Per Mar Security Services, a provider of total security solutions for residential and commercial clients based in Davenport, Iowa, was named the 2016 Salient Regional Dealer of the Year for the Midwest Region. This award recognizes the top dealer in the Midwest Region who sells more than $500,000 in equipment. Per Mar was also named a Diamond Level Dealer with Salient for selling over $500,000 in equipment. Only a few Salient dealers reach Diamond Level Dealer status, the company reported in a press release.
In a team-building exercise that involved the assembly of wheelchairs for paralyzed U.S. veterans, Vector Security’s managers and senior executives constructed travel-version wheelchairs for donation to the Keystone Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America. The wheelchairs will assist in increasing mobility for supported member veterans.
Allied Universal, a facility services company, has been named to Forbes’ third annual America’s Best Employers list for 2017. The company ranked at number 474 on the list of 500 best large employers.
Skylar Odin of Miami Springs was awarded ESA-FL’s first place in the Youth Scholarship Program. Odin’s father is Chief of Hialeah Fire Headquarters and her “guardian angel,” as she wrote in her essay.
Convergint Technologies, a provider of service-based systems integration, acquired Operational Security Systems Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, and with an additional location in Orlando, Fla. Operational Security Systems is a full-service provider of the design, installation and maintenance of electronic security systems.
Anixter, Tri-Ed and CLARK announced the continuation of Tri-Ed’s Stadium Tour training & networking events in cities across the U.S., during the 2017 baseball season. These one-day events feature technical trainings and exhibits from security industry suppliers, dinner and an exciting night out at the ballgame.
Reed Exhibitions, the global tradeshow company, announced today the appointment of Will Wise as group vice president of its security portfolio. Wise will oversee the flagship ISC West event in Las Vegas, ISC East in New York, Card Not Present Expo in Orlando, and Cardnotpresent.com. Wise brings more than two decades of security industry experience to Reed, and his expertise will further drive the security events to deliver physical, IT and IoT security solutions for customers.
ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, announced that it will speak at ISC West 2017 as part of SIA Education@ISC, the Security Industry Association’s educational program held in conjunction with ISC West. ONVIF is also a sponsor of ISC West and will be hosting the ONVIF Lounge at Booth LL1 within the Sands Expo, where attendees can relax and recharge their mobile devices.
SentryNet, a provider of wholesale central station monitoring services, began its 30‐year journey in 1987 when the first alarm signal was received in its Greenville, Mississippi, monitoring center.