What Armored Knights does

Armored Knights, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned armored car and security services provider headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, founded in April 1988 and now operating across six Midwestern states (Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota). The company delivers secure cash logistics, physical security personnel, and complementary security hardware and training to financial institutions, federal/state/municipal government agencies, public schools, and private commercial clients including grocery stores, bars, construction sites, corporate offices, and event venues. The business is managed by the founder's two sons and includes three generations of the Knight family in its workforce and leadership.

Name

Armored Knights

Legal name

Armored Knights, Inc.

Website

https://armoredknights.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Armored Knights is a family-owned, Omaha-based armored car and physical security services provider, founded in 1988, serving financial institutions, government agencies, and private businesses across six Midwestern states with cash transport, Smart Safes, ATM services, and uniformed security guards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Armored Car and Security Services

NAICS

Armored Car Services (561613), Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612), Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Cash-in-Transit (CIT) & Valuables Logistics Security (IMAIAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Manned Guarding & Patrol Services (IMAIAEAA), CIT Equipment & Consumables (Cash Boxes, Seals, Smart Safes) (BPAKAIAL)

Keywords

• Armored car transport
• Cash logistics services
• Smart safe solutions
• ATM maintenance services
• Armed security guards

Headquarters

HQ city

Omaha

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Armored Car Transport Services: Transportation of money and valuables using armored vehicles to prevent theft and ensure safe delivery. Core revenue stream for financial institutions and retail businesses requiring secure cash logistics.
2. Security Guard Services: Provision of armed and uniformed security personnel for executive protection, construction sites, corporate offices, concerts, neighborhood patrol, bank lobbies, grocery stores, bars, governmental facilities, and special events.
3. ATM Services: Full-service ATM operations including cash replenishment, balancing, first and second-line maintenance, repairs, preventive maintenance, installation, and customized reporting for hundreds of ATMs serviced daily.
4. Smart Safe Rental Program: Long-term rental program providing Smart Safe technology that allows immediate cash flow processing and enables clients to economically and instantly secure funds while protecting from external and internal threats.
5. Security Products Sales: Sale of security-related products including tamper evident cash bags, tamper evident coin bags, lockable canvas bags, coin boxes, coin wrapping rolls, money straps, shipment receipts, drop safes, and tactical gear.
6. Bank Robbery Awareness Certification Training: Training program covering robbery prevention, response protocols, weapon recognition, and mock robbery scenarios. Delivered in multiple sessions to accommodate staff.
7. Governmental Services: Armored car, courier, and security guard services provided to government agencies under contract/bid arrangements based on cost of labor, materials, profit, and overhead.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Armored Knights provides secure armored car transportation of cash and valuables, on-site smart safe rental programs with automated cash processing, round-the-clock ATM cash replenishment and maintenance, and uniformed armed security guard services for executive protection, commercial sites, events, and government facilities. The company also delivers bank robbery awareness certification training and sells security hardware products such as tamper-evident bags, drop safes, tactical gear, and bullet proof vests. Services are delivered directly by company personnel and vehicles across a six-state Midwestern footprint under customized contractual arrangements.

Product overview

Armored Knights is a locally owned and operated security services company (founded 1988) offering a comprehensive portfolio of physical security and cash logistics services across Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota. The core service offerings include: Armored Car Transport (vault storage and high-value transportation), On-Site Banking Smart Safes (Smart Safe Rental Program with automated cash processing), ATM Services (cash replenishment, maintenance, installation, and repairs), Governmental Services (armored car and security guard services for government agencies), Security Guards (executive protection, construction site, corporate office, concert control, neighborhood watch patrol, bank lobby, grocery store, bar and tavern, governmental facilities, and special events), and Bank Robbery Awareness Certification (training program). The product line includes Smart Safes, ATMs, Tamper Evident Cash Bags, Tamper Evident Coin Bags, Lockable Canvas Bags, Coin Boxes, Coin Wrapping Rolls, Money Straps, Shipment Receipts, Shipment Multi Line Books, Drop Safes, Tactical Gear, and Bullet Proof Vests. The services and products work together to provide end-to-end cash logistics, secure transportation, and physical security solutions for financial institutions, retailers, government entities, and private industry clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Armored Car Transport Full-service armored transportation for cash logistics and high-value asset transportation, providing security, vault storage, and timely deliveries throughout the Midwest region for financial institutions and retail businesses requiring secure cash movement.
• On-Site Banking Smart Safes Smart Safe Rental Program providing automated cash counting, tracking, and secure storage for cash-intensive retail environments, reducing internal and external theft by eliminating cash touch points and enabling instant provisional credit and cash flow processing for business clients.
• ATM Services Comprehensive ATM services including cash replenishment, first and second-line maintenance, installation, balancing, bulk cash handling, cassette reconciliation, customized reporting, deposit processing, repairs, and preventive maintenance with Triple DES encryption and MAS Hamilton locks, servicing hundreds of ATMs daily with round-the-clock availability.
• Security Guards Uniformed armed security personnel providing executive protection, construction site security, corporate office security, concert control, neighborhood watch patrol, bank lobby security, grocery store security, bar and tavern security, governmental facility security, and special events security across the Midwest.
• Governmental Services Armored car, courier, and security guard services provided to government agencies under contract arrangements with fully bonded and insured personnel trained through US military, state, and local law enforcement agencies and cleared for secure environments.
• Bank Robbery Awareness Certification

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced cash management costs through automated Smart Safe technology
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Dunbar Armored: U.S.-based armored car and cash logistics provider serving banks, retailers, and commercial customers. Closely comparable mid-to-large CIT operator competing for many of the same customer types as Armored Knights.
• Tidel (Tidel Engineering / CashConnect): Provider of smart safe and cash management technology used in retail cash-intensive environments. Directly comparable on the Smart Safe rental program that Armored Knights markets to retail and bank clients.

Broad incumbents

• Securitas AB: Global security services leader with significant U.S. guarding footprint. Comparable on the manned guarding, bank lobby security, and event security side of Armored Knights' portfolio.
• Allied Universal: Large North American security services provider offering manned guarding, patrol, and event security. Comparable on the security guard and patrol portion of Armored Knights' offering to retail, commercial, and government clients.
• GardaWorld (Garda Cash Logistics): One of the largest privately held security and cash services firms, with major armored car operations in North America. Direct overlap in CIT, ATM, and physical security services to financial and retail clients.
• Loomis (Loomis AB): Global cash-in-transit and cash management leader with a large U.S. CIT footprint. Directly comparable as a competitor for the same bank, retail, and ATM cash logistics contracts that Armored Knights serves in the Midwest.
• Brink's: Iconic global CIT, ATM, and valuables logistics provider with substantial U.S. operations. Comparable core offering across armored transport, ATM servicing, and smart safe / cash management solutions.

Regional players

• Whelan Security: Mid-sized U.S. security services firm providing uniformed guards, patrol, and specialized security across multiple states. Comparable as a regional competitor for the security guard portion of Armored Knights' business.
• National Security & Protective Services: Smaller regional armored car and security guard operator serving parts of the U.S. Midwest. Comparable as a similarly sized regional CIT/guard competitor to Armored Knights.

Emerging players

• Triton Systems (Nautilus Hyosung / Triton): ATM manufacturer and service provider offering cash replenishment, first/second line maintenance, and managed ATM services. Comparable to the ATM Services arm of Armored Knights, which services hundreds of ATMs daily.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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