begin Sitemap imprint English WIS CORPORATE GROUP CONCEPTS · TECHNOLOGY · SERVICE FOR SECURITY SERVICES COMPANIES PRESS CONTACT CAREER WIS headquarters in Cologne The WIS in your area Locations and branches The WIS in numbers founding year 1901 sales 103 million euros Locations 27 Number of employees over 3,500 The WIS Chronicle 1901 Founding of the Cologne Security and Locking Company (KWS) 1967 Founding of the Economic and Industrial Security (WIS) 1970 Acquisition of the company Deutscher Wachdienst Franz Frohn GmbH & Co. and foundation of the Koblenz branch 1979 Foundation of WIS Werttransport and the Düsseldorf branch 1987 Foundation of the Frankfurt branch 1991 Foundation of the Hamburg branch 1995 Acquisition of the customer base of SHS Hartmann Sicherheitsdienst in Frankfurt and Mainz Wach- und Schließgesellschaft mbH 1997 Acquisition of the office and shop cleaning company Hans Müller GmbH & Co. KG 1998 Acquisition of the Balter Bewachungs- und Dienstleistungsgesellschaft mbH as well as the Frankfurter Wach- undlossgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (FWS) and the ARNOLDS Sicherheit GmbH in Darmstadt. Delta Control GmbH is taken over by the majority stake of the shareholders. 2002 Acquisition of the Dortmunder Wach- und Schließgesellschaft mbH 2004 Complete integration of the DCH Group into the WIS Group 2006 Sale of the money and valuables transport division to SecurLog GmbH (today Prosegur GmbH) 2008 Change of shareholders and participation of financial investors. The majority of the shares are held by the German financial investor Argantis. 2009 Sale of the personnel service business 2012 Sale of the cleaning division to Ceri Facility Management GmbH 2013 Change of shareholders and takeover of Argantis shares by private investors. The main shareholder is an investment fund advised by Nikolaus & Co. LLP. Companies origin Corporate governance Quality management environment Mission statement Responsibility for a stable partnership. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE The responsible, legal and rule-compliant management and control of our company is defined in the corporate governance of WIS. Our employees act in accordance with our corporate guideline "Safety is our responsibility", whereby the legally correct performance of their work for our customers is the basic requirement. To control corporate governance and to act as a contact for employees, customers and business partners, WIS appointed an independent lawyer of trust as ombudsman. Managing directors Andreas Burmeister Constant focus on quality. QUALITY MANAGEMENT We make the quality of our services tangible for our customers. The high quality standard of our security services is guaranteed by the WIS quality management system, which is certified in accordance with DIN ISO 9001: 2008 and DIN 77200: 2002 (level 3). The certification creates transparency with regard to internal processes and relationships and certifies the WIS consistently high quality in all areas of the company. As a central function, quality management is part of the management. The responsible persons in the branches document the fulfillment of our high standards by means of a special reporting system. The resulting quality indicator system serves as an early warning indicator for your satisfaction. This is how we make quality measurable. The WIS group of companies is affiliated with the following associations: > BDSW Federal Association of the Security Industry > BHE Bundesverband Sicherheitstechnik e. V. > VSW Association for Economic Security V. > ASIS International Advancing Security Worldwide > LOG-IT Club eV Landesinitiative Logistik NRW up to the top of the page Security services Security concepts Plant and property protection Reception services Exhibition and museum services Security technology Security architecture Intrusion / fire alarm systems Video surveillance Access control systems Security over IP Aviation Security Aviation security control Freight control Boarding pass control Other control services Alarm receiving point Alarm activation Spezielle Dienstleistungen Hausmeisterdienste Postbearbeitung Hol- und Bringdienste Unternehmen Herkunft Corporate Governance Qualitätsmanagement Umwelt Leitbild Presse Presse Informationen Presse Archiv wissenswert Kontakt Standorte und Ansprechpartner Anfahrtsplan Zentrale Karriere Stellenangebote Bewerbung online Bewerbung online Host/Hostessen W.I.S. Sicherheit + Service GmbH & Co. KG Industriestraße 171 50999 Köln Tel.: 02236 37-0 Fax: 02236 37-2091 E-Mail: info@wis-sicherheit.de Alarm-Empfangs-Stelle 24/7-Hotline 0180 5 947749 (14 cent/Minute aus dem deutschen Festnetz; ggf. abweichende Preise aus dem Mobilfunknetz) Impressum