Per Mar Security Services, based in Davenport, Iowa, announced that it has acquired Northern Safety and Security of Bemidji, Minn. Both companies specialize in providing electronic security solutions for their customers. The terms of the deal between the two companies were not disclosed. The addition of Northern Safety and Security to the Per Mar customer base continues to build Per Mar’s presence in Minnesota; Per Mar will continue operations in the Bemidji office.  

 

Established in 1953, Per Mar Security Services operates in 23 locations in the Midwest. The company operates a UL-listed Central Alarm Station that monitors more than 40,000 customers and provides Security Officers throughout the Midwest. 

 

“The team at Northern Safety and Security has done a great job taking care of their customers for many years, and it is important to us that this same level of service continues. It is the local employees that will really drive that." said Brian Duffy, president of Per Mar Security Services Electronic Division. 

 

Per Mar was advised by Barry Epstein on the transaction.