Growth Continues into 2nd Quarter

Andrews International Has Continued Growth Strategy Success in Northern California

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 15, 2008) –Andrews International, one of the ten largest private security providers in the United States, continues its organic growth success in Northern California where it was recently awarded a uniformed security contract for Juniper Networks, the leader in high-performance networking. Andrews International will service the multi-year, multi-million dollar contract from the Silicon Valley area, providing coverage to the Juniper Networks headquarters in Sunnyvale. The new contract now expands the Andrews International relationship with Juniper Networks beyond consulting, investigations and executive protection, services which have been delivered globally for nearly five years.

"We valued Andrews International’s assessment and evaluation approach to determining our specific security requirements instead of simply duplicating existing practices," said Carlos Galvez, Safety and Security Operations Manager, "We expect this relationship to provide more efficient, cost-effective results."

"Juniper Networks is a leader in their industry and community," said Randy Andrews, CEO and Chairman of Andrews International, "We expect our hard work and performance for Juniper to contribute to our growth in Northern California."

Andrews International has been focusing on organic growth in 2008, following several regional acquisitions last year. Recent organic success includes several multi-year contracts with national premier entertainment corporations, shopping centers, banking and financial services, and technology clients. These and other contracts, totaling over $20 million in revenue and nearly 15,000 hours per week in uniformed protection services have made Andrews International one of the fastest growing private security firms in the nation.

"The organic growth based on performance and trusted relationships has been tremendous," said Ty Richmond, Co-president and Chief Operating Officer, Andrews International, "We expect this growth to continue and are considering several acquisitions in the next six months that will expand our services into new vertical sectors and regional markets."

"In addition, Andrews International is continuing to invest in personnel with proven industry expertise and perspective; a strategy that enhances the company’s vision on an enterprise level. Recent hires have come from top levels of corporate security and public law enforcement. This diverse experience in senior management positions has become a tangible differentiator from a competitive standpoint."

About Juniper Networks

Juniper Networks, Inc. is the leader in high-performance networking. Juniper offers a high-performance network infrastructure that creates a responsive and trusted environment for accelerating the deployment of services and applications over a single network. This fuels high-performance businesses. Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net.

About Andrews International

Andrews International, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is a full service provider of security and risk mitigation services with operations throughout the United States and internationally. As one of the largest privately-held, American-owned security firms, Andrews International employs more than 4,000 security personnel providing uniformed security, consulting and investigative services, personal protection, special event security, training and alarm monitoring and response, and disaster emergency response services. The company is owned by executive and management team members with investment backing from DFW Capital Partners, Meridian Venture Partners, Theo Capital Partners and affiliates of New York Life. For more information, please visit the Andrews International Web site at www.andrewsinternational.com.

 

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