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Lodge History

100 Years of Lodge Security

Formed in 1919, Lodge Service is one of the largest and longest established family owned security consultancies in the United Kingdom.

Now employing more than 2,000 staff Internationally, Lodge Service provides security related services across Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Austria, the Republic of Ireland and has further offices spread over mainland Europe and South Africa

100years

1919

Edmund Roy Lodge (Roy) buys a hot dog stand

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Edmund Roy Lodge (Roy) buys a hot dog stand on Atlanta Broadwalk. When he is off duty, turnover decreases.

He employs a friend to visit the stand in his absence, undercover: temporary staff were concealing sales and stealing cash. Roy
develops the first known Test Purchasing service and goes on to protect major US store groups.

1919

1929

The Financial Crash

Roy returns to his native Australia and establishes a Test Purchasing business.
1929

1938

Roy’s son, John Stuart Lodge, is Born.

1938

1961

John Lodge Takes Over

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He expands Security Services and sets up International Operations

Roy dies and John takes control. He starts to expand the security services and opens companies and offices in Ireland, South Africa, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal.

1961

1967

Stuart Roy Lodge is born.

1967

1987

Stuart Lodge joins the company

Lodge sets up Employers’ Mutual Protection Service and React CX, Mystery Shopping specialists
1987

1989

Stuart Lodge is CEO.

John Lodge, with daughter Nicola Barrell, starts React Surveys. 

1989

1995

Lodge launches Investigations Division

Lodge launches Investigations Division, with covert cameras and monitoring, vehicles’ surveillance and a team of some 30 undercover UK operatives.

More Portfolio Services: ‘Blended’ Technology solutions, Intelligence Centre for Profit Protection

1995

2001

Restructure of the UK

Restructure of the UK business, from local regional offices to two national companies: Lodge Service UK Ltd for Loss Control Services (Test Purchasing, Investigations, Audit) and Lodge Service Guarding Ltd (Uniformed Officers & Store Detectives).

2001

2006

Achieves ACS (Approved Contracted Status) through audit approval. Only the second company in the UK to achieve it.

2006

2009

Buys an equity stake in Face Alert, facial recognition system providers. Achieves NSI Gold ISO9001

2009

2012

Diversifies further into technology sector

Acquires Guardhall to offer remote monitoring services to the commercial sector. Achieves Cat II status. Launches operations in Germany & Austria.

2012

2013

Acquires Endeavour Security Midlands

A monitoring and guarding business. Merges it with Guardhall to provide a technology & manpower security service.

2013

2014

Launch of LodgIc

The Intelligence Centre in Redditch. 

2014

2016

Acquires Bank House, Cirencester

Moving the UK headquarters from London.

2016

2018

Launches LodgIC live

Launches Lodgic live incident management and case management reporting system.

2018

2018

Acquires Ladbroke Security

Acquires Ladbroke Security, corporate, commercial and construction security business.

2018

2019

Celebrated 100 years

2019