Competing Against G4S/Allied Universal
With Allied Universal, one of the largest security services companies in North America acquiring G4S, a large British security services company in 2020 how often do integrators compete against them now?
We asked 150+ Integrators:
How often do you compete against (or work for) G4S / Allied Universal?
and
What do you think, good or bad, about G4S / Allied Universal?
Fourth Report of Series
This is our fourth report on competing with mega-integrators. Please also see Competing Against Bosch Integrators (Climatec/Paladin), Competing Against Convergint, and Competing Against Everon/ADT Commercial.
Not **** *****/*** ***** ****
****** ***-****** ** *********** *** ** experience **** *** ** *** ** opinion, **** **** ***** *% ****** they ********** *******.
**** *** *** ****** ** *** in *** **** ****-*********** ** **** survey ******* ********.
No **********
****** ***-****** ** *********** *** ** experience **** *** ** *** ** opinion.
- "*'** ***** ****** ****** ** *** past ***** *** *** * **** have *** ***** **** **********."
- "** *******. * ******** **** ** bought ***** *** **** *** ********** security ***** *** * **** *** come ****** ****."
- "* *** ***** ****** ****** **** rarely, *** ** ** *** ******* with ****, ** * **** ** opinion."
- "***********. ***** ****** ******* **** **** I **** **."
- "**** ***** *********** **** ** * competitor."
- "* **** *** *** *** *********** working **** ****."
- "***'* ****** **** **** ***** **** anymore."
- "* **** ** ******* ** ****, as ** **** ***** ******* *****."
- "*****'* ****** **** **** *** ******."
- "* ***'* **** ******** ***** ****."
- "*** ******** **** **** **********"
- "***** ****** **** ****"
- "** *** **** ** ******* ** them."
- "* ***’* **** ** *******."
- "***** *** *** ******** **** ****"
- "** ****** ***********"
- "* *****'* **** ****** ** ***."
- "** *** **** **** ** ******* them"
- "***'* **** ******** ***** ****." [**]
- "* ***'* **** **** ****."
- "***** ******** ******* ****."
- "** *** **** ****** ****."
- "***** ***** ** ****."
- "*/*. ***** ********** **** ****."
- "* **** ** ******* **** ** bad."
- "***'* **** **** ***** ****."
- "***** *** ** **** **** ****"
- "***'* **** ***** ****"
- "***** ****** **** ****."
- "**** *** *** ****** ***"
- "**** *** ***** ** ****"
- "**** ******* ** ****"
- "** **********" [**]
- "** *******" [**]
- "** *******." [**]
- "*/*" [***]
Neutral: ****** ** ** ***********
**** *** ***** ** ***/****** *** were *******, ****** **** *** *** yet ********** ** ***** ********.
- "*******. ***** **** *** ******* ** our ****** *** / ****** ********* has *** **** *** ******* ******** to ******** ** *** ** *** accounts. ** ** ******* ********, *** appears ** ** ********** **** *** market ***/** ******** ** ******** *** niche *** **."
- "**** *** **** ** **** * presence ** ***** ***'* **** ******* guard ********. *** ********* *** ********** market ** *** ***."
- "**** **** ****** ** *********** ******* and **** ******** **** ** ** our ********** **** ****. **** *** heard ******** *** ***** ***** ******** compared ** ***** ***** ***********."
- "** **** *** ******* **** ******** times. *** ******* **** ** ******** around **%. * ***** **** **** a ***** *********** ** ** **** to *** **** *** ***** ****** base *** ******** ******** ******."
- "******* **** **** ** ** *** (Charlotte **) *** ********* ******* *** dropped *************. *** **** ****** **** hold **** ***** ***** ***** ** Lenel/S2 ******* ****."
- "**'** **** * ****** **** ** them ******* **** ***'* **** *** to ***** ****. *** ******** *** been ******* **** *** ******* *** twice ** **** ******* *** ***** up ****"
- "**** **** ******* ****** ** *** market. *** **** *********** ***. **** did *** *** **** ** ** run * ***** ******* ******"
- "*** ****** ****** ** *** ********** security ****** - ***"
- "***********"
- "*******"
**** **** **** ****** ******* ** G4S ** * ***** ********, *** electronic ********:
- "******* **** ** * ******** ***** related ********, ***** ** ** *** do."
- "***** ***** ** **** ** **** a ***** *******"
*******, *** *********** **** **** *** not ****** ******* **** **** *** to ****** ****** ********* ** ***** a ****** ********:
- "** **** * * ** ***** former ********* *** ****** ********* ******* for *** *** ** ** ***** work **** **** ** ********. *** we **** ******** **** ***** **** them. *** ***** ****** ****** **** not ***** *** **** ***** ** products ** **** ** ** ****** see **** ** **** ***** ** compete *** **** *********. *** ** know ** ****** ********* ***** *** treated **** ** **** ***** ** ENE."
- "*****'* **** **** ** *****. ** former ******** *** ********** ***** ** now ****** *********. **** ** *** like ** ******* ** *** ** I *** ****, *** **** ** selling **** *** ******** ***** ********."
Not ** ****/******
**** ********* **** **** *** *** heard ** ***/****** ***** ****** ** their ****.
- "***'* **** ****** ***** ***** **** to *** ******** **** ** ***. I ***'* ***** **** **** **** a ******** ** ** ****"
- "******** **** *** ***** ** **** in *** ****."
