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.
In a May 2017 letter to its customers, Tyco announced that over the coming months it would be transitioning the brand identity of its Tyco business units, including the fire alarm, suppression, security and healthcare communications businesses of Tyco SimplexGrinnell, to Johnson Controls.
American Alarm and Communications, ranked No. 27 on the SDM 100, acquired Security Design Consultants (SDC) of Westwood, Mass., further solidifying American Alarm’s security and life-safety customer coverage in eastern Massachusetts, the company reported.
Security integrator Security 101 has opened a new franchise office to serve the Philadelphia area. Security 101 – Philadelphia is owned and managed by industry veteran Andrew Benson. There are now two Pennsylvania Security 101 offices, located in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
While no amount of security can guarantee against the possibility of an attack, major terrorist attacks around the world always serve as a clarion call, drawing people’s attention to security measures in their own towns, and many are increasingly beginning to turn their focus from indoors to outdoors and the perimeter surrounding the venues.
PSA Security Network announced the 2017 PSA Security Network Vendor Award and Customer Service Award Winners at the recent TEC 2017 conference, held in Westminster, Colo. May 8-11.
According to Robbie Danko, marketing manager for LVC Companies Inc. (formerly Low Voltage Contractors), this year’s PSA TEC, held May 9-11 in Westminster, Colo., was the best she has seen yet.
Will Electronics was awarded the security portion of the new O’Fallon Justice Center project in O’Fallon, Mo. Jeffrey Buss, account manager for Will Electronics, won the business, which was competitively bid on by multiple security integrators in the St. Louis area. Will Electronics will provide the O’Fallon Justice Center with a unified Genetec video and access control system. The new system will encompass 116 cameras and over 90 card readers.