This year’s event was the best attended since pre-COVID, and began in earnest with company presentations from ADS, Brinks Home, Elite ISI, PEAK Alarm, and Zeus Fire and Security.
The good news is that the big takeaways were mostly positive, in spite of going on year three of a worldwide pandemic, ongoing supply chain issues, a looming recession and inflation issues.
Barnes Associates, Inc., a consulting and advisory firm specializing in the security alarm industry announced that Joe Thompson has joined the company as a senior vice president.
The 2021 Barnes Buchanan Conference, set for Feb. 4 and Feb. 5 in a virtual format, is now cancelled. The 2022 Barnes Buchanan Conference is scheduled for Feb. 10-12 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla.
There were few surprises, but great detail provided by Michael Barnes in his “Security Alarm Industry Overview” presentation to attendees of the 2017 Barnes Buchanan Security Conference, held February 9-10 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla.
The 21st annual Barnes Buchanan Conference — which aligns the security alarm industry with the financial sectors interested in the recurring monthly revenue (RMR) model — imparted a positive outlook on industry performance and countless options for making money.
With new players such as AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, Cox and, potentially, Google, as well as a do-it-yourself market, which some think is growing three times as fast as the professionally installed market, who wouldn’t consider security an attractive market and wonder, Who are the winners going to be?
The 2012 Barnes Buchanan Conference opened yesterday on an upbeat note. The outlook for 2012 deal flow is viewed positively. David Stang, senior vice president of Bank of America noted that equity markets are improving; and in particular the leveraged loan market for RMR is improving and the volume of deals is on the rise. "Activity is robust," Stang commented.
