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Sales generated by private security companies in France are expected to exceed €10 billion by 2023.
The global private security market is experiencing significant growth, particularly in India and the United States.
In India, there are almost five times as many private security guards as police officers. With an annual growth rate of 20% in 2021, Indian private security is the second largest employer after agriculture, and is expected to employ 12 million people by 2022.
Private security in the United States is also booming, with sales set to reach $51 billion in 2023.
Frequent terrorist attacks have heightened concerns about the safety of people and property, and stimulated demand.
Technological advances such as drones, biometric recognition and artificial intelligence in cybersecurity are pushing the sector to evolve.
Trends in the French private security market
Private customers account for around 75%, and the public sector for 25%. Guarding accounts for between 3.5 and 3.7 billion euros, and cybersecurity between 3 and 3.2 billion euros.
In the corporate sector, private security spending is divided between building security, which ensures the safety of premises and people, and cyber security, which ensures the safety of people and property.and IT security, which covers protection against cyberthreats and data security. Spending on cyber security is expected to reach almost 23 billion euros by 2021.
The private security sector employs around 188,000 people in a variety of specialties, with security guards accounting for the largest share (85%).
Medium-sized and large companies account for over half of security revenues. Micro-businesses have a 13% market share.
Regulatory changes have enabled a synergy in which private security companies complement public law enforcement agencies in specific tasks, leading to the reallocation of 600 to 700 police officers and gendarmes to other duties.
The upcoming 2024 Olympic Games will require 22,000 security guards. Efforts have been made to speed up recruitment, notably by streamlining training processes, and increasing security guard salaries by 7.5% from September 2022.
Players in the French private security market
- Securitas France: A subsidiary of Swedish global security giant Securitas AB, the company is a leading provider of comprehensive security measures to the private and public sectors.
- G4S France: Part of the global integrated security company present in over 85 countries, G4S global was acquired by Allied Universal.
- The ONET Group: A French service provider that has diversified its offerings into the private security and cleaning sectors. Its security division specializes in both traditional guarding services and technological solutions such as video surveillance and access control.
- Groupe Sotel: a smaller player in the market than its multinational counterparts, maintains its competitive edge by providing customized, agile security solutions focused on electronic security.
- Securalliance: distinguished by its cooperative approach, operating as a network of security companies offering localized service across France.
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1 Market overview
1.1 Market definition and presentation
The INSEE defines private security as all guarding, patrol, and cash or valuables transportation services using personnel equipped to protect the goods during transportation. In fact, private security includes various activities such as personal protection and the protection of premises and buildings (guarding).
The private security sector, which alone represents approximately 73% of the security sector's turnover, has experienced strong growth in recent years, well above that of the French GDP. This growth was boosted by the attacks of January and November 2015, which increased demand and strengthened the devices made available for physical security.
For all that, the market is relatively fragmented among many players who market generally specialized offerings (personal protection, for example). However, a few large companies such as Securitas control a large part of the market.
Regulatory and technological developments are also factors that the sector must take into account. The growth of the security systems market is twice that of the private security market. As a result, the sector is adapting with innovations such as the use of drones for building surveillance. In addition, in recent years, the cyber threat has been one of the industry's biggest challenges. With cybersecurity spending reaching €23 billion in 2021, IT security is now a priority for companies, who need to protect their data.
1.2 The global market
Private security systems are booming in the world since a few years. Indeed, more and more countries are opening up to private security, to the detriment of public order forces. Today, about forty countries would have more private security agents than law enforcement officers.
Private security employees and police officers World, ...
1.3 State of the national private security market
In **** in France, according to the site Making our world safer, the security market was estimated at *.* billion euros, of which **% concerned private security and **% security systems. Thus, the national private security market was valued at *.* billion euros. According to the index of the turnover of the sector provided by the ...
2 Analysis of the demand
2.1 Demand and drivers
the CNAPS (***) establishes a list of the different demands that can be made to the private security sector:
Human surveillance and guarding of goods, security of people in buildings and transportation. Surveillance by electronic security and video-protection systems. Surveillance and dog guarding. Airport and port security. Transport and surveillance of goods ...
2.2 The security issue at the heart of people's concerns
New alarms now allow households to have a security system at home, without having to rely on a service provider. Somfy alarms are connected and meet the needs of French people to be able to monitor their homes at any time.
But security issues are multiple and the majority of French ...
2.3 2024 Olympics: a demand for increased security
The organization of the **** Olympic Games in France is mobilizing many sectors. Among them, the security sector is at the center of attention. ** *** private security agents would be necessary for the organization of the Olympic Games.
This big demand is difficult to meet and the memory of the London chaos worries ...
2.4 Cyber threat boosts demand
The cyber threat is one of the most important reasons for the development of electronic security. In ****, *** intrusions were proven, compared to **** in ****. Despite a slight decrease, the risk remains high and organizations must equip themselves to prevent attacks. A large majority of attacks are still motivated by financial gain, more ...
3 Market structure
3.1 Market organization and dynamics
In ****, approximately ***,*** people were employed in the private security sector, including security guards (***) [***].
Distribution of the workforce in the sector France, ****, in % Source: ****
The sector is dominated by medium-sized and large companies(***). Microenterprises still account for **% of the market.
Breakdown of security revenues by company size France, ****, % Source: ****
Large companies are ...
3.2 Production
Production costs in the private security sector have increased slightly at an annual rate of *.*% over the past ** years [***].
evolution of production costs for private security France, **** - ****, base *** in **** Source: ****
The main costs in the sector are related to the personnel employed (***), nearly **% of whom are full-time. The average hourly ...
