Articles Tagged with ''security dealers''

At the California Alarm Association meeting, held in San Francisco last December, a callout by Kirk MacDowell of MacGuard netted $9,100 in SIAC contributions. MacDowell’s idea was to put forward a personal pledge of $1,500, as a 10 percent match up to the $15,000 goal in contributions from others. While his goal from other security industry contributions wasn’t met, it was a tremendous success, according to SIAC, which thanked MacDowell for the unique idea, his contribution, and his effort in invigorating others to think about how donations can be raised.

Richmond Alarm announced the acquisition of Becker & Ellington Security Systems of Midlothian, Va. The transaction is the second Richmond Alarm has made in the past year. The merger is anticipated to result in double digit growth for Richmond Alarm as they continue to expand their central Virginia physical security services footprint and offer the latest technology to residential and commercial customers.

How do you define the difference between emergency communication and mass notification? It turns out the difference is not so cut and dried.

Dortronics waterproof push button switches, WR5276-HD28/HD29, are designed for card access systems or automatic door openers.

STI’s easy-to-use emergency panic stopper station push button allows a user to perform a calm, effective and confident action when needed.

The new Trove1SA1 from Altronix seamlessly accommodates SALTO access controllers, providing a highly efficient and scalable access solution.

DITEK’s DTK-DF120S1 is a 120-volt dedicated circuit protection device designed to minimize damage from AC supply voltage spikes by isolating incoming surges that originate from lightning strikes and other sources.

There has been a big shift in the security market in the past few years — both for commercial and residential systems.

Boon Edam Inc., a global leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors, announced the breadth of its 2019 technical training program, including scheduled factory trainings, online webinars and roadshow trainings throughout the United States. Technical training events are free of charge to Boon Edam distributor and integrator partners, and include one to three days of intensive product instruction and hands-on exercises.

Last year was a big one for security industry mergers and acquisitions. SDM counted at least seven major deals involving security dealers or integrators — as either buyers or sellers.