Tag: Dynamark Monitoring

TYSONS, Va. – Alarm.com has announced a number of enhancements to its Visual Verification interface solutions. In the past year the company has said that it has built a "robust" portfolio of Visual Verification features. They enable central station operators to assess an emergency and expedite the appropriate response more quickly and accurately. One of the ways they do that is through the distillation of information for operators in the form of a Person On-Site Likelihood Indicator. “The...

HAGERSTOWN, Md.—Dynamark Monitoring, Inc. has acquired Excel Central, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio. Excel has been a trusted provider of monitoring services to independent alarm dealers for over 30 years, with a reputation for personal service and a quality monitoring experience. “The monitoring business has changed so much in the last few years, and I knew it was time to find the right partner for our dealers,” commented Excel owner Debbie Clark. “We were thrilled to welcome...

BOSTON—Rockland Trust’s Security Alarm Lending Group announced recently that it has provided a $20 million revolving line of credit to Dynamark Monitoring Inc. “We feel very fortunate to work with an experienced team at Rockland Trust who understands and supports our industry,” Dynamark Monitoring.President and CEO Trey Alter said in the announcement. “This facility will allow us to keep innovating in support of our dealers.” Headquartered in Hagerstown,...

HAGERSTOWN, Md.—Dynamark Monitoring recently partnered with home improvement financing companies to provide dealers a consumer equipment financing option for their customers. “The goal is to help dealers expand their business while keeping their own individual brand and identity strong,” the company said.“This equipment financing program is available to any security company, whether they do monitoring or non-monitored, and it's open to both residential and commercial,”...

Steven Alter, 32Central station manager, Dynamark MonitoringHagerstown, Md.Steven Alter is the central station manager for Dynamark; “I monitor the day-to-day operations of our monitoring center—that's a 24/7-365 job. We monitor systems all across the U.S. now, ” Alter said.Asked what he likes most about the industry, Alter pointed to the impact a monitoring center can have. “My favorite thing is, from the monitoring side, when we make a save—when we save somebody's...

HAGERSTOWN, Md.—Dynamark Monitoring, a wholesale central station based here, received a $15 million senior credit facility from Citizens Commercial Banking, a division of Citizens Bank.“The line of credit is really meant for acquisitions and expansion of the business,” Trey Alter, Dynamark's president and CEO, told Security Systems News. “We're always looking for quality central stations and well-managed alarm companies that are looking to partner with a larger company, or...

ISC West 2012 is in the books. As expected, Day Three was a bit quieter than the opening two acts, but there was still plenty of action for those who chose to stay for the duration. Here are a few details from my stops on the final day: — Don Maden, executive VP for COPS Monitoring, said the company is putting the final cosmetic touches on its new central station in Dallas, with an anticipated opening sometime in May. COPS has also rebranded its COP-A-Link online management tool for dealers...

HAGERSTOWN, Md.—Dynamark Security Centers, a well-known name in the security industry—the monitoring aspect of which disappeared through a series of acquisitions several years ago, and which earlier this year announced its intent to relaunch—is once again officially open for business."We opened the door on Monday [Sept. 19] with a staff of 20," Dynamark VP sales and marketing Tom Piston told Security Systems News. "We will, of course, need to add more in the coming months."Part...

HAGERSTOWN, Md.—Dynamark Security Centers, a well-known name in the security industry whose monitoring aspect disappeared through a series of acquisitions several years ago, is ready to make a monitoring comeback with a new central station slated to open here by the end of summer. The newly launched Dynamark Monitoring invested $1.5 million of its own money to acquire a 26,000 square-foot space that initially will create jobs for at least 35 operators with plans to continue expansion in the...