Sicherheit Nord

What Sicherheit Nord does

Sicherheit Nord GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned German physical security provider headquartered in Neumünster and operating under the Wackerhagen family's leadership (managing directors Tjark and Johannes Wackerhagen). Founded in 1968, the company delivers three integrated service lines: personnel security (manned guarding), technical security (alarm receiving and video surveillance via its 24/7 control center and KWS Video Control brand), and mobile security (patrols, alarm response). Adjacent services include temporary staffing, occupational safety, fire brigade operations, and facility management. The company serves Bundeswehr installations across multiple locations, embassies, critical-infrastructure (KRITIS) operators, airports, and named enterprise clients including Zalando and banking and automotive sector firms, contracting primarily through multi-year B2B agreements across all major German states.

The technical backbone comprises an in-house 24/7 emergency control center, a proprietary digital KRITIS platform giving customers real-time access to security data, and a mobile video-tower product targeted at construction and infrastructure sites. The firm also runs Schule der Sicherheit, an in-house training school graduating roughly 40 apprentices annually, and offers continuing education for foremen and emergency paramedics, addressing the labor shortage endemic to the German security sector. Geographic reach is delivered through a combination of wholly-owned branches and partner/franchise brands (CONEXIS, KWS, DWSI) covering underpenetrated regions. The October 2024 acquisition of SOS Alarmzentrale GmbH expanded alarm-receiving and dispatch capacity for technical security customers.

The business model is recurring B2B contract revenue from public-sector and enterprise clients, with pricing based on staffed hours, technical installations, and monitoring subscriptions; government and KRITIS framework agreements provide multi-year visibility. The firm has been awarded EcoVadis Platinum for three consecutive years (2023, 2024, 2025), placing it in the top 1% globally on ESG — a credential increasingly required in public and large-enterprise tenders. Distribution is direct enterprise sales supported by the branch network, with no disclosed consumer or marketplace channels.

Name

Sicherheit Nord

Legal name

Sicherheit Nord GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://sicherheit-nord.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Sicherheit Nord is a family-owned German physical security company providing manned guarding, technical security (alarm monitoring, video surveillance), and mobile security services. It serves the Bundeswehr, embassies, KRITIS operators, and large enterprises including Zalando across all major German states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Security Services

NAICS

Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161), Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612), Armored Car Services (561613), Security Systems Services (56162)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Critical Infrastructure Guarding (Utilities, Plants, Data Centers) (BPAKAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Sector Guarding (Government Buildings, Courthouses) (BPAKAAAG), Secure Transportation & Protective Driving (Armored / Convoy) (BPAKABAH), Security Systems Monitoring & Dispatch (SOC/Remote Guarding) (IMAIAEAF)

Keywords

• Manned security services
• Alarm monitoring services
• Critical infrastructure security
• Mobile patrol services
• Cash and valuables transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Neumünster

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Personnel Security Services: Core revenue stream from manned guarding services covering embassy security, Bundeswehr facilities, airport security, harbor security per ISPS Code, object/facility protection, reception services, VIP/personnel protection, event security, justice facility security, refugee housing security, and museum security. These are recurring service contracts typically with government and large corporate clients, often multi-year engagements. Revenue is generated through hourly billing rates, shift-based pricing, and monthly retainer arrangements.
2. Technical Security Solutions: Revenue from alarm monitoring, alarm tracking, remote alarm connection, digital reception services, drone surveillance, video remote monitoring (KWS Video Control), and video surveillance services. These are recurring monthly service fees combined with one-time installation revenue.
3. Mobile Security Services: Revenue from alarm response/intervention services, cash and value transport, mobile construction site security, mobile property patrols, patrol services, and vacation security services. Generated through per-intervention fees, transport fees, and recurring patrol contracts.
4. Employee Leasing / Workforce Services: Personnel deployment services (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) that lease security personnel to other organizations. Revenue is generated on a per-employee, per-hour basis.
5. Training and Education Services: Internal security school (Schule der Sicherheit) offering training to company employees and external participants. Revenue from training fees and professional development courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Sicherheit Nord provides contracted physical security services for government, critical infrastructure, and large corporate clients across Germany. Core offerings span manned guarding (embassies, Bundeswehr facilities, ports per ISPS Code, museums, banks, automotive and e-commerce sites), technical security (24/7 alarm monitoring via an in-house Notruf- und Serviceleitstelle, remote video monitoring, drone surveillance, mobile video towers), and mobile security (alarm response, cash-in-transit, patrols, construction site security), supported by an in-house training school and a proprietary digital KRITIS client portal.

Product overview

Sicherheit Nord is a family-owned German security company offering a comprehensive portfolio of physical security services. The core offering consists of three integrated service pillars: Personelle Sicherheit (on-site security personnel), Technische Sicherheit (electronic/technical security solutions), and Mobile Sicherheit (mobile patrol and transport services), supplemented by additional services including temporary staffing, occupational safety, fire brigade, and facility management. The company operates through an internal school (Schule der Sicherheit) for staff training and maintains a network of partner companies including CONEXIS, KWS, and acquired entities like SOS Alarmzentrale GmbH. Technical offerings include 24/7 emergency control centers, remote video monitoring, drone surveillance, mobile video towers, and video control systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Schule der Sicherheit: Internal security training school operated by the company for employee development and training.

