During the December 2012 IQ Certification annual membership meeting, executive director, Dale Eller, announced the election results for the 2013 IQ Board of Directors. Tim Creenan, Lynn Comer and Dave Currie each were elected to a two-year term, which began January 1, 2013.
The new Partnership for Priority Video Alarm Response (PPVAR) is pleased to announce that Anthony Canale, vice president of Verisk Crime Analytics, has joined its board of directors. Verisk Crime Analytics, a unit of Verisk Analytics, supports law enforcement with crime-related analytical tools that bridge the gap between the public and private sectors to provide value for the industries they serve.
Custom Alarm/Custom Communications Inc., Rochester, Minn., was named a Blue Ribbon Small Business Award® winner by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for the fourth straight year.
Diebold Incorporated, North Canton, Ohio, announced Thomas W. Swidarski, president and chief executive officer, is stepping down from the company and its board of directors, effective immediately.
Dynamark Security Centers partnered with Check Video to offer its dealer base new opportunities for product installations and ways to increase RMR. Check Video’s video surveillance and alarm verification solutions will now be available through First Action Security Team, the product division of Dynamark Security Centers.
Vicky Rutherford, owner and chief executive officer of Rutherford Controls Intl. Corp., a privately held, family-owned business for almost 90 years, announced that she agreed to sell RCI to The Dorma Group.
William (Bill) Cooper IV died at home on Dec. 4, 2012. Per the Central Station Alarm Association, Cooper passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones
The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) asked qualified security installation companies, “What percentage of your firms’ residential sales were generated from projects in new homes versus existing homes in 2011