Loomis

About Loomis

The story of Loomis begins not with armored trucks, but with dogsleds in the Alaskan Gold Rush. In 1897, Lee Loomis started a company to deliver supplies to miners, using armed dogsleds to protect the gold they found. This early venture into secure transport laid the groundwork for what was to come. In 1925, the Loomis Armored Car Service was officially formed, introducing armored vehicles for cash transportation in the Western United States. The company remained under the control of the Loomis family for decades until it was acquired by Mayne Nickless in 1979. A significant consolidation occurred in 1997 when Loomis, then a major player, merged with its competitor Wells Fargo Armored Service, creating Loomis, Fargo & Co. This merger established a powerful nationwide network. A new chapter began in 2001 when the Swedish security company Securitas acquired Loomis, Fargo & Co., integrating it into its cash handling division. The final major corporate shift happened in 2008, when Securitas spun off Loomis as an independent company. Loomis AB was then listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, marking its debut as a publicly traded entity.