Products and services

• Personelle Sicherheit (Manned Guarding)
• Technische Sicherheit (Technical Security Solutions)
• Mobile Sicherheit (Mobile Security Services)
• Weitere Dienstleistungen (Additional Services)
• Schule der Sicherheit (School of Security / SDS-Nord)

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 1% global EcoVadis rating achieved three consecutive years (2023, 2024, 2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SOS Alarmzentrale GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 October 2024Sicherheit Nord acquired SOS Alarmzentrale GmbH in October 2024, expanding its emergency and service control center (Notruf- und Serviceleitstelle) capabilities. This acquisition significantly enhanced the company's alarm monitoring, tracking, and response infrastructure, integrating SOS's control center operations into Sicherheit Nord's service portfolio.
• CONEXIS GmbHminorOthersPartner company listed under 'Partner & Abteilungen' on the Sicherheit Nord website. CONEXIS appears to be a specialized security company (conexis-sicherheit.de). Nature of partnership appears to be operational collaboration within the security services ecosystem.
• DWSI - Dresdner Wach- und Sicherungsinstitut GmbHminorOthersPartner company in the Sicherheit Nord partner network, operating in the Dresden area. The partnership extends service coverage and capabilities in Saxony.
• Kieler Wach- und Sicherheitsgesellschaft (KWS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing strategic partner for security services in the Kiel region. KWS and Sicherheit Nord jointly provided security for Kieler Woche 2025. KWS Video Control (remote video monitoring) is offered as part of Sicherheit Nord's technical security portfolio, indicating a deep operational and product integration.
• SITEC Dienstleistungs GmbHminorOthersPartner company within the Sicherheit Nord partner network, providing specialized services (sitec-dienstleistung.de). Extends service capabilities in defined operational areas.
• Sicherheitsunternehmen Elbe GmbHminorOthersRegional partner company operating in the Elbe region (elbe-sicherheit.de), extending Sicherheit Nord's service footprint in Lower Saxony and surrounding areas.
• Schule der Sicherheit (SDS-Nord)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternal security school (Schule der Sicherheit) operated by the company network, providing training for security personnel. Located in Kiel and Hamburg, the school offers both in-person and online training programs (webinars). This is a proprietary training institution serving the Sicherheit Nord group and external participants.
• Wach- und Sicherungsdienst in Mecklenburg (WSD-MV)minorOthersPartner company providing security services in the Mecklenburg region (wsd-mv.de). Part of the Sicherheit Nord partner network extending coverage in northeastern Germany.
• WSI Security GmbHminorOthersPartner company (wsi-sicherheit.de) within the Sicherheit Nord partner network, providing security services.
• WWD Dienstleistung GmbHminorOthersPartner company (wwd-sicherheit.de) within the Sicherheit Nord partner network.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Gegenbauer Services: Berlin-headquartered German security and facility services group with a long-standing presence in building, object, and event security across public-sector and enterprise clients. Comparable in serving government and corporate accounts with integrated guarding-plus-facility offerings.
• Dussmann Group: Germany-headquartered international facility services group with a security division covering guarding, technical security, and monitoring. Competes in the same enterprise and KRITIS RFPs with a broader, facility-management-led portfolio.
• Piepenbrock Service Group: Family-owned German facility services group combining security guarding, technical security, and integrated facility management for industrial and public-sector clients. Comparable in family-run profile and nationwide German presence.
• Allied Universal (Germany): Global security services major with German operations offering manned guarding, electronic security, and monitoring for enterprise and government clients. Comparable as a multinational competitor pursuing the same German KRITIS and government accounts.
• Wisag Sicherheit & Service: Large German facility and security services provider with industrial guarding, alarm/technical security, and mobile services bundled with broader facility management. Competes for the same enterprise and infrastructure accounts with an overlapping but broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Stölting Service Group: Mid-sized German security and cleaning services group offering manned guarding, mobile patrols, alarm response, and cash-in-transit. Directly comparable in scale, service mix, and German-domestic focus to Sicherheit Nord.
• Kötter Services: Family-owned German security and facility services group with comparable full-portfolio offerings across personnel, technical, and mobile security plus internal training academy. Closely matched in structure (family-run, German-wide, integrated services) and revenue scale to Sicherheit Nord.
• Securitas Germany (Securitas AB): German arm of the world's largest security services group, offering manned guarding, mobile patrols, alarm monitoring, and technical security to enterprise and government clients. Directly comparable as a full-portfolio security competitor pursuing the same large-enterprise, government, and KRITIS accounts across Germany.

Emerging players

• Securitas Direct / Verisure (alarm monitoring): Specialized residential/SMB alarm monitoring provider growing in Germany. Comparable in the technical security, remote monitoring, and emergency control-center segments that Sicherheit Nord expanded via the SOS Alarmzentrale acquisition.

Regional players

• ZDH Zentralverband / BDSW member firms (e.g., Protex, Bayern Security): Regional German security firms affiliated under the BDSW industry association, each competing locally for guarding, event, and patrol contracts. Representative of the long tail of regional competitors bidding on the same municipal, event, and SMB guarding accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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