Its service areas comprise manned guarding, home security, fire defense, and security technology and consulting. Prosegur is Spain’s biggest private security firm, and in 1987 it made history as the first company of its kind to be listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange. In 2011 the firm earned $233. 748 million. With a task force of over 4,700 armored vans, Prosegur is well known for its cash in transit services, which it outsources to banks around the world. The company’s technology services include CCTV monitoring, access control, and “anti intrusion and perimeter detection. ” Meanwhile, guarding provisions feature armed and unarmed guards as well as K 9 units and VIP protection. Aegis Defence Services is a British private military company established in 2002 by former Sandline International director and British soldier Tim Spicer. The firm has foreign offices in Iraq, Kenya, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bahrain and the USA. It also had a hand in the establishment of the British Association of Private Security Companies. The company is involved with NGO, aerospace, and government and diplomatic sectors, as well as oil, gas and mining industries.