It is also proven that many in the security industry have been successful in adding PERS and growing this part of their business. “Our dealers in the PERS industry have been experiencing double-digit growth,” shares Christopher Baskin, chief executive officer (CEO) of American Two-Way, North Hollywood, Calif.
With a considerably lesser amount of standards and certification/licensing requirements than the alarm industry requires, there is also a sense that the transition might by easy. Many in the industry caution against this attitude. In fact, the message from PERS veterans is cautionary: Only serious, well-researched entrants, please. The easily distracted and dissuaded need not apply. More importantly, what you see today won’t necessarily be here tomorrow. PERS is an industry on the move. Technology is changing, standards and regulation are coming, and competition is increasing.