SDM Dealer of the Year: Past Winners
Curious about who has won in the past? Over the last 38 years an incredible range of dealers have impressed SDM with their unmistakable success, innovation, use of industry best practices, and notable growth and accomplishments. Each year the winners are truly a snapshot of what is great about the industry.
1 - 1980: Beltway Alarm
2 - 1981: Denver Burglar Alarm
3 - 1982: Commonwealth Security
4 - 1983: AEI Technologies
5 - 1984: Alarm Detection Systems
6 - 1985: Central District Alarm
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7 - 1986: Eastern Security Systems
8 - 1987: Sentry Protective Systems
9 - 1988: The Greater Alarm Co. and Safe Systems Inc. (two winners)
10 - 1989: Security Inc.
11 - 1990: Consolidated Southern Security Inc.
12 - 1991: Smith Alarm
13 - 1992: National Security Service
14 - 1993: Metrol Security Services
15 - 1994: Security Tech Associates Inc.
16 - 1995: Custom Alarm/Custom Communications Inc.
17 - 1996: Mountain Alarm
18 - 1997: Doyle Security Systems
19 - 1998: Bay Alarm Company
20 - 1999: Guardian Protection Services Inc.
21 - 2000: CPI Security Systems
22 - 2001: Trans-Alarm
23 - 2002: Safeguard Security & Communications
24 - 2003: Vector Security
25 - 2004: Atronic Alarms
26 - 2005: HSM (Honeywell Security Monitoring)
27 - 2006: Alert Alarm of Hawaii
28 - 2007: Ackerman Security
29 - 2008: ASG Security
30 - 2009: Stanley CSS
31 – 2010: The Protection Bureau
32 – 2011: Vivint (formerly APX Alarm)
33 – 2012: Protection 1
34 – 2013: Guardian Protection
35 – 2015: Vectort Security
36 – 2016: Electric Guard Dog
37 – 2017: ADT
38 – 2018: Bates Security/Sonitrol of Lexington
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