Tag: fire alarm
Per Mar honored as 2023 business of the year
August 22, 2023SSN Staff
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Per Mar Security Services was honored as Business of the Year at the 2023 Quad Cities Chamber Annual Meeting on August 10, 2023.
Headquartered in Davenport, Iowa for nearly 70 years, Per Mar started in the living room of John and Eleanor Duffy in 1953 and grew to 25 branch locations throughout the Midwest. The company has been particularly active in their hometown area, supporting a number of non-profit organizations with employees volunteering regularly in the community.
“Over...
Johnson Controls launches Simplex Foundation Series
August 17, 2023SSN Staff
MILWAUKEE – Johnson Controls has announced the launch of their Simplex Foundation Series fire detection systems which offers protection to small and mid-sized buildings.
Johnson Controls, a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, describes the Foundation Series as an off-the-shelf fire detection solution that features both addressable and non-addressable models, as well as a range of reliable and proven Simplex devices.
“Today’s installers are busier than...
Pye-Barker enters Louisiana with acquisition of Acadiana Security Plus
June 16, 2023SSN Staff
ATLANTA – Pye-Barker Fire & Safety’s most recent acquisition sees it enter Louisiana for the first time and marks the company's presence in its 37th state.
The company has acquired Acadiana Security Plus (ASP), a leading security and fire alarm provider in Louisiana. ASP offers security systems access control, video verification, fire and burglar alarms, 24/7 monitoring and rapid emergency dispatch for commercial and government customers. This is just the most recent...
Convergint acquires Ballou Fire Systems
June 5, 2023SSN Staff
HOUSTON, Texas – Systems integrator Convergint announced today that it would be acquiring Ballou Fire Systems, expanding its fire alarm and life safety business.
The Houston-based Ballou Fire Systems is known for its designs, installs, and servicing electronic life safety, security, and communications systems. Convergint said that the acquisition provides the company with Ballou’s team of experts in bolstering its offerings in the Houston and South Central region...
Silmar Electronics celebrating 60th anniversary
May 11, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
MIAMI – Silmar Electronics, Inc., a Florida-based wholesale distributor of low voltage security products with nine locations, is celebrating its 60th anniversary.
The origins of the company date back to 1960, when founder Jorge Smith Sr. and his family emigrated from Cuba, arriving in Miami