Johnson Controls and Tyco entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company, will combine with Tyco, a global fire and security provider, and will together provide building products and technology, integrated solutions and energy storage.
United Systems, Denver, acquired Absolute Fire & Safety, Littleton, Colo., and created a new specialized division, United Systems Fire & Safety. The new division, founded on October 1, will deliver specialized fire and safety services to commercial businesses throughout Colorado.
In a case before the Court of Appeals of the state of Florida, the court sustained the ruling of the Circuit Court that granted a summary judgment in favor of the security company resulting from an action against it for breach of express warranty and fraud arising out of a fire loss to a customer’s home.