G4S to acquire safety training consultancy
G4S, a global secure solutions group, has announced the acquistion of Protekt by G4S Beheer.
G4S, a global secure solutions group, has announced the acquistion of Protekt by G4S Beheer.
Protekt is a a safety training consultancy with four training facilities in the Netherlands.
G4S has made the purchase to further strengthen its existing position in safety training and consultancy, with both companies having "significant experience of providing customised solutions for safety training".
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Protekt was acquired from Arbo Unie and had gross assets of £1.1m as at December 31st 2011 and sales of £3.8m for 2011.
The share price fell 0.31% to 287.90p by 14:40.
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