Allied Universal has launched its new enhanced protection services business unit.

To address the most critical threats to life and safety, enhanced protection services offers comprehensive, high-consequence threat mitigation at every stage of the risk cycle from planning and preoperational surveillance to execution and completion, the announcement states. Leveraging extensive subject matter expertise, the company said its team delivers unrivaled protection for government agencies and commercial entities around the world.

Enhanced protection services is the integration of several of the company’s specialized services including firearm and explosive detection canine teams; risk advisory and consulting; executive protection; intelligence; disaster and emergency response; chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives screening; SmartTech screening technology; and active law enforcement. The business unit will be led by industry expert Glen Kucera, president, enhanced protection services.

“Today’s elevated and dynamic threat landscape requires businesses and organizations to utilize specialized services that address high consequence threats,” said Steve Jones, global chairman and CEO, Allied Universal. “We’ve formed enhanced protection services to better protect our clients in this environment and position Allied Universal as the innovative, go-to partner for specialized security services.”

The enhanced protection services team of 17,000 boasts highly specialized security experts, a streamlined suite of services, an expanded national footprint with greater surge capacity and — with more than 3,000 teams — the world’s largest private sector team of explosive and firearm detection canines. The new business unit is built upon a bench of unrivalled subject matter expertise, according to the announcement. From executive leadership to field personnel, members of the enhanced protection services team draw from decades of experience including elite law enforcement and military organizations, corporate security, big four consulting and beyond. They are experts in strategic intelligence, counterterrorism, explosive mitigation, countersurveillance, executive protection, disaster response and other areas of specialized protection.

In today’s complex threat environment, Allied Universal enhanced protection services designs situation-specific plans and programs to preserve life safety, protect business continuity, and deliver peace of mind, the announcement concludes.