In May, The Grupo Protege received another award: The “VAGAS 10+ Qualidade de Relacionamento com Candidatos/ (The VAGAS 10+ Relationship Quality Applicants)”.

This Award is an initiative of VAGAS, one of the leading recruitment companies in Brazil, which aims to provide objective data for companies based on perceived quality of relationships with applicants of theirs selections processes and recognize those (companies) which provide a service better quality, according to an evaluation of the applicants.

Every month, are presented the 10 best companies assessed by the applicants site career, VAGAS.com.br. Thus, the VAGAS want to recognize companies that invest in better relationships with their applicants and encourage all companies to continue improving the work of their team selection.

This is another form of recognition of the excellence of services provide by the Grupo Protege.

Protege for the first time encourages the national cinema by sponsoring “Heleno – O príncipe maldito “. The national debut takes place on March 23th.

The company, which will be responsible for the safety of premieres in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, intends to continue investing in cinema. “We believe that supporting a production as Heleno encourages culture in the country, besides facilitating the younger ones to know a character so interesting in the history of our soccer,” says Mario Baptista de Oliveira, General Director of Grupo Protege.

In the movie Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian famous actor, plays Heleno de Freitas, one of the main idols of Botafogo, an important time from Rio de Janeiro. The production attended the Toronto International Film Festival (2011), International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana in 2011 (for best actor Rodrigo Santoro) and has confirmed participation in the International Festival of Cartagena the Miami International Film Festival.

In February 09 and 10 was held the leaders meeting at Grupo Protege, which was attended by all managers, from the operational bases and administrative units, comprising approximately 100 people.

The opening event was held by Mr. Marcelo Baptista de Oliveira – President of the group, and rely on the presence of Prof. Vicente Falconi, founder of the consulting INDG and author of ” O Verdadeiro Poder “, which gave a speech kicking off the discussion about the role of the manager.

Over the two days were carried out several activities related to the theme, including the participation of the four Directors, who had the opportunity to discuss the same subject, however, within their respective area of expertise.

Near the end of the event was to disseminate the results achieved by the company in 2011 and goals for this year.

Grupo Protege turned the year squandering solidarity and spirit of Christmas. With the involvement of its employees, the company continued its social responsibility projects and organized a Christmas campaign that benefited hundreds of underprivileged children of São Paulo, Campinas, Guarulhos and Belo Horizonte.

The institution chosen by the Corporate Area and South Base and Guarulhos/SP was Casas Taiguara, which offers residential institutions and shelters for homeless children and teenagers, especially those who are on the streets of Sao Paulo. The employees of the group sponsored all children and adolescents of the project, presenting them with kits containing toys, clothes and shoes as well as contributing to the achievement of the Christmas supper at the institution.

At Base West, the Christmas campaign received help from employees of various operational and administrative sectors. The sum of the money raised was used to buy food, diapers and personal hygiene materials and cleaning. The delivery took place on 19/12 for the institution ” Lar Abrigo Saint Germain “, a place that cares for children from 0 to 12 years. Some shoes, clothes, games and toys collected were also donated to APAE Barueri.

In Campinas, country side from São Paulo, the campaign started earlier, on 16/12/11, when the gifts were donated to the children of the Eufraten Foundation. The action brought joy and awakened our people to solidarity. The participation of staff (extremely involved and interested) allowed an afternoon filled with hot attractions like the trampoline, the pogo stick, cotton candy, hot dogs, soda, and much solidarity.

Belo Horizonte has already helped Happy Child Day Care Home, which is maintained by the local community for 10 years and serves children from 01 to 16 years of age. Employees raised the base food, food baskets and clothing.

Grupo Protege was featured in the ranking of the “Maiores e Melhores”, promoted at the end of last year by the magazine Modern Transport, one of the best-respected in the industry in the country.

The group’s performance was among the best in all categories, and in two (Best in Return on Equity and Return on Top in Net Revenue) appeared at the top of the list.

This achievement proves once again the strength of the company, reinforcing the Group’s commitment to protect with the highest standards of corporate governance.

Grupo Protege was the official security company of “Natal do Bem”, the third largest charity event in Brazil dedicated to generating funds for charities.

The event took place on December 19th at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, in São Paulo and, in its ninth edition; it has raised more than $ 12 million. The funds raised were fully reverted to several Brazilian institutions.

This is another event that consolidates the partnership between Grupo Protege and LIDE – Business Leaders Group.

Protege was the official security supplier of “Prêmio Líderes do Brasil 2011” organized by Grupo Doria. The event, which aimed to recognize and elect the most influential leaders of public and private sectors of the country in twenty different categories, was held on December 7, at Palacio dos Bandeirantes in Sao Paulo.

