CHICAGO, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Burns International Services Corporation
(NYSE: BOR) today announced that its subsidiary, Burns International Security
Services Corporation, has been awarded a two-year national contract by
Farmland Industries to provide security services at 25 of their locations.
Prior to this agreement, Burns International provided security services at
nine Farmland sites.
John A. Edwardson, chairman and chief executive officer of Burns
International Services Corporation said, "We have had a good working
relationship with Farmland for the past 15 years and we are very pleased to be
selected to provide physical security services on a national level."
Scott Ast, director of worldwide security of Farmland Industries Inc.
added, "We are looking forward to this partnership with Burns to ensure
consistency of security services in all of our operations around the country."
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Farmland Industries is the largest
farmer-owned cooperative in North America. It is a highly diversified company
with major business lines in crop production and crop protection products,
livestock feeds, petroleum, grain processing and marketing, and the processing
and marketing of pork, beef and catfish products.
Chicago-based Burns International Services Corporation is North America's
premier provider of physical security and related services with 75,000
employees and more than 300 offices throughout the United States, Canada,
England, Scotland, Ireland and Colombia. The company offers a complete range
of security solutions involving armed and unarmed physical security, foot and
vehicle patrol, access control and monitoring, background and drug screening,
investigative services, contract staffing, and other specialized security and
support services.
For a copy of this press release or for additional information on the
company, contact the company's web site at http://www.burnsinternational.com or
http://www.prnewswire.com .
SOURCE Burns International Services Corporation
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CONTACT:
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