Over the next five years security alarm services industry revenue in Canada is expected to increase slowly at an average annual rate of 1.7 percent to $1.1 billion, which includes 1.0 percent anticipated growth in 2016 alone, according to a recent report from market research firm IBISWorld.
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The Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) International announced that the National Monitoring Center locations in Lake Forest, Calif., and Irving, Texas, has obtained the CSAA Five Diamond Central Station Certification.
B Safe Inc., a regional provider of security and fire alarms to Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, has acquired Eyes On You Security of Bear, Delaware.
A conference held this spring on the topic of sales and marketing in the PERS business was aptly named Catalyst ’16, by its host, Affiliated Monitoring, Union, N.J.
On July 13, 2016, ESA’s National Training School (NTS) and the Louisiana Life Safety & Security Association chapter lost a dear friend and instructor, John Frederic. Frederic died unexpectedly leaving behind his teaching partner and wife of 53 years, Mary Ann.
ADS Security (ADS), a regional electronic security and automation company headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., and ranked No. 21 on the SDM 100, achieved $3 million in recurring monthly revenue earlier this year.
Select Security, ranked No. 37 on the SDM 100, has purchased Bluemont, Va.-based 5 Star Security. This purchase expands Select Security’s presence in the Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., suburbs.
French anti-terror police have requested the video footage from the July 14 terror attacks in Nice, France, be deleted to avoid “uncontrolled dissemination,” but Nice officials argue the footage must be kept as evidence, according to an article by BBC.
ProTech announced the addition of VideoWave Networks to its family of perimeter security system companies. VideoWave is a developer of surveillance software based on advanced video analytics that detect and track objects in outdoor environments.