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The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) and AlliedBarton Security Services today announced a definitive agreement under which the private equity fund managed by The Blackstone Group will acquire AlliedBarton.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in August subject to certain government approvals and other customary conditions.
The Blackstone Group L.P., together with its subsidiaries, provides alternative asset management and financial advisory services worldwide.
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nature of the beast
Name me one good security company??? I have worked for three and they all have their faults. The officers that complain are the officers that don't want to comply with the rules and regulations set by the company and their clients. Heaven forbid if the officers at the IMF actually only got the two 15 min breaks and 30 min lunch required by law, but no they get twice that and still complain. They complain if they have to stand outside when it gets into the 30s, but not freezing, or if it is snowing. Suck it up!! Go work at the State Dept. or DOJ, then think twice about the good you had at IMF w/AlliedBarton.
allied is bullshitt
allied suck i workrd there for 5 years got moved around they dont lke woman either they lower ur pay they lie andyou cant t be trusted run dont walk man
Allied Barton is bad
I regret even being hired by them. They are a very unfair company. The management will tell you to your face that you are an excellent employee and then cut your hours to zero. They even have you train new officers only to replace yourself. If the schedule writer (supervisor) makes a mistake, all they do is fix it by printing out a new one. If a person goes by the old schedule, he or she gets a write up and or suspension. Word of advice: Never mention you have a health problem. Also, the young employees get all the good posts and assignments. If you are over 50 you get a less desireable post, patrol or assignment.
Abuse from Management
I am a current employee with allied barton security govermental services imf. I have been employed there for two years and sad but true I must admit to the total disregard for employees legal rights, moral and ethical standards that are not being upheld by management and HR dept. The biggest issue really is the fact that the employees either do not know there rights or are afraid to file charges of discrimmination, intimidation, harrassment, retaliation, unfair treatment, labor law violations not being able to utilize sick or personal leave without having to managements prior approval to switch with your fellow officers, write-ups and suspensions that are not documented in the handbook as violations, it's a mess. And don't you dare think about challenging management because that is your job for sure. You would think that allied barton coporate office would be paying close attention to such a high turnover rate of employees. Employees do not stay long with the abuse of power and the hostile work enviroment by the regime of Capasso and his puppets.
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Best guard fired
allied barton beckman employee on Nov 21, 2009 10:52 PMEarlier this year , a new guard left a gate open allowing a couple of cars to enter the property. No harm was done, but allied suspended and then fired the supervisor-the best guard we had. The new guard, trying to be helpful, felt awful that he got his co-worker suspended and fired. The supervisor was our best guard: great personality, respectful, prompt, helped the janitors, etc. He never missed a day's work, took vacant shifts, was liked by everyone . He was "recruited" by allied to stay on the account when allied took it over in 6/08. Allied offered a signing bonus to a select group of Guardsmark guards and he was one of them. Since Beckman is closing one of its plants, Allied is down-sizing the number of guards and since this guy was making more as a supervisor, they got rid of HIM even though everyone knew he did not leave the gate open. The little morale we had at this account went down even more as they blamed a good man for something a rookie guard did !!!! What a shitty company and bad way to treat others!!! When the economy improves, many of us will be hitting the road for sure. Allied has a Dare tobe G.R.E.A.T. training program about respect and integrity...what a bogus claim.