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Argenbright Security Europe Limited (ASEL) is proud to announce the official unification of its brand, marking a significant milestone in its journey towards becoming Europe’s pioneer provider of integrated security services and risk management solutions.  This strategic move follows a period of accelerated growth and successful acquisitions, including Amberstone Security and The Protector Group.  Security guarding services Transition to the unified ASEL brand represents the culmination of a 2-year effort to reduce operations The transition to the unified ASEL brand represents the culmination of a two-year effort to consolidate operations and expand capabilities across Europe.  By integrating services under the ASEL name, the company aims to streamline its offerings and enhance its ability to deliver specialised security guarding services and cutting-edge, technology-led security solutions. What’s changing? For clients, partners, and stakeholders, brand unification signifies continuity in the high-quality services they have come to expect. ASEL remains committed to delivering excellence through its innovative, technology-informed approach, underpinned by comprehensive data and insights. The company’s focus on reducing crime and improving safety across various industries remains steadfast. ASEL’s commitment The unification also brings a renewed sense of purpose to the talented individuals within ASEL The unification also brings a renewed sense of purpose to the talented individuals within ASEL, aligning everyone in the pursuit of a singular goal: making communities safer. The company’s new strapline, ‘Making communities safer’, encapsulates this mission and reflects ASEL’s commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of its clients and the communities it serves. New brand values ASEL introduces three new brand values to guide its operations and strategic decisions: People First: Empowering and valuing every individual, every day. Passionate: Taking pride in every action and acting with purpose. Fearless: Boldly embracing challenges, unafraid of outcomes. Dan Hardy, ASEL Group Managing Director, states, “Our new values will be evident in everything we do, and we are excited to continue on our journey as ASEL. Moving forward as one unified brand is a declaration of our ambitions for the future and a signal of our dedication to excellence in every aspect of our business.” A bright new future as ASEL As ASEL embarks on this new chapter, it remains more committed than ever to its vision of making communities safer through innovative security solutions. The brand unification is not merely a change in name but a bold step towards realising ambitious goals and reinforcing ASEL’s dedication to innovation, its people, and the communities it serves.

IoT-enabled integrated security solutions provider The Protector Group is about to set a course for significant growth after being acquired by the Argenbright Group. It will join Amberstone Security under the Argenbright umbrella retaining its own identity and will complement Amberstone by providing security monitoring services and IoT-enabled integrated security solutions into the construction and critical national infrastructure sectors. Integrated security solutions The Protector Group was formed in 1994, and over the last 28 years presents itself as a pioneer in IoT-enabled integrated security solutions. These include Monitoring Services, Temporary Security Solutions, Key Holding & Response, and human security solutions deployed across construction and critical national infrastructure projects such as HS2, The National Grid, and Rail-based security deployments. Argenbright will quickly further its re-established UK and Europe security presence The Protector Group has been recognised in vast industry awards and retained a loyal but growing customer base across the UK. The Argenbright Group (‘Argenbright’) is a provider of human capital services headquartered in Atlanta, GA, USA. With this recent development, Argenbright will quickly further its re-established UK and Europe security presence. Major security players Argenbright will utilise Amberstone Security and The Protector Group as its portfolio companies, both delivering services across varied industry sectors, whilst also enabling the cross-pollination of people, services, and solutions to protect and nurture both brands’ loyal, and fast-growing client base. This acquisition, combined with Argenbright Group’s track record in security services over four decades, will transform both Amberstone and The Protector Group into major security players across the UK and Europe, and help in furthering excellent service delivery to the existing clients, while expanding both businesses into new sectors and verticals. Argenbright was in discussions with The Protector Group right after the Amberstone acquisition, culminating in the signing of this deal on November 16, 2022. Entrepreneurial market disruptors This investment will provide cutting-edge solutions to realise Amberstone’s strategy" “There are a lot of parallels between the two businesses in that we are both entrepreneurial market disruptors who have always looked to change the narrative of the security industry and make the services on offer even more bespoke and customer-centric,” said Jason Trigg, Managing Director of Amberstone. “This investment will provide cutting-edge solutions to realise Amberstone’s strategy and extend our leadership in providing its clients with innovative, IoT-enabled integrated security solutions. Combined with Protector, we have an opportunity to accelerate our growth across retail, logistics, distribution, construction and critical national infrastructure sectors to become the largest privately held security services group in the UK in the short to medium term,” adds Jason Trigg. Integrated security solutions “As a part of Argenbright’s global expansion, we had made an investment in Amberstone to support Jason and his leadership team to establish our presence in the UK market,” said Karan Ishwar, CEO of the Argenbright Group. The Protector Group acquisition adds key capabilities in IoT-enabled integrated security solutions" “The Protector Group acquisition adds key capabilities in IoT-enabled integrated security solutions, a strong leadership team, and entry into key sectors of construction and critical national infrastructure to take our UK security business to the next level. We welcome Ken Slater, CEO, and Tracy Virgo, CFO as part of the Argenbright family and look forward to working with them to serve their customers including critical national infrastructure projects such as HS2. We are bullish about the UK security market and are looking to grow the business both organically and inorganically to propel us into a top 5 industry player in the UK,” adds Karan Ishwar. Security services business “This transaction affirms our strategy to enhance our portfolio by expanding our security services business in the UK and underscore our unique brand of legendary service and IoT-enabled integrated security solutions to valued clients globally.” “Over the next 5 years, we plan to re-establish our leadership position in the UK where we have built successful businesses in the past,” said Frank A. Argenbright Jr., Executive Chairman of Argenbright Group. “I look forward to sharing my experience in helping Jason, Ken, Tracy, and other leaders in our business to take the group to the next level,” added Argenbright.

Mark Wall, an experienced Security Consultant who has more than 30 years’ experience in the security industry, is launching his own sales consultancy service, in order to support specialists looking to grow their business. The security entrepreneur, who has most recently worked at Amberstone Security, where he was the Director of Business Development and Sales Director EMEA at WebeyeCMS, alongside working at Dahua Technology and Videcon, is using his extensive experience to open new doors for sales support in security. Wall 2 Wall Security Consultants launched Wall 2 Wall Security Consultants has been launched on a global scale to help security installers and manufactures scale up and unlock business potential, whether it’s through websites or social media. Mark Wall, the Director of Wall 2 Wall Security Consultants, said “This is a dream in the making, using my extensive experience in an industry I am so passionate about, and 30 years of knowledge built to develop profitable business growth for my customers.” Action plan to achieve business growth We hope to develop profitable business growth by taking a back to basics strategy" He adds, “We hope to develop profitable business growth by taking a back to basics strategy, with an action plan to achieve business growth and support the implementation of plans to achieve success.” Mark Wall will be opening up Wall 2 Wall Security Consultants to work with business leaders of security companies and manufacturers, ready to establish specialist business across the industry, scale up and unlock business potential. Unlocking business potential Mark Wall adds “I can’t wait for what the future holds. This has been a long time in the making and I am ready, floral shirts and all, to make my mark and support businesses ready to unveil themselves on social media and in the new digital world.” He continues, “Really, as the online marketing opportunities evolve, the world is our oyster to portray latest innovations, when it comes to security products and services. I am really excited about this next chapter.”