To celebrate recent upgrades to more than half its locations, AVAD is hosting a week-long open house at all of its United States and Canada branch locations.

With more than 300 dealers, vendors, family and friends in attendance, Volutone Van Nuys officially opened the Van Nuys, Calif.-based Volutone flagship “self shop super center.”

Sonitrol of SW Ohio recently assisted in two separate apprehensions. The first incident occurred at a Lexington, Ky.-located business, where an individual tried to break in through a window.

Tri-Ed / Northern Video, Woodbury, N.Y., North America’s largest independent security distributor, announced its further expansion with the acquisition of Seabreeze Security Distributors, a security distributor in the Orlando, Fla. market.

Mace Security International Inc., Horsham, Pa., announced the appointment of industry veteran Michael J. Joseph as vice president and general manager of Mace Central Station, the company’s wholesale central monitoring station located in Anaheim, Calif.

For the first time in 26 years, Vector Security, Pittsburgh, refreshed its brand strategy with the goals of highlighting the overall customer experience and positioning the company as a leading provider of security and security-related solutions tailored to customer needs and business objectives.