On 21 January 2011, G4S Belgium were awarded to be the official security provider of the European Commission making it the largest manned security contract in Belgium. G4S will provide an total security solution for 68 buildings in Brussels and its immediate surroundings.

The five year contract will commence on 1 April 2011 and will employee over 300 hundred people carrying out services such as manned security, access control and X-ray control of all the buildings, fire and prevention services, and management of the control room.

Already working for several European Institutions and the European Commission, G4S Belgium was selected for its experience and expertise in security solutions. This contract secures G4S’s position as the market leader in Belgium and confirms them as the largest employer in security employing more than 6000 employees.