Whelan Security Announces Expansion Into Denver, Colorado

St. Louis—Whelan Security Co., headquartered in St. Louis, has announced an expansion into Denver, Colorado. The new office will immediately begin managing security operations for the Callahan Capital Partners portfolio in Denver managed by CB Richard Ellis, an international full-service real estate services company.

The expansion into the Denver market is part of Whelan Security's strategic growth plan that is concentrated throughout the Central and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. With a solid base throughout the Midwest, late last year (2006) and earlier this year (2007), Whelan Security announced additional market expansions into Minneapolis-St. Paul, Albuquerque, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa which followed on the heels of a successful joint venture expansion into the Mid-Atlantic in 2005 with Security Forces, Inc of Charlotte, NC. The Mid-Atlantic expansion, operating as Whelan SFI, now encompasses operations in Washington D.C, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, and Delaware.

“Post 9/11, the country, and specifically Corporate America, is obviously more sensitive than ever to security-related issues; and the Denver market has long been starved for a high quality, professional security staffing provider to outsource their services," said Prentice Robertson, Executive Vice President of Whelan Security. "Through the use of our industry leading, performance metric driven quality assurance program and employee training, we have created significant momentum for our brand within the national industry, and we believe the momentum is sustainable for the next five to ten year period, if not longer. Needless to say, we are very excited about continued expansion opportunities throughout the Central and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States."

WHELAN SECURITY: With headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, Whelan Security is a privately owned and operated security firm providing contract security services to corporate headquarters, Class A office buildings, financial institutions, educational campuses, industrial facilities, and sensitive government facilities throughout the Central and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. Founded in 1949, Whelan Security currently employs more than 3,500 employees and currently ranks within the top twenty security companies in the country, placing it within the top 1% of the industry. In addition, Whelan Security is a founding member/ and managing partner of TransNational Security Group LLC.

TRANSNATIONAL SECURITY GROUP LLC: TransNational Security Group LLC, a partnership of the finest regional security companies in the country, is the fifth largest security company operating in the United States with annual aggregate revenues exceeding $400 million and more than 14,000 employees. Greg Twardowski, President of Whelan Security, is Chairman and President of TransNational Security Group LLC.