3.3 Tensions on the labour force in the sector
The private security market is highly concentrated in the Paris region. In fact, the region accounts for more than **% of the sector's workforce.
Evolution of the workforce registered under code **.**Z France, **** - ****, in thousands of people Source: ****
Despite a significant increase in the number of employees in the sector, there ...
4 Analysis of the offer
4.1 Private security actually includes a multitude of activities
Under the words of private security hides a multitude of different activities which each have their own particularity. Some of them focus on the protection of goods, others on the protection of people.
Security agents - the security of people
Security guards are those who provide security for people (***). Bodyguards are ...
4.2 Prices vary greatly depending on the type of training
There is no fixed price in the field of private security. These depend on the type of service but also on the technical and logistic difficulty. The companies that currently market a security drone offer are freer to set their prices than their competitors who evolve on the market of alarms ...
4.3 The necessary adaptation to new technologies
After having found growth relays between **** and **** (***), with a turnover that increased by **%, private security companies are experiencing a slowdown in their activity [***].
The **** Olympic Games in Paris will therefore represent a major challenge for the sector, which will have to be able to provide the security guards in demand, despite ...
5 Regulation
5.1 The role of the CNAPS
The CNAPS (***) regulates the activities of private security companies. This organization has three missions:
Administrative police: issuing, suspending or withdrawing authorizations, approvals and professional cards Disciplinary: on-site and documentary control of private security companies, and initiation of disciplinary action if necessary Advice and assistance to the profession: answering questions from the ...
5.2 Specific rules apply for each activity
The website of the Ministry of the Interior gathers all the regulatory texts related to private security in France. Each activity (***) is regulated. In some cases the rules overlap and group several activities.
Decree No. ****-**** of October **, ****, however, radically modified the rules previously in force (***). [***] The main points concerning private ...
5.3 Tenders, applications and limitations
The file written by France Marchés on calls for tenders and the site Marché Public provide information on the legislation on calls for tenders.
Formalized procedure
A call for tenders is a consultation launched by a public purchaser, which he can or must use. The formalized procedures procedures are so ...
6 Positioning of the actors
6.1 Segmentation
- Securitas
- Prosegur
- ONET Groupe
- Sotel Groupe
- Securalliance
- Atraltech
- VPS Group
- G4S Secure Solutions
- G4S
- Brink's France
- DPSA sécurité
- Anaveo
- Octopus sécurité (Luxant Groupe)
- Homiris
- Stella Groupe
- Samsic Sécurité
- Securiteam
- Loomis
- Euro Protection Surveillance
- AGIR Sécurité
- Protectim Security Group
- Nexecur
- Eryma
- Torann - France
- S3M Sécurité
- France Gardiennage
- Mondial protection
- Byblos Human Security
- IMA Protect
- VPSITEX
- Lynx Sécurité
- CPS Sécurité
- Sécurité Protection
- Aquila
- Apen Sécurité Privée
- Artemis Security
- Procedo Groupe
- SGP Groupe
- Luxant Groupe
- Actor Sécurité
- Alligator Security
- Protectas
- EPS
- Scutum
- Bellator Sécurité
- Thoonsen Trading
- Passman
- Axon Taser
- Doortal
- Fichet Groupe
- Sector Alarm
- Genetec
List of charts presented in this market study
- Private security employees and police officers
- Turnover of the private security sector
- Are you concerned about your physical safety or the safety of your property?
- Distribution of security revenues by company size
- Distribution of the workforce in the sector
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Latest news
Thoonsen Trading benefits from the development of self-service checkouts - 18/10/2023
- Thoonsen Trading is based in Châteauroux, in the Indre region of France.
- It is the European leader in anti-theft products.
- Sales are forecast to rise by 20% to 12 million euros by 2023.
- It recently won a contract worth 3.5 million euros with Auchan over two financial years.
- The company employs 45 people.
- It markets a range of products, including metal guide bars for queuing, electric control gates and a "self-detaching" anti-theft terminal.
- 40% of sales are generated by anti-theft devices.
- The company has an international presence, with contracts in South America, South Africa, Southern Europe and the UK.
- It also produces models adapted for transporting disabled or elderly people.
Paris 2024: Bellator Sécurité to secure the Place de la Concorde - 13/10/2023
- Bellator Sécurité is a company with 500 employees.
- It operates in the south of France and in the Paris region.
- It has won two contracts for the Paris Olympic Games.
- The Place de la Concorde, which will be guarded by Bellator Sécurité, will host four sporting events as well as concerts and demonstrations.
- The training required for the Olympic security role is 106 hours.
- The company has begun setting up operations in Paris in 2020.
- Philippe Roatta took over the company in 2018.
- The company's sales have risen from 8.5 million euros in 2022 to a forecast 15 million euros for 2023.
Securitas benefits from growth in electronic security. - 03/05/2023
- First-quarter operating income before depreciation and amortization: 2.18 billion crowns (previous year: 1.45 billion)
- Record quarterly profit margin: 5.8
- Analyst forecast: 2.14 billion crowns
- Electronic security sales growth (excluding acquisitions): 13%
- Share price increase: 2% (at 1111 GMT)
Octopus Sécurité in receivership - 06/04/2023
- number of employees in France: 1,900
- Annual sales: 67 million euros
- Legal status: placed in receivership
- Purchaser: Luxant group (end 2020)
- Observation period of receivership: six months
- Previous figures (before Luxant acquisition): 2,600 employees and sales of 80 million euros
- Return to positive operating result forecast: 2023
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