Exhibit (a)(8)


This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer
to sell Shares (as defined below). The Offer (as defined below) is made solely
by the Offer to Purchase, dated August 7, 2000, and the related Letter of
Transmittal and any amendments or supplements thereto, and is being made to all
holders of Shares. The Offer is not being made to (nor will tenders be accepted
from or on behalf of) holders of Shares in any jurisdiction in which the making
of the Offer or the acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the
securities, blue sky, or other laws of such jurisdiction. However, the Purchaser
(as defined below) may, in its discretion, take such action as it may deem
necessary to make the Offer in any jurisdiction and extend the Offer to holders
of Shares in such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction where the securities, blue
sky or other laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer,
the Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of Securitas Acquisition
Corporation, by one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed
under the laws of such jurisdiction.

Notice of Offer to Purchase for Cash All Outstanding Shares of Common Stock
(Including the Associated Preferred Stock Purchase Rights) of Burns
International Services Corporation at $21.50 Net Per Share In Cash by Securitas
Acquisition Corporation an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Securitas AB
Securitas Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Purchaser") and an
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Securitas AB, a joint stock company
organized under the laws of Sweden ("Securitas"), is offering to purchase all
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
"Company Common Stock"), including the associated rights to purchase Series A
Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock, issued under the Rights Agreement (as
defined in Section 1.2 of the Agreement and Plan of Merger) (the "Rights" and
together with the Company Common Stock, the "Shares"), of Burns International
Services Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), at a price of
$21.50 per share of Company Common Stock or such higher price as may be paid in
the Offer (the "Per Share Amount"), net to the seller in cash, upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated August
7, 2000 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and in the related Letter of Transmittal
(which, together with any amendments and supplements thereto, collectively
constitute the "Offer"). Tendering stockholders who have shares registered in
their name and who tender directly will not be charged brokerage fees or
commissions or, subject to Instruction 6 of the Letter of Transmittal, stock
transfer taxes on the purchase of Shares by Purchaser pursuant to the Offer.

THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK TIME, ON
SEPTEMBER 1, 2000, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.

The Board of Directors of the Company has approved the Merger Agreement and the
transactions contemplated thereby, including the Offer and the Merger, and has
determined that the Offer and the Merger are fair to, and in the best interests
of, the Company's stockholders and recommends that the stockholders accept the
Offer and tender their Shares pursuant to the Offer.
The Offer is conditioned upon, among other things, there being validly tendered
and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer at least the number of
Shares that shall constitute a majority of the then outstanding Shares on a
fully


diluted basis on the date the Shares are accepted for payment. The Offer
also is subject to the other conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase. See
the Introduction and Sections 1, 14 and 15 of the Offer. As used herein, "fully
diluted basis" takes into account the exercise of all outstanding options and
other rights and securities exercisable into Shares. The Offer is being made
pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 3, 2000, by and
between the Company, Securitas and Purchaser (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant
to which, following the consummation of the Offer and the satisfaction or waiver
of certain conditions, Purchaser will be merged with and into the Company (the
"Merger"), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation. On the
effective date of the Merger, each outstanding Share (other than Shares held in
the treasury of the Company, Shares owned by Securitas or any direct or indirect
wholly owned subsidiary of Securitas or of the Company and Shares, if any, held
by stockholders who perfect their appraisal rights under Delaware Law) will, by
virtue of the Merger and without any action by the holder thereof, be converted
into the right to receive an amount equal to $21.50 per share in cash (the "Per
Share Amount").
As an inducement and condition to Securitas' and Purchaser's entering into the
Merger Agreement, the Company has entered into a Stock Option Agreement, dated
as of August 3, 2000, with Securitas, pursuant to which, among other things, the
Company has granted Securitas an option to purchase up to the number of shares
of Company Common Stock which represents 19.9% of all shares of Company Common
Stock which are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the exercise of the
Option (the "Option Shares") at a cash purchase price per Share equal to the Per
Share Amount (the "Company Option"). The Company Option only can be exercised
under certain circumstances described in Section 11 of the Offer to Purchase. As
an additional inducement and condition to Securitas' and Purchaser's entering
into the Merger Agreement, certain stockholders of the Company, who beneficially
own the number of shares of Company Common Stock set forth opposite such
Stockholder's name on Schedule I of the Stockholders' Agreement, have entered
into a Stockholders Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2000 (the "Stockholders'
Agreement"), with Purchaser and Securitas. Pursuant to the Stockholders'
Agreement, each stockholder has, among other things, agreed to validly tender,
pursuant to the Offer, all Shares owned by them, as well as any Shares acquired
by them after the date of the Stockholders' Agreement, and not thereafter
withdraw such tender. Such stockholders agreed to grant to Securitas a proxy
with respect to voting of such Shares and granted to Securitas an option to
purchase such Shares. The Stockholders' Agreement is further described in
Section 11 of the Offer to Purchase.