About nine hundred guests attended this great feast, and representing Protege Mr. Mario Baptista de Oliveira, General Director of the Group. Prominent businessmen, public figures – such as ministers and parliamentary -, opinion makers and readers of the Brasil Econômico journal were present to honor the winners of the awards.

Viewers from all over Brazil could watch every moment of the event, which was broadcasted live on with flashes and TV stations SBT +, as well as the site of Brasil Econômico, which guaranteed access to Internet users around the world.

Protege Group is once again among the largest companies in Brazil. After appearing in the top 10 most profitable companies in the country, according to the Valor 1000, is officially nominated for the sixth edition of the list of “Top 100 Suppliers to HR,” an accomplishment of the journal Management & HR, important vehicle of communication sector.

In this first phase of selection, Protege has among the most voted by professionals, and won the right to compete for up to one hundred open positions to the list of the best providers of HR 2012, in Brazil.

After securing the inscription on the sixth edition, Protege will be reviewed by HR of the thousand and one thousand largest companies best companies to work for according to the magazine Exame, and be evaluated by their customers, through a questionnaire applied by a process 100% electronic, with a system validated by the election of “most Admired HRs in Brazil,” conducted by the HR & Management in the last five years with support from Deloitte Consulting.
We thank each of the nominations for the “100 Best Suppliers HR 2012″ and is proud to participate in the final stage of selection of this important research

The 2011 edition of the journal Valor 1000, special publication of the newspaper Valor Economico, said that the Protege Group is one of the most profitable in the sector of the Transport and Logistics for the second time

As in 2010, the Group is once again in first place of the 10 most profitable (net profit on equity), reaching 78.4%.

The publication, which is in 11th edition, presents the thousand largest companies in 25 sectors and highlights of each region by net revenue based on last balance sheet. The award was developed in partnership with the School of Business Administration of Sao Paulo’s Getulio Vargas Foundation (EAESP / FGV-SP) and the Serasa Experian.

To complete the participation in the publication, the group ran a double-page ad (pp. 254/255), which highlights the championship won, a result of the commitment and capacity of its 18,000 employees.

On August 4th, Protege received the Seal of Racial Diversity in the Labour Market, awarded by Salvador’s city hall

The certificate, which is an initiative to recognize the actions to promote racial equality in human resource policies of public companies, private and third sector of the city of Salvador, illustrates Protege’s commitment in value and promote diversity in the market work.

The figures confirm: among the company’s employees in Brazil, 27% are black and brown – a number that grew 32% between 2010 and 2011. By analyzing only the staff of Salvador, this percentage is growing exponentially: in that city, 96% of employees are black and brown.

Congratulations to Grupo Protege by this achievement and recognition.

Between April 26th and 28th, the first edition of Airport Infra Expo was held – an event especially oriented to the chain of products and services for airport operation – and Proair was present with two booths: one in the outer area and another in the inner area.

In the outer area, the company presented armored truck T-Rex, a security vehicle to transport high added value cargo, and tug “Pushback” TA 4433, which is new in the Brazilian market.

Proair also presented airport solutions, services, and technologies used by the company in its everyday airport operational and security works in Brazil.
At the same time as the event, the 1st Latin American International Airport Infrastructure Seminar was also held. Mr. Mario Baptista – the Group’s Managing Director – was one of the panelists on the theme “The supply chain to help improve the efficiency, profitability, and sustainability of airports.”

In 2010, Protege purchased 506 new armored cars. Such purchase is part of the strategy to adapt the company’s fleet, through which the company intends to start a sustainable fleet management project and, as a result, decrease CO2 emissions. Such strategy is carried out by means of a partnership with ECOFROTAS, the company which is the industry leader.

The partnership led ECOFROTAS to place an ad on April’s edition of Exame magazine. The ad shows Mr. Joao Cappi, Administrative, Financial, and HR Director, explaining why we set up the partnership with the company and how it will bring good results to the Group.

See the full case and the project results at www.ecofrotas.com.br/caseprotege

For the 7th year in a row, the Protege Group was present at the 10th Corporate Forum of Comandatuba – the biggest corporate meeting in Brazil, which was held from April 21st to 24th at the Transamerica Hotel, in Ilha de Comandatuba, Bahia.

An exclusive project was developed by Protege’s risk management and analysis team to assure all guests could have an incident-free experience. In addition to the security guards, who were carefully selected, we provided an entire electronic monitoring infrastructure to support the security operation.

Businessmen from the biggest Brazilian and multinational companies, Brazilian Vice-President Michel Temer, 14 governors, ministers, and congressmen attended the event, whose main focus was the Brazilian Educational System.

Included in the several actions it performs to help in the development of Brazilian children, Banco Itaú – one of the Protege Group’s clients – has launched a campaign that invites all society to contribute to child education with a single gesture: reading for children who are 6 or younger.

To receive the Itaú Collection of Children’s Books, those interested have to visit the website http://www.lerfazcrescer.com.br,fill out the form, and request the books. Once you do that, you have taken on the commitment to read those books to your children, nephews/nieces, and grandchildren, and then pass them along so that another person can do the same.

A total of 16 million books will be distributed all over Brazil. It is an amazing contribution Itaú is giving to educate our children.
In order to support such an initiative, Protege has already handed out books to its entire administrative department. Join the campaign!

Aware of the environmental challenges we face, Protege 400 Volkswagen armored cars which generate less pollution and offer more comfort to our employees.
On the last issue of Exame magazine, Protege was acknowledged as a company that constantly seeks excellence in its fleet cost management processes and sustainability-related actions, since – as other major players in the industry – we are part of a small group of companies in Brazil that was able to achieve a significant reduction in CO2 emissions.

Protege’s toy armored car has just hit the stores and is well on its way to being a huge success among children and collectors. It will be launched gradually in Brazil. Manufacturer Roma Jensen was the one that came up with the idea for this initiative, which is a chance to advertise the brand and show that the Group is a reference in the security segment.

Click here to watch the TV advertising video from Roma Brinquedos.

The Protege Group was elected by newspaper Valor Econômico, in August/2010, as the most profitable company (net profit over net worth) among the 10 most profitable companies in the Transportation and Logistics sector.

The award named “Valor 1000” has the seal of the Business Administration College of the Getúlio Vargas de Sao Paulo Foundation and of Serasa Experian, which are Valor’s partners in the publication.

Since August 2010, TV show “Topa ou Não Topa”, hosted by Roberto Justus, has a new opening sequence that has the Protege Group as one of its highlights.

In the show’s action packed opening sequence, Protege receives the mission to safely carry the BRL$ 1,000,000 worth of gold bars.

The shooting took place in the network’s facilities and in some spots around the city of Sao Paulo, and 4 security agents, 1 armored car, and 2 convoy escorts participated.

The show is on every Wednesday at 11pm.

Isto É Dinheiro magazine, through the most comprehensive corporate ranking in Brazil, awards the companies which stood out in five different management criteria. In one of the criteria, the Protege Group reached the 4th position in Financial Sustainability, in the miscellaneous services segment – the only company in the security segment to be in the ranking.

For the 5th time in a row, the Protege Group goes to Exposec – International Security Fair – the main corporate security event in Latin America – which was held on May 25th – 27th at Centro de Exposições Imigrantes, in Sao Paulo.

The event presented the latest innovations in the field regarding investment in new technologies and electronic and corporate security services provided by the largest companies in Brazil and in other countries, such as China, Japan, Italy, and the USA.

During Exposec, the Protege Group exhibited the main services it provides: Valuables Transportation, Assets Security, Electronic Security, and airport services.

The investment in infrastructure, relationship actions, and advertising provided for an increase in the volume of contacts during the Event against last year’s, placing Protege’s booth among the most visited ones.

The Protege Group has just renewed part of its valuables transportation vehicle fleet, in a partnership with MAN Latin America and Volkswagen.

The company’s concern with environmental issues and, mainly, with the safety of its employees were the key factors that led to the purchase of the new vehicles. The armored cars were delivered in April, kicking off the company’s fleet renewal.

Topper is the manufacturer of the official ball used in the championship and produced a golden ball for the final match.
In order to advertise that ball, Talent – an advertising agency – conceived an action to be presented in the soccer field. The match ball arrived at the stadium in one of Protege’s armored cars and was handed to the referee in a glass shade by one of the security agents.

In March/2010, Transeguro Transportes de Valores e Vigilância Ltda., with an outstanding activity in three Brazilian states – Minas Gerais, Acre, and Rondonia – was integrated to the Protege Group. That acquisition has enabled the sustainable expansion of the businesses, since the entire staff and fleet was incorporated into the Group. Thanks to such acquisition, the Protege Group now has around 16,100 employees spread around 14 states, including Distrito Federal, in addition to having 935 armored cars, 552 lightweight cars, and 123 drivers.

The Protege Group is the largest private Group with 100% domestic capital. Specialized in security services for more than 30 years, it acts in the fields of valuables transportation and logistics; custody; outsourcing of bank services; rental of manpower for treasury departments outsourcing in supermarket chains and cashier and ticket office services; private, assets, and electronic security for Industries, Banks, and Businesses in general; and airport support services.

In 2008, Protege was elected the best company of the transportation segment in Brazil, placing the Group ahead of other major companies of the security, logistics, and aviation segments.
The “Melhores e Maiores” award (Best and Largest), held yearly by Exame Magazine, is regarded as the most respected yearly publication of the Brazilian corporate market. In such award, the top 500 companies in Brazil are selected according to strict standards.

The 2008 edition had over 3,500 companies assessed based on a set of indicators such as growth, profitability, financial health, investment, productivity per employee, among others, which, reflect the overall success in business and market share.