What progard does

Progard (legally PYGARGUE SECURITE, a French SASU) is a physical security services provider headquartered at 6 Place du Président Thomas Woodrow Wilson in Toulouse, France. The company delivers event security and site protection services across the Toulouse metropolitan area and the broader Midi-Pyrénées region, serving event organizers, professional sites, and local government clients. Its offering covers concerts, festivals, seminars, professional trade shows, and recurring on-site guarding contracts, with named customers including Toulouse FC, Le Domaine de Montjoie, and the municipality of Castanet Tolosan.

The service portfolio combines trained human security agents with technical surveillance and access-control systems. Core capabilities include continuous technical monitoring, mobile preventive patrols, controlled access management (badges, bracelets, electronic devices), participant screening, VIP reception, secure logistics coordination, security audits, K-9 security units, and SSIAP-certified fire safety agents. The company emphasizes 24/7 availability, customized mission planning, and rigorous prevention protocols, but it operates no software platform, mobile application, or proprietary digital product. All technology components are conventional surveillance and access-control hardware integrated with on-site personnel.

Progard operates a sales-led, professional services revenue model with quote-based, pay-as-you-go pricing customized to each event or site. Customer acquisition is driven by direct outreach via the company website (progard.fr), a single phone line (+33745018636), and local referral partnerships. The firm is founder/owner-operated under a single-member SASU structure with Ilyas Dardoune as Director of Publication, has no disclosed institutional investors or parent company, and currently operates with approximately 14 employees.

Name

progard

Legal name

PYGARGUE SECURITE

Website

https://progard.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Progard is a Toulouse-based physical security services company providing event security, site guarding, K-9 units, and SSIAP fire safety services for concerts, festivals, professional venues, and municipal events across the Toulouse metropolitan region in France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Physical Security Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Security & Crowd Management (IMAIAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Festivals, Fairs & Outdoor Event Security (BPAKACAC), Concerts & Live Music Venue Security (BPAKACAA), VIP, Backstage & Crowd Management Services (BPAKACAH), Security Guarding & Protective Services (Static, Patrol) (THAHALAD)

Keywords

• Event security services
• Site protection guarding
• Security patrol services
• Fire safety SSIAP
• Access control security

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Security Services: Security services for concerts, festivals, and professional events, combining on-site guards, surveillance rounds, and technical devices. Services can be one-time for specific events or regular ongoing contracts.
2. Site Protection and Guarding: Ongoing security services for professional sites including sensitive area surveillance, personnel protection, and risk prevention.
3. Specialized Security Services: Specialized services including K-9 security units for enhanced protection, fire safety (SSIAP certified agents), and security audits for vulnerable sites.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Progard delivers physical event security and site protection services in the Toulouse region, providing trained security agents for concerts, festivals, seminars, and professional trade shows, as well as ongoing guarding of sensitive sites. Offerings combine on-site human guards, mobile patrol rounds, access control, K-9 units, SSIAP fire safety, security audits, and technical surveillance systems to manage risk for event organizers and professional establishments.

Product overview

Progard is a physical security services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of event security and site protection services in Toulouse. The company provides event security (concerts, festivals, seminars, professional trade shows), property and people protection, qualified security agents, and specialized canine and fire safety services. Additional offerings include security audits, surveillance patrols, participant screening, VIP reception, technical monitoring, secure logistics support, controlled access management, and preventive mobile patrols. The service portfolio is delivered through trained human personnel and is available 24/7, without a software platform or digital product component.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Event Security Services (Sécurité événementielle)

Quantifiable outcome

• 24/7 security availability with rapid response capability

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

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Toulouse FCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgard provides security services for Toulouse FC football club events and matches. This partnership demonstrates the company's capability to secure large-scale sporting events with significant crowd management requirements.
• Le Domaine de MontjoieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremium event venue partner for which Progard provides security services during private events and functions held at the domain.
• Castanet TolosanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal municipality partner collaborating on public events and community gatherings requiring security coverage.

Scale indicators1 record

Broad incumbents

• Brink's France: French subsidiary of Brink's, providing secure logistics, cash-in-transit, and on-site security services. Comparable in the site protection and security guarding components of Progard's offering, though Brink's is primarily known for cash-handling services.
• Securitas France: French arm of global security group Securitas AB, providing manned guarding, mobile patrols, and event security across France. Comparable because it offers the same core services (event security, site protection, surveillance) but at national scale with a much larger workforce and broader portfolio.
• Prosegur France: French operations of Spanish global security group Prosegur, providing guarding, surveillance, and event security. Comparable in the broader security services category, especially for site protection and event coverage, with significantly larger scale across multiple countries.
• Allied Universal: Global security services firm (formed via G4S / Allied Universal merger) providing manned guarding, event security, and integrated security solutions. Comparable in scale and breadth of security services, though primarily serves North American and select international markets.
• ONET Sécurité: Major French security and services group offering guarding, surveillance, fire safety (SSIAP), and event security nationwide. Comparable because it delivers the same combined human-plus-technical security model for events and sites that Progard targets, but with substantially greater geographic and operational scale.
• Engie Solutions (Ineo Sécurité): French security and technical services provider (formerly Ineo) under Engie, offering site security, surveillance, and event guarding. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing overlapping physical security services to enterprises and event organizers in France.

Direct peers

• VPS Group: UK- and European-based specialist in vacant property and event security. Comparable as a similarly-sized niche security provider focused on site protection and event coverage, though primarily serving UK and northern European markets.

Regional players

• SGP Groupe: Independent French security group offering event security, site guarding, and surveillance services, primarily in southern France. Comparable as a mid-sized independent operator in the same regional French market with a similar event-and-site guarding service mix.
• ICTS France: European-based security firm with a French presence specializing in aviation and event security. Comparable in the event and crowd management segment, particularly for high-profile venues, though operating more broadly across Europe rather than purely regionally in Toulouse.

Emerging players

• Showsec: UK-based event security specialist providing crowd management, stewarding, and security for concerts, festivals, and sporting events. Comparable as a similarly-sized event security specialist with a comparable service mix (crowd management, access control, VIP), though UK-focused rather than French.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/progard

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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