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Universal Services of America began with one idea in mind-to provide unmatched services and solutions for our clientele. Formed as a janitorial company in 1965 serving Southern California, Universal expanded into the security industry in 1969. Eight years later, they added two new companies: Universal Protection Security Systems and Universal Building Maintenance (UBM), a return to the janitorial market. UBM is now an all-green, environmentally friendly version of the original company.

These divisions joined with Universal Protection Service and Fire/Life Safety to become part of the Universal Services of America umbrella. Organic client additions and numerous acquisition deals sparked unprecedented growth in revenue and employee base. What began as a small, steady start-up many years ago has now become a leading security and janitorial company, with more than 45,000 professionals servicing billions of dollars in assets nationally.

We take pride in the following national rankings:

• 4th largest security provider (manned and security systems) in the U.S.
• The largest privately held security company.
• Largest security provider for commercial office and retail properties in the U.S