Cotraser C.T.A

What Cotraser C.T.A does

Cotraser C.T.A (legal name: Cooperativa de Trabajo Asociado de Servicios de Vigilancia y Seguridad COTRASER CTA) is a Colombian worker cooperative founded in 1989 and headquartered at Cra 80 N.33-22 in Medellín, Antioquia. The cooperative delivers private security and surveillance services, primarily physical guarding (with and without firearms), to five end-markets: residential property horizontal administrations (copropiedades), commercial establishments, industrial facilities, educational institutions, and hospitality venues. Operative coverage spans the Medellín metropolitan area plus eastern municipalities (La Ceja, El Retiro, Llano Grande) and western Antioquia (San Jerónimo, Santa Fe de Antioquia), supported by four offices including a regional western hub.

The underlying service model combines on-site guard deployment with an Integrated Management System (SIG) certified under ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001, a permanent radio-operations base (Base de Operaciones) with SuperVigilancia-certified radio operators, motorized field supervision leveraging georeferencing, dedicated risk-management professionals who produce crisis and business-continuity plans, and a 24/7 on-call security executive for high-impact events. Pre-engagement, the cooperative runs an Integral Security Diagnosis assessing access control, electronic security, closures, lighting, fire protection, threat identification, and value-handling procedures. Stakeholder access is supported by native mobile applications on iOS and Android, online payments (PSE), and a digital admin portal for associates, clients, and suppliers.

The cooperative is owned and governed by its associated workers (asociados), with no institutional venture or private-equity backing. Revenue is generated through recurring subscription-style contracts with end clients across the five verticals, with monthly billing cadence; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company holds a SuperVigilancia operating license (Resolution No. 20204440015357, April 23, 2020) and has launched an internal employee savings and credit fund (FE CREDISER) in 2021 as part of its associate-benefit ecosystem. The cooperative also participates in industry bodies such as ANDEVIP and the National Congress of Horizontal Property, and received recognition from the Policía Nacional in 2018 for service quality.

Name

Cotraser C.T.A

Legal name

Cooperativa de Trabajo Asociado de Servicios de Vigilancia y Seguridad COTRASER CTA

Website

https://cotraser.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cotraser C.T.A is a Colombian worker cooperative founded in 1989 that provides licensed private security and surveillance guard services (armed and unarmed) to residential, commercial, industrial, educational, and hospitality clients across the Medellín metropolitan area and Antioquia municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Security Services

NAICS

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

Manned Guarding & Site Security (Static Guards) (BPABAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Static Guarding (Access Control, Reception & Gatehouse) (BPAKAAAA), Mobile Patrol & Alarm Response (BPAKAAAB)

Keywords

• Private security services
• Physical surveillance guards
• Armed security personnel
• Property security
• Security risk diagnostics

Headquarters

HQ city

Medellín

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Security and Surveillance Services: Private security guard services provided through cooperative associates to residential (copropiedades), commercial, industrial, educational, and hotel sectors. Revenue generated through service contracts with clients requiring ongoing security coverage

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cotraser C.T.A provides private physical security and surveillance services through trained cooperative associates (vigilantes/guardas), deployed as armed or unarmed guards at client sites in the residential, commercial, industrial, educational, and hotel sectors across the Medellín metropolitan area and Antioquia municipalities. Service delivery is supported by an integral security diagnosis conducted before deployment, motorized supervision with georeferencing, a 24/7 operations base with certified radio-operators, on-call security executives, and a team of risk analysts.

Product overview

Cotraser C.T.A is a cooperative (Cooperativa de Trabajo Asociado) that provides private security and surveillance services (vigilancia y seguridad privada) in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia. The company's core product is physical security guard services delivered through trained vigilantes/guardas to residential, commercial, industrial, hotel, and educational sectors across the metropolitan area and surrounding municipalities. The service portfolio includes armed and unarmed security personnel, integral security diagnostics, operational supervision, and 24/7 executive availability for high-impact events. Beyond core security services, the cooperative offers social benefit programs including education committees, sports activities, mutual funds, life insurance, solidarity funds, training programs, financial institution partnerships, pension assistance, and an employee fund (FE CREDISER). The company operates under Supervigilancia license and maintains integrated management system certifications for quality, environment, and occupational health and safety.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FE CREDISER: Fondo de Empleados (Employee Fund) of Cotraser C.T.A — an employee savings and credit cooperative fund offering promotion of savings, access to credit at preferential rates, discounts with partner establishments, and social protection benefits for associated workers.

Products and services

• Servicios de Vigilancia y Seguridad Privada (Private Security and Surveillance Services) Physical security guard services (vigilancia y seguridad privada) provided by trained personnel (guardas/vigilantes) to residential, commercial, industrial, hotel, and educational sectors across the Medellín metropolitan area and surrounding municipalities.
• Seguridad Física con y sin Arma (Armed and Unarmed Physical Security) Physical security services offered with or without firearms, tailored to varying client security requirements and risk profiles across commercial, residential, industrial, educational, and hospitality sectors.
• Diagnóstico de Seguridad Integral (Integral Security Diagnostic) Comprehensive pre-service security risk assessment evaluating access control, electronic security systems, closures, lighting, fire protection, signage, threat identification, electrical installations, and value handling before security service deployment.
• Dirección Operativa y Supervisión (Operational Direction and Supervision) Operational direction service encompassing motorized supervision with georeferencing, base of operations coordination, operational assistants, risk analysts, operations executives, and general operations management to ensure quality security service delivery.

Named customers5 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

One partnership is on record.

• FE CREDISER (Fondo de Empleados)internalOthers · 26 February 2021Employee fund created by Cotraser CTA to provide financial benefits to associates including savings promotion, preferential credit rates, discounts at partner establishments, and social protection through solidarity fund. Initial search for 35 founding members.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Securitas Colombia: Swedish-founded global security services firm operating in Colombia, providing manned guarding, mobile patrol, and integrated security solutions. Larger scale and broader geographic coverage than Cotraser, with overlapping customer segments in commercial, industrial, and residential verticals.
• Prosegur: Spanish multinational security services provider with major Colombian operations offering manned guarding, cash-in-transit, and electronic security. Significantly larger and broader portfolio than Cotraser, but directly competes for the same enterprise and commercial security contracts in Medellín and Antioquia.
• G4S (Allied Universal) Colombia: Global security services provider with Colombian operations offering manned guarding, secure logistics, and risk consulting. Competes with Cotraser for mid-market and enterprise contracts across multiple verticals in the Medellín region.
• Brink's Colombia: Global secure logistics and cash management company with Colombian operations spanning cash-in-transit and complementary guarding services. While primarily focused on cash transport, overlaps with Cotraser in serving commercial and retail security clients.

Direct peers

• Seguridad Atlas: Colombian private security company providing manned guarding and surveillance services across multiple cities including Medellín. Operates with similar vertical mix (residential, commercial, industrial) and competes for the same cooperative-managed property horizontal clients as Cotraser.
• Sutex: Colombian cooperative of security and surveillance services with presence in Medellín and Antioquia. Closest structural peer to Cotraser given its cooperative ownership model, geographic overlap, and comparable target segments in residential and commercial guarding.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CotraserCTA
• Facebookfacebook.com/cotraser
• Instagraminstagram.com/cotraser
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cotraser-c.t.a

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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