10 July 2012
G4S PLC
G4S NETHERLANDS ACQUIRES PROTEKT BV
G4S, the world's leading secure solutions group, today announces the acquisition by G4S Beheer B.V. of Protekt B.V. ("Protekt").
Protekt specialises in safety training and consultancy and operates four training facilities in the Netherlands to a high standard. Protekt's activities will further strengthen G4S's existing position in safety training and consultancy, with both companies having significant experience of providing customised solutions for safety training.
Protekt was acquired from Arbo Unie B.V. and had gross assets of £ 1.1 million as at 31 December 2011and sales of £ 3.8 million for 2011.
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Notes to Editors:
G4S is the world's leading security solutions group, specialising in outsourcing of business processes in sectors where security and safety risks are considered a strategic threat. G4S is the largest employer quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has a secondary stock exchange listing in Copenhagen. G4S has operations in more than 125 countries and more than 657,000 employees. For more information on G4S, visit www.g4s.com .