Security Service Malta

Security Service Malta Ltd is a long-established private security company that looks after homes, offices, retail premises and large corporate sites across the islands. From its headquarters in San Ġwann it offers uniformed guarding, patrols, remote monitoring of cameras and alarms, cash-in-transit vans, secure storage and a document courier, so a business can hand over most of its security needs to one provider.

The company is listed on VisitMalta.co.uk with the courier services in Malta because of its secure delivery and document express arm, although security is its core work.

Who they are

Security Service Malta forms part of Security Services S.r.l., an Italian group founded in 1980 with branches in Rome, Milan, Naples, Turin and Malta. The Maltese company was established in 1996, taking over the local operations of Securicor Malta Ltd, which had traded on the island since 1992. It employs over 250 people, mostly full-time, and the wider group employs more than 2,000.

Management has worked together since the early days. Bernard Vella is Managing Director, Charles Micallef is Operations Manager and Aarona Borg is Financial Controller and Internal Audit. The managers trained at the parent company in Rome, and the firm's clients range from private residences to large corporations. Businesses weighing up the local market may like our overview of financial services in Malta, since cash handling and monitoring matter to that sector.

Guarding, patrols and monitoring

Guarding is supplied by uniformed, licensed officers, male or female, who can also carry out reception work. The company takes on the employment responsibilities for its officers, who are covered by third-party liability insurance, supervised by company staff and rotated regularly. Because the officers are not part of the client's own team, there is no familiarity with your staff, and they report only to an agreed contact person. The service can be adjusted as your needs change.

Mobile patrols run in the quiet hours and can be random, using a data torch system that records each checkpoint. Uniformed or plain-clothes officers can carry out searches or spot checks. CCTV and alarm monitoring is handled from a headquarters that is manned around the clock and was built to UK security standards. It can watch cameras, burglar alarms, fire control and temperature control systems, and when an alarm sounds the control centre sends a mobile unit or alerts the emergency services. It can be linked to a new or existing system, and alarms are connected through a competent installer.

Cash in transit, storage and courier

Cash-in-transit vans are followed by satellite tracking, which also controls important functions such as opening the van vault. The company also moves valuables of other kinds and manages ATMs. Secure storage is available for goods of any volume, including vaults at the highest level of security, and a popular option is the regular collection and storage of backup IT data.

The Document Express Courier, known as DOX, is the courier side of the business, delivering documents quickly with cars and motorbikes. Anyone arriving on the island for business can read our introduction to Malta and plan time in the capital with our Valletta guide between meetings.

Training courses and contact

The company is licensed to run private guard training under the Private Guards and Local Wardens Act. The Private Guard Course is a three-day afternoon course costing €80 per trainee, and the Refresher Course is a two-day afternoon course at €35. A course for the cash-in-transit special licence is also offered, and tailor-made courses for your own staff can be arranged.

The headquarters in San Ġwann is close to Sliema, where our hotels in Sliema and Gżira guide lists places to stay. Companies moving to the island can read our explainer on Malta's corporate tax structure, then start with our featured partner CLA Malta and our relocation guide for UK readers, and our page on things to do in Malta covers the leisure side. Use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message to Security Service Malta, who will reply to you directly.