While growth was not quite as robust as the prior year, SDM 100 dealers still managed to grow RMR by 4.2 percent last year, despite the many disruptors now present in the channel
Collectively, the SDM 100 security dealers grew their RMR 4.2 percent, from $618 million to $643 million last year. Among the top 100 there were 88 dealers who individually improved their RMR rate in 2017 over 2016.
With a strong economy, plus a healthy new construction and retrofit market, business remains steady in the fire space, with a few new opportunities, but also some notes of caution
In an economy that is staying strong, with a projected commercial construction growth rate of 4 percent annually through 2019, there is much to be happy about.
SDM talked with several security dealers about their recent experiences with business operations software designed specifically for the security industry.
IoT, DIY/MIY, cyber security, active shooters — SDM 100 dealers talk about the issues that will have the biggest impact, either positive or negative, on their businesses this year
The plaintiff alleged that for years the defendants have known of the dangers posed by the design of these ionization smoke alarms: they fail to adequately detect and, thus, to alert people to smoldering fires in their homes.
At a recent industry event we heard a speaker explain how cold calling was a primary solution to gain new customers, and it baffled us. Those archaic tactics are still being used, even with so much technology, analytics and data — not to mention the fact that analytics and data can be measured and are affordable.
Conflict is an unwelcome disruption, and in a team or department it can quickly spread, causing damaged relationships, lower productivity, lower morale and even business failure.
f you don’t leave a well-planned and well-crafted voicemail, well, you can count on not getting any response at all. Here are some tips for leaving a good voicemail.
Do you say, “Networking scares me. We’re a security company; we protect people and property”? If so, then read on, because it’s time to adapt or become history.
Prince George’s County, Md., is the latest municipality to implement Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), a technology designed to automate communication between alarm monitoring central stations and public safety dispatch/911 centers.
Because of the desirable nature of the product, the easy street resale value, and the fact that many marijuana retailers carry a lot of cash on hand, the need for professional and reliable surveillance is essential in the legal cannabis industry.
On March 23 President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, which, among other provisions, would reauthorize and restore funding for school safety grants administered by the U.S. Department of Justice — a major policy priority for the Security Industry Association (SIA) since 2008.
Guardian Protection Services hosted its annual dealer conference in Las Vegas April 10-12, in conjunction with ISC West, where they discussed the company’s mission and vision and recognized Guardian dealers’ accomplishments with the exciting special agent theme of “Mission: Possible.”
Cemtrex Inc., a technology and manufacturing company, entered into an agreement to acquire ownership of approximately 46 percent of the outstanding common stock of Vicon Industries Inc., a New York-based provider of mission critical security and video surveillance systems.
The Security Industry Association announced winners of the SIA New Product Showcase Awards Program. Winners were recognized on stage at ISC West 2018, North America’s largest security tradeshow, and IPConfigure took top honors as Best in Show.
B Safe Inc., a regional provider of security and fire alarms to Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, acquired substantially all the assets of Sure Guard Inc. in Paoli, Penn.
Bold Technologies, a provider of alarm monitoring and PSIM software, launched its new learning and training platform, BoldU. BoldU was introduced to customers in mid-February and officially kicked off on March 1.
Right off the bat, TEC 2018, the annual conference presented by PSA which was held for the first time this year in downtown Denver, March 12-16, set the tone for the event with a galvanizing keynote speech by motivational speaker Glenn Bill. Bill had attendees stand and shout, “I’m alive! I’m alert! And I feel great!”
ISC West, which was sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA), concluded April 13 as the largest converged security event of the year. The show experienced its biggest and most successful year to-date.
Known for more than six decades as the ASIS International Annual Seminar and Exhibits, Global Security Exchange (GSX) is no stranger to the issues that matter most to today’s security professional. The event’s new name reflects the commitment from ASIS International to provide a forum where security professionals the world over can gather and learn from each other, discuss innovations and connect with allied organizations, companies and service providers.
The Electronic Security Expo (ESX) has announced its general session speaker. Don Yaeger, 11-time best-selling author and longtime associate editor for Sports Illustrated, will teach teams how to achieve their goals by connecting to a greater sense of purpose on the ESX Main Stage, June 21 at 11 a.m., the organization reported.
ASSA ABLOY launched ASSA ABLOY Academy, a consolidation of its robust training programs that enable security professionals to be more effective at their job of protecting both people and places.
Select Security, provider of security and life safety solutions for homes and businesses and ranked No. 32 on the SDM 100, is pleased to announce it has completed the purchase of several companies as part of its expansion in the southeast. The purchases added 6,000 customers, bringing Select Security’s rapidly growing total number of customers to more than 80,000.
Camden Door Controls’ newest strike, the CX-ED1410, is a Grade 1 ANSI fire strike for UL fire-rated doors/frames with cylindrical locksets that is designed to provide optimum electric strike quality and performance.
Arecont Vision’s new MegaDome and MegaVideo UltraHD series cameras are true day/night indoor/outdoor cameras and include a motorized remote focus/zoom 4.4-10mm P-Iris lens mounted in a three-axis gimbal for rapid installation and setup.
Dortronics 4800 series intelligent door interlock controllers feature 12 field-assignable inputs and 17 configurable relay outputs for various input/output configuration and added flexibility.
This new technology provides the flexibility to extend data transmission at longer distances over UTP or convert coax cabling to pure IP with ePoE converters and extenders for a pure IP solution.
Both cameras allow for individual on-screen displays and a full suite of video analytics including loitering, directional detection, fog detection, tampering, motion detection and objects entering or exiting an area.
Honeywell is expanding its line of Fire-Lite addressable fire alarm control panels to give safety professionals more options for designing small to medium-sized fire systems.
Johnson Controls’ C•CURE 9000 v2.70 from Software House is a security management system that provides mission critical security and safety protection for people, buildings and assets.
When deployed under an Infrastructure-as-a-Service model, this latest version can reduce or eliminate the need for onsite OnGuard server hardware along with the need for multiple software installations and updates.
Both dome and bullet models are designed to withstand exposure to rain, dust and vandalism, making them suitable for use in demanding indoor and outdoor environments.
Johnson Controls’ latest version of exacqVision VMS (9.2) enables users to individually configure and customize their system while providing strong security to help protect against cyber attacks.