Valor Security Services

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Valor Security Services

Company type| Private (Subsidiary of SMS Holdings)
Industry| Security
Founded| 1991
Founder| Dan Rakestraw
Headquarters| Marietta, Georgia, United States

Number of locations

| 7

Area served

| United States
Products| Provided security primarily to shopping centers
Revenue| $175 million

Number of employees

| 8,000 +
Parent| SMS Holdings Nashville, TN
Website| valorsecurity.com

Valor Security Services of Marietta, GA, a division of SMS Holdings Nashville, TN, was the number one company in the United States that provided contract security services exclusively to the shopping center industry. In 2013, Valor ranked as the nation's 11th largest security firm in Security Magazine's ranking of the 50 largest security firms (determined by Valor's annual revenue of $175 million).

Valor was founded in 1991 by Dan Rakestraw. Mr. Rakestraw served as President until February 4, 2015 when Valor Security Services was purchased by Universal Protection Service. Valor was a national provider of security management services and risk management services to over 400 properties and employed 8,000 people.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "11th ANNUAL Top Guarding Firms Listing" (PDF). www.securitymagazine.com. 2014. Retrieved 2019-05-07.

## External links[edit]

* Valor Security official site
* SMS Holdings
* Valor Security Hospitality SmartBrief
* Mall Security Focus of Greater Attention; Valor Security Services Focusing on Training, Technology
* 2013 Rank of US Security Firms

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