For purposes of the Offer, Purchaser will be deemed to have accepted for payment
pursuant to the Offer, and thereby purchased, Shares validly tendered and not
withdrawn as, if and when Purchaser gives oral or written notice to The Bank of
New York, as depositary (the "Depositary"), of Purchaser's acceptance of such
Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer. In all cases, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of the Offer, payment for Shares purchased pursuant to
the Offer will be made by deposit of the purchase price therefor with the
Depositary, which will act as agent for tendering stockholders for the purpose
of receiving payment from Purchaser and transmitting payment to validly
tendering stockholders. In all cases, payment for Shares purchased pursuant to
the Offer will be made only after timely receipt by the Depositary of (i)
certificates for such Shares (or a timely Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined in
the Offer to Purchase) with respect thereto), (ii) the Letter of Transmittal (or
a facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, with any required
signature guarantees or an Agent's Message (as defined in Section 3 of the Offer
to Purchase) in connection with a book-entry transfer and (iii) any other
documents required by the Letter of Transmittal. The per share consideration
paid to any holder of Shares pursuant to the Offer will be the highest per share
consideration paid to any other holder of such Shares pursuant to the Offer.
Under no circumstances will interest on the purchase price for shares be paid by
Purchaser, regardless of any extension of the Offer or any delay in making such
payment.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Purchaser expressly
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time,
to extend the period during which the Offer is open for any reason, including
the existence of any of the conditions specified in Section 14 of the Offer to


Purchase, by giving oral or written notice of such extension to the Depositary.
Any such extension will be followed as promptly as practicable by public
announcement thereof, and such announcement will be made no later than 9:00
a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously
scheduled Expiration Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase). During any such
extension, all Shares previously tendered and not withdrawn will remain subject
to the Offer and subject to the right of a tendering shareholder to withdraw
such shareholder's shares.
Tenders of Shares made pursuant to the Offer are irrevocable, except that Shares
tendered pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at any time on or prior to the
expiration date. In order for a withdrawal to be effective, a written,
telegraphic or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal must be timely
received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth on the back cover
of the Offer to Purchase. Any such notice of withdrawal must specify the name of
the person who tendered the Shares to be withdrawn, the number of Shares to be
withdrawn and the name of the registered holder of such Shares, if different
from that of the person who tendered such Shares. If Share Certificates
evidencing Shares to be withdrawn have been delivered or otherwise identified to
the Depositary, then, prior to physical release of such Share Certificates, the
serial numbers shown on such Share Certificates must be submitted to the
Depositary and the signature(s) on the notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed
by a financial institution (including most commercial banks, savings and loan
associations and brokerage houses) that is a participant in the Security
Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the New York Stock Exchange Medallion
Signature Guarantee Program or the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (an
"Eligible Institution") except in the case of Shares tendered for the account of
an Eligible Institution. If Shares have been tendered pursuant to the procedures
for book-entry transfer set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase, any
notice of withdrawal must specify the name and number of the account at the
appropriate Book-Entry Transfer Facility (as defined in the Offer to Purchase)
to be credited with the withdrawn Shares and otherwise comply with such Book-
Entry Transfer Facility's procedures, in which case a notice of withdrawal will
be effective if delivered to the Depositary by any method of delivery described
in this paragraph. All questions as to the form and validity (including time of
receipt) of any notice of withdrawal will be determined by Purchaser, in its
sole discretion, whose determination shall be final and binding. Any Shares
properly withdrawn will be deemed not validly tendered for purposes of the
Offer, but may be tendered at any subsequent time prior to the Expiration Date
by following any of the procedures described in Section 3 of the Offer to
Purchase.
The Company has provided Purchaser with the Company's stockholder lists and
security position listings, including the most recent list of names, addresses
and security positions of non-objecting beneficial owners in the possession of
the Company, for the purpose of disseminating the Offer to holders of Shares.
The Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal and, if required,
other relevant materials will be mailed to record holders of Shares whose names
appear on the Company's stockholder lists and will be furnished to brokers,
dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and similar persons whose names, or
the names of whose nominees, appear on the stockholder list or, if applicable,
who are listed as participants in a clearing agency's security position listing
for subsequent transmittal to beneficial owners of Shares.
The receipt of cash in exchange for Shares pursuant to the Offer or the
Merger will be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes and
may also be a taxable transaction under applicable state, local or foreign tax
laws. In general, a stockholder who receives cash in exchange for Shares
pursuant to the Offer or the Merger will recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal
income tax purposes equal to the difference, if any, between the amount of cash
received and such stockholder's adjusted tax basis in the Shares exchanged
therefore. Provided that such Shares constitute capital assets in the hands of
the stockholder, such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss, and will be
long-term capital gain or loss if the holder has held the Shares for more than
one year at the time of sale. The maximum U.S. federal income tax rate
applicable to individual taxpayers on long-term capital gains is 20%, and the
deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. All stockholders
should consult with their own tax advisors as to the particular tax consequences
of the Offer and the Merger to them, including the applicability and effect of
the alternative minimum tax and


any state, local or foreign income and other tax laws and of changes in such tax
laws. For a more complete description of certain U.S. federal income tax
consequences of the Offer and the Merger see Section 5 of the Offer to Purchase.
The Purchaser expressly reserves the right to waive any condition to the Offer
or modify the terms of the Offer, subject to (a) the terms of the Merger
Agreement, which contain certain conditions that may not be waived and
modification that may not be made without the consent of the Company, and (b)
the rules and regulations of the Commission. The information required to be
disclosed by Rule 14d-6 of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is contained in the Offer to Purchase and is
incorporated herein by reference. The Offer to Purchase and the related Letter
of Transmittal contain important information which should be read carefully
before any decision is made with respect to the Offer. Questions and requests
for assistance may be directed to the Information Agent at its telephone number
listed below. Requests for copies of the Offer to Purchase, the related Letter
of Transmittal and all other tender offer materials may be directed to the
Information Agent or brokers, dealers, commercial banks and trust companies, and
copies will be furnished promptly at Purchaser's expense. Neither Purchaser nor
Securitas will pay any fees or commissions (other than to the Information Agent
and the Depositary) for soliciting tenders of Shares pursuant to the Offer. The
Information Agent for the Offer is:
Mackenzie Partners, Inc.
156 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10010
(212) 929-5500 (Call Collect)
E-mail: proxy@mackenziepartners.com
or
Call Toll-Free (800) 322-2885
August 7, 2000