit y ser vices needs to priv ate actor s is done to control or reduce public spendin g and sometimes to open the mark et for competition due to political decisions Continued indus trialization and increased g lobal indus trial activit y leads to in v es tments in factories ofces and other w orkplaces that all ha v e specifc securit y needs Increased urbanization leads to a hig her popula tion densit y and greater social diferences This dis parit y causes social tension and insecurit y creatin g a need for additional securit y ser vices Middle class gro wth in maturin g and de v elopin g mark ets is continuin g and as disposable income and net w orth rises there is more to protect and more cus tomer s that can afor d to do so which fuels demand for securit y ser vices Infr as tructure in v es tments in for e xample real es t ate public tr ansport and public log is tic hubs create a need to safe guar d these a s s e t s w h i c h increases demand for securit y ser vices 12 Securit as Annual R eport 2012 Oferin g and mark ets