Apleona is now one of the top 10 security firms in Germany

With revenue growth of 20.6 per cent to 145.9 million euros, Apleona Security has joined the ranks of Germany’s top ten security service providers, climbing from 13th to 10th place.

The 25 security service providers with the highest turnover in Germany increased their turnover by an average of 4.6 per cent in the 2025 financial year, generating security-related turnover of 5,628.1 million euros and thus accounting for around 40 per cent of the market volume. In the security sector, they employ a total of 97,400 staff, accounting for around one third of all employees in the German security industry. The service providers are looking ahead with optimism for the years 2026 to 2030 and expect annual revenue growth of between 6.7 and 7.6 per cent.

These are the initial findings of the new Lünendonk study ‘Security Services in Germany’, due to be published in September 2026.

For Michael Engel, COO of Apleona, tenth place is a tremendous achievement for the colleagues at Apleona Security Services. He said it was well deserved thanks to their great personal commitment and professionalism in dealing with clients. “Tenth place also reflects the high demand from our major clients for in-house services in the sensitive area of security services. We are still a long way from realising our full potential in this client segment. So let’s keep up the momentum when it comes to the insourcing of security services!” he explained.

Rainer Ehrhardt, Managing Director of Apleona Security Services, said: “Tenth place is a fine achievement, for which we would like to express our heartfelt thanks, above all, to our 2,500 colleagues at Apleona Security across Germany. With great dedication and expertise, they implement what we call integrated security solutions for our clients: the combination of excellent security services with innovative technologies and the targeted use of artificial intelligence. In future, AI will make a significant contribution to managing security processes more intelligently, identifying risks at an early stage and supporting our staff in their day-to-day work. In view of increasingly complex threat scenarios and rising demands on modern security concepts, the market for this will grow significantly, and with it the opportunities for Apleona to continue to