cincinnati usa 1876 1 products mobile armor number of employees 800 website www.caratsecurity.com carat security group csg is a large privately held citation needed manufacturer of mobile armor . based in lamballe france the group is the result of several mergers including the purchase of centigon by industry rival carat duchatelet . 2 one of the world s leading commercial armored vehicle providers 3 it operates six factories worldwide 4 employs a labor force of 800 and produces 1 400 armored vehicles annually . 4 among its subsidiaries products are armored limousines for heads of states armored sedans and suvs specialized vehicles for transporting cash ballistic glass and a variety of vehicles and equipment for the defense industry . 4 in addition to offering feature loaded premium transportation csg also produces simpler cheaper less protected no frills vehicles aimed at a growing customer base in africa and the middle east . citation needed its black scorpion fast attack vehicle developed for this niche market was introduced at the eurosatory 2010 1 international exhibition of land security and defense vehicles in paris . 5 in april 2011 carat made its first appearance in china with a trade show in shanghai ; presenting two carat duchatelet armored limousines . 6 see also edit ballistic glass armored car military armored car valuables armored car vip official state car references edit http www.caratsecurity.com heritage.php businessweek company overview of carat security group http www.defence and security.com products carat.html a b c http www.caratsecurity.com company overview.php http articles.janes.com articles janes defence weekly 2010 eurosatory carat security shows specialist 4x4.html carat security group news eurosatory exhibition product launch . caratsecurity.com . 2011 . retrieved 9 june 2011 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title carat security group & oldid 675785024 categories security companiescompanies of belgium1968 establishments in belgiumcompanies established in 1968hidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from march 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 august 2015 at 17 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view