The oldest central station in the country turned 140 years old this year.

Honeywell, Northford, Conn., appointed Gary Lederer to lead Honeywell Life Safety (HLS) – Fire Solutions Americas and oversee Fire Systems and System Sensor, both part of the Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions’ Life Safety business.

System Sensor, St. Charles, Ill., launched a new online form that enables customers to request that System Sensor design their FAAST Fire Alarm Aspiration Sensing Technology® projects.

Life Safety Engineered Systems, a PSA Security Network owner company, was selected over 60 other partners for OfficeMax’s annual Vendor of the Year award.

A number of high-value, high-security facilities across the country have implemented Silent Knight’s FAAST (Fire Alarm Aspiration Sensing Technology) aspiration detector from System Sensor to provide highly accurate, early-warning smoke detection.

Commercial fire alarm panels traditionally have not been one of the most dynamic product development areas within the security industry — a situation that has arisen, some say, because of heavy code requirements. In recent years, however, fire alarm panel manufacturers have introduced several new capabilities that can save business customers money, enhance system performance, and even generate new recurring monthly revenue (RMR).

The effects of Hurricane Sandy, later evolving into Superstorm Sandy, were severe for the security industry as they were for everyone.

Fire-Lite Alarms by Honeywell, Northford, Conn., is being recognized by the Security Industry Association (SIA) for its 25 years of membership with the popular security advocacy group.

Addressable fire alarm systems would appear to be tailor-made for the K-12 educational market — and many schools already have adopted the technology, simplifying maintenance and providing more detailed information in the event that the local fire department must be called in. Yet, budget issues have prevented some schools from installing addressable fire systems and have prevented some schools with older addressable systems from obtaining the latest generation of the fire alarm technology.

About a year and a half ago, Protex Central in Hastings, Neb., saw a potential growth opportunity in mass notification systems (MNS) and made the decision to devote significant resources to developing marketing, sales and installation capabilities that would allow the company to take advantage of that opportunity.

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