Siemens Building Technologies Division announced that it gave Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) $100,000 to support the construction of the school’s Fire Protection Engineering Lab. In recognition of the gift, WPI named the Fire Protection Engineering building’s conference center after Siemens to honor its leading role in supporting the advancement of fire and smoke detection technology and its underlying scientific study, the institution said.
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Digital Monitoring Products (DMP), Springfield, Mo., a privately held independent manufacturer of innovative intrusion, fire, access control, network and cellular communication products, and Protection 1, Romeville, Ill., a provider of installation, maintenance, and monitoring of single-family home security systems, business security systems and multifamily security systems entered into a new business partnership.
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An educational campus in Greenwich, Conn., recently invested more than $3 million in capital improvements to restore its 16 historic buildings and upgrade to the latest security and life safety systems. The 19-acre campus is home to the Westchester Fairfield Hebrew Academy, with 200 students attending kindergarten through the eighth grade, and the Greenwich Japanese School, which educates approximately 180 coeds in the same age range.

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When The Protection Bureau saw the recession coming, it decided on what some would call a risky course of action. The company chose to use an offensive — not defensive — growth strategy, expanding its offerings and growing its customer service department. It proactively connected with its current clients through a new Client Care Department and a company-wide, downright fanatical focus on customer satisfaction and intentional interaction.
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Fire protection systems can be complex, particularly when a system is installed in what is considered a “hazardous” environment, such as an offshore oil rig, a refrigeration plant that uses
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The recession may be on its way out, but the confidence level among SDM’s subscribers hasn’t returned to the fire protection market. The majority of dealers who participated in SDM’s
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Wireless was the logical choice to protect the historic building in the Palos Verde Unified School District.A Natural Fit for a Historic BuildingWhen Riverside, Calif.-based ICS Service was asked to
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