NorthStar Alarm Services LLC, Orem, Utah, increased its credit facility to $80 million, doubling its facility since the company’s recapitalization 20 months ago, with Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and The Beekman Group.
The Illinois Electronic Security Association (IESA) wants security industry professionals to be aware that the Illinois alarm industry is facing its most significant threat ever — even more so than in 2011 — because Senate Bill 1495 has advanced to the Local Government Committee in the Illinois Senate, chaired by the bill’s sponsor, Thomas Cullerton, who is a cousin of Senate President John Cullerton.
CSAA Int’l, Vienna, Va., announced that the Alarm Industry Communications Committee has launched an industry-wide survey on the issue of dropped signals involving Digital Alarm Communications Transmitters.
As its 65th birthday approaches, Guardian Protection Services, Warrendale, Pa., has refused to “act its age” and rest on its historic laurels. In 1950, Guardian Alarm Systems of Pittsburgh Inc., the former identity of Guardian Protection Services, was solely focused on the installation of security systems for jewelry stores. The name and the breadth of services offered both changed in 1975, when current CEO, Russell Cersosimo, bought the business and created Guardian Protection Services.
The Security Industry Association, Silver Spring, Md., named four of its members as the winners of the Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award. The recipients will be honored during an awards ceremony at ISC West, Las Vegas, on April 14, 2015. The Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award is named in honor of Sandra Jones, principal of Sandra Jones and Company, a prolific SIA volunteer and co-founder of the executive conference Securing New Ground.
Tyco, Boca Raton, Fla., announced it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Commercial Wireless Systems International (CWSI), Sunrise, Fla., a provider of wireless fire alarm and detection technology.
The Helix Security and Automation Platform by Resolution Products, Hudson, Wis., was named Best Residential Security Platform by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) in the techhome division of the Mark of Excellence awards during the International Consumer Electronics Show, held in Las Vegas in January.
AT&T, Dallas, announced plans to expand the product and service offerings of AT&T Digital Life by integrating new products and services into its home security and automation platform.
Central Security Group (CSG), Tulsa, Okla., ranked No.14 on the 2014 SDM 100, announced the acquisition of Allied Protective Systems based in Oklahoma City.
The Electronic Security Expo (ESX) issued a call for entries for its ESX 2015 Innovation Awards, formerly named the Maximum Impact Awards. The awards will be given out at a ceremony during ESX 2015, which will be held this year at the Baltimore Convention Center, June 24-26. The award’s new name denotes the renewed focus on celebrating the most impactful and groundbreaking technologies, according to an ESX press release.