Compaq security was formed in 1996, and registered in 1997.The company was created out a need by Smiths Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd, to out -source it's in-house industrial guarding compliment of 23 guards.In so doing , Smiths insisted on steering clear of the large corporate names, who they believe were inherently incapable of delivering a true personalised service.The current joint owners of Compaq, employees of Smiths Manufacturing at the time, were offered the
oppertunity to create and run such a company.

Since it's inception in 1997, Compaq Security has grown from 23 guards to 200 but will never exceed a total guarding compliment of 250.This it believes,is the max. deployed strength that can be attained without jeopardising the extraordinary high service level it commits to its clients