However, providing top security at such plants is an extremely demanding task. It requires top skills in areas that not all security companies and systems integrators provide frequently. Getting your company ready to subcontract or contract for this work requires specialized knowledge, but companies that already are skilled in some of the required areas will have a head start.
“It’s definitely a different set of installation processes,†emphasizes Ron Petrie, director of business development for systems integrator Unlimited Technology Inc. (UTI), Chester Springs, Pa., no. 49 on SDM's Top Systems Integrators Report. “The industrial settings are much more strict on safety protocols, and our technicians are a lot more highly trained on that side of the fence.