A series of acquisitions, new branch openings and increase in staffing that ASG, Beltsville, Md., describes as “explosive growth” can be further characterized as an extraordinarily controlled and calculated explosion. In the past year, not only did ASG acquire two companies, grow its RMR base by 16 percent, set a “300 strong” sales force goal and open two new branches; the company managed that growth with a level head, putting its customers first and always keeping the big picture in mind.
From new products to new trends, the 2011 First Alert Professional Dealer Convention held in Scottsdale, Ariz., contained plenty of “new,” apt for its theme of “Exploring New Dimensions.” Some 800 alarm dealers, integrators, central station companies, distributors, vendors and speakers from the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America attended the event.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) appointed John Stroia, vice president of corporate development for Diebold Inc., to the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) board of directors. Stroia currently serves as the Secretary on SIA’s board of directors.
California is the most populous state — by far, and it is the third-largest by land area (after Alaska and Texas). That creates a vast territory and an incredible amount of end users for the California Alarm Association (CAA) to cover. Like California, the CAA is huge, but the CAA is also small, built upon camaraderie and close-knit relationships between all its active members.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., San Diego, a national security solutions provider, announced that it acquired selected assets of an unnamed critical infrastructure security and public safety system integration business from a large international public company. Speculation around the industry points to Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, but neither company agreed to comment.
Back in 1974, when gas was 55 cents a gallon and a worker’s average annual income was about $10,900, his father, Charles, founded the company with a focus on the then solid service business in office intercoms and master antennas. Over those growing pain years and with myriad changes and advances in communications technologies, the business — then consisting of about two handfuls of employees — was critically challenged.
The New York Fire Alarm Association announced that it had its most successful holiday toy drive in all the years that its “devoted industry team” has done this. The group was able to “deliver bountifully to four burn centers and one pediatric unit.”
New York City-based SecureWatch24 said it is introducing a new national advertising campaign that asks prospects to “Deny Dangerous” by utilizing the company’s security services.
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