SA Security Firm Buys in Tennessee

Santa Ana-based Universal Protection Service has acquired Guardsmark in Memphis, Tenn., on undisclosed terms.

Universal Protection is the security services arm of Universal Services of America, which also has janitorial and building maintenance divisions. The parent company, headed by Chief Executive Steve Jones, has about $1 billion in revenue and an estimated 50,000 employees spread over four subsidiaries, including about 3,600 in Orange County.

Guardsmark has more than 125 offices throughout the U.S., as well as in Puerto Rico and the U.K.

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