- "**** ** *** ******* ** *** market."
- "*** **** **** ******* ** *** area?"
- "***** *** **** ** ***** ****"
- "* ** *** *** **** ** my ****"
- "*****'* ******* *** ****."
**** *** ******* **** ****** ***** international ***********.
- "** *****, ***** ** ** *********** with *** / ****** *********. ** the ********, ** **** ***** ***** of *** / ****** *********."
- "**** *** *** ** *** *******- cannot *******." [*** *******]
- "*** ********* ** *** ******" [*******]
- "* ***'* ***** **** **** *** in *** *******" [******]
- "**'** ***** ** ******, ******. **** do *** **** ******** ****."
- "***** **** ****** **** **** ** APAC."
- "*** ** *********"
Negatives: **** *******, ******* ********
**** *********** *** * ******** ******* of ***, ********** **** **** *** struggling **** ***** ********, ****** ** do **********, *** ********* **** **** unhappy **** ***** *******.
- "** ***** **** *** ** *** region, ******** ******* ** *** **** heavily ******** **** ******* *** **** signed ** **** * ****** ** ours *** ******** *** ******** ****. I **** **** *** ******** ***** them."
- "******* ******* **** ** ****** ** do ********** **********. * ***'* ***** it ***** *****, *** ** * think **** ** **** **** ** a *** ** **."
- "**’* **** ** *** ***** ********* because **** ***’* *** ********* ** them *** **** **** ** ** looking *** *******, ** ***’* *****."
- "**** **** * **** **** *** heard, * ***** ** ** ********** they *** ****** ****** *****"
- "**** ** ** *** ***** ************* out ** *** ******** *********** ** deal ****."
- "** ***** ** ** *** *** Allied ********* *** ******* **** ** go **** ******* ***********."
- "** **** *** *** ** ***** customer ***** *** ** *** **** responsive *******."
- "** **** **** ** ****** ********* jobsite. ******** *** **** ******* **** their **** ******** ** ******* ********"
- "*******. **** ********, ****** ******* **** and ******** *******. ** ***** ** the ******."
- "****'** ****** ** ****** ******** **** electronic ******** *************"
- "**** **** ** ***** ** ****** guards. **** ****** ** ** ********** under *** ********"
- "*** **** **** ** ******* *******. Their ******** *** ** *****."
- "**** *** **** * **** ***** record"
- "********** **** ******. ******** **** ********."
- "*** **** *** ***** *** * project"
- "*** *******, ** *** ********"
- "*** ****** **** ***********"
- "***** ******** ****** ******* **** ****."
- "**** **** *** **** ****** ** Convergint"
Mixed ********
****** *** **** ***** ******** ** G4S, **** **** ******* **** * good **********, *** ****** ****** ** service, *** ****** ****** ** ******** on ********, ******* ** ******** ** other ******** *********** (*.*.,******************).
- "**** **** *** * ********** **********. Due ** ******** ** ***** ***** offices, ***** ******* & ******* *** fallen *** **** *** **** *** years *** *** **** *** **** able ** ****** *** ******** ****. Our **** *****, ******** & ******** 90% ** *** ******** **** **** due. ** **** **** ********** * "stability *****" *** ** *** ******** changes ** ***** ******** **** *** last *+ ***** (**** ******** & company ****)."
- "** **** *** **** **** *****. They **** ** ** ****** **** most ** ******* ** ********* *** jobs, **** ***** **** **** ** go *** ** ***. **** ** particularly **** ** *** ******* *****."
- "**** ***** ******** ******* **** *** camera ****, *** ********* ********* **** their ******** ******. **** **** ****** professional ** * *******, *** ********** guards *** * ***** ***."
- "***** ********, ** ** **** *** them. **** **** **. ** ** opinion ***** **** ***** *** ******* management. ********* * ****** ** *** removed **** *** ****** *****."
- "* ***** *** *** **** **** are *** *** **** *** *** integrator ** ******* ** *** *********. Some ******** *** ****** *** ***** other **** ** ******* **** ******** and ***** *************."
- "**** ****** **** ****** ********* ** the **** **** ***** *******, *** have *** ****** **** *** ** of ***."
- "*** ** *** * **** ********** in *** ** *** ** ***** 'projects ** * **********' *** *** redeemed **** ********** ********"
- "** **** *** ******** *** ****** has **** ******* ** *******. ***** setup *** *** * **** **********. They *** *** ******** *** ******** accounts ******* *** ******** ***** **** big ********."
- "*** *** ***** ***** ******* *** now ********** ******* ******** ******** *** integration."
Positives: **** **********/***** *******
* ******* ******* *** * ******** opinion ** ***, ****** **** *** a **** ********** ** **** **** in **** ******.
- "*** **, ****** *** ** *** past. ** **** **** **** *** mostly ******* ** ********-**** *******. *** our ******. *** *** * **** rep *******."
- "** **** * ************ **** *** and *** **** ** ** **** are **** **** *** ***********"
- "**** **** **** ***** ***** ********. Seems ** ** * ***** *******."
- "*** **** ******* - ********* *********"
- "***** * **** *******"
- "**** ****** *** ***"
- "****"