” British private security firm Erinys International has a head office in Cyprus as well as branches in the U. K. , South Africa, and the Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo. The company operates within the mineral extraction, oil and gas, public, and NGO markets, and it also boasts an infrastructural development division. In each of these areas, it helps clients to appreciate risks they may face no matter how “remote and challenging the environment. ” Erinys International was launched in 2001 by former British soldier Jonathan Garratt. Erinys South Africa was added in 2002, and the company has had a presence in a number of locations in Africa and the Middle East. In 2003 the firm worked with the Iraq Ministry of Oil, training and supplying a 16,000 strong “Oil Protection Force” guarding 282 sites. Former South African policeman and Special Forces officer Chris Beukes founded TSU Protection Services in 1999, and it now claims to be one of South Africa’s top private security firms. “I realized that whilst there were lots of security companies across the country, very few were specializing in executive protection and the higher risk services, largely due to the lack of trained staff in these areas,” explained Beukes. “As a police officer the pay was adequate but not great, so I decided to launch TSU Protection Services to meet the gap in the market.