Alarm Detection Systems Inc. (ADS) announced it has Acquired Break Point Security in Littleton, Colo. The acquisition will enhance ADS' protective services capabilities within the Denver area. 

Did an Illinois city need a license to sell and install security alarm systems?

Did a free promotion put an alarm company in legal jeopardy?

How would you rate your ability to operate a security company in a complex environment? The fact is that business-operating complexity may be one reason the security industry is contracting.

A suit was recently filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas accusing a number of alarm companies of infringing on a patent described as “303 patent.”

It’s used in many different ways by different people, but the primary objective of the SDM 100 remains the same after 25 years: to measure consumer dollars gained by alarm companies, in order to present an account of the size of the market captured by the 100 largest security providers.

Whether you plan to sell your company now or in the future, knowing the proper steps to take before and during the sale will help you to maximize your profits.

There was great case out of the state of New York in which the plaintiff alarm company contracted with the defendant to inspect and maintain the defendant’s fire alarm system for an initial period of five years. Approximately six months into the contract, the defendant terminated the contract. The plaintiff alarm company commenced an action alleging that the defendant, by its premature termination, breached the contract. The alarm company pursued damages under the contract’s liquidated damage clause.

 A case against an alarm company in Connecticut dealt with the allegation of fraud. The issue of fraud can be closely analogous to that of gross negligence so the case is relevant for discussion. 

An alarm company entered into an agreement to install a security system at a store and also agreed to provide a “central station signal receiving and notification service.”