Corps of Commissionaires
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The Corps of Commissionaires is a British
security firm that has regional offices around the world.
. It is the oldest security company in the world. Currently trading as 'Corps Security', the head of the company has always been the British monarch. This tradition began with Queen Victoria and continues through to the present day with Queen Elizabeth II. In 2009, the Corps celebrated its 150th anniversary
with a reception hosted at St James's Palace by HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
National Distribution Centres. The Corps also provides security to Millennium Point, which is a landmark tourist attraction and the flagship of Birmingham
's Eastside Development.
Corps Security also has regional offices in Papua New Guinea
and Australia
. It also retains strong links with its offshoot The Canadian Corps of Commissionaires http://www.commissionaires.ca.
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
security firm that has regional offices around the world.
History
The Corps of Commissionaires was founded in 1859 by Captain Sir Edward Walter KCBOrder of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
. It is the oldest security company in the world. Currently trading as 'Corps Security', the head of the company has always been the British monarch. This tradition began with Queen Victoria and continues through to the present day with Queen Elizabeth II. In 2009, the Corps celebrated its 150th anniversary
Anniversary
An anniversary is a day that commemorates or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event...
with a reception hosted at St James's Palace by HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
Services
Corps Security specialises in providing corporate security and has over 3,000 licensed security staff working in the UK. These staff are managed from 12 regional offices around the UKhttp://www.the-corps.co.uk/about-us/index.php, and they work on various sites including all AsdaAsda
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National Distribution Centres. The Corps also provides security to Millennium Point, which is a landmark tourist attraction and the flagship of Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
's Eastside Development.
Corps Security also has regional offices in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It also retains strong links with its offshoot The Canadian Corps of Commissionaires http://www.commissionaires.ca.
.