Glevum Security sold to London security company

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Nicky Godding

Glevum Security has been acquired by London-based security service company TMA Security Services in a deal advised on by the GS Verde Group.

Gloucester-based Glevum Security Ltd provides professional security services for companies across Gloucestershire, from major corporate concerns to small family-run businesses. Committed to their clients across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol and Avon.

TMA Security was founded in 2019 by Mark Telford.

This landmark deal marks the first acquisition for TMA Security Services as it embarks on growth. The addition of Glevum Security will allow a substantial expansion of the service area and client base, along with the ability to provide additional services and develop a truly comprehensive suite of security services.

Mark Telford, Managing Director of TMA security, is a former Royal Marine and has more than 25 years of experience in the security industry, working for private companies across the globe, as well as in operations for Reuters, HSBC, Sotheby’s, Battersea Power Station and G4. In recent years, TMA Security supplied more than 500 professionals for both the late Queen’s funeral and King Charles III’s coronation, working with the police and other security parties to ensure incident-free hosting of these important historical events.

Mark, said: “We are pleased that Glevum Security has joined TMA at this pivotal time of growth in our business. Glevum shares TMA’s core beliefs of responsibility and keeping people safe through the latest developments in security and the team has invaluable knowledge in improving and developing new security products. The acquisition of Glevum Security means that TMA can expand our valuable services, client base and expertise to ensure we can provide the very best in security for our customers.”

Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe. After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts. She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.