And in addition, ICTS Europe has K 9, technology and “global solutions” capabilities. The firm currently works with more than 250 rail, education, business, health, aviation and public sector groups in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. ICTS Europe’s website claims that it is positively regarded in the aviation sector for its “forward thinking approach to problem solving and… capability to think outside the box when addressing unique operational challenges. ” The company’s clients include Air France, Emirates, Etihad Airways, British Airways, and major airports like London’s Gatwick and Heathrow. In 2012 it brought in $479. 072 million in revenue. English brothers and lock makers Charles and Jeremiah Chubb established the company now known as Chubb Fire and Security in 1818 – the same year they patented their Chubb detector lock. The firm introduced its first safe in 1835; then in the 1870s it expanded to the USA. At the time, the country was suffering from violent bank robberies, so Chubb responded by producing a time lock to be attached to the doors of vaults and safes. In 2000 Chubb sold its lock division and switched its focus to security systems. Since 2003 the firm has been owned by U.