UNIVERSAL GUARDIAN FORMS UAE SUBSIDIARY
NEWPORT BEACH - 10/28/04 - A Southern California-based security products and services company has expanded its operations into the Middle East market.
SecureRisks Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Guardian Holdings Ltd., has formed SecureRisks UAE in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to provide clients in the region with a full range of security management training, business risk, anti-counterfeiting, intellectual property infringement support, tactical security, critical infrastructure protection, and antiterrorism consultation services.
The new company will coordinate its operations from its offices in the Emirates Towers in Dubai and is the only security consulting company currently licensed in the Emirates by the UAE Police Department of Protective Systems to provide a full range of corporate security services to the government and private sector in the Emirates.
SecureRisks - a wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Guardian Holdings Inc - is based in London with regional offices in Newport Beach, Zurich, Dubai, Kabul, Cape Town, Singapore, Jakarta, and Hong Kong, with offices in Washington, DC, and Paris scheduled to open in the coming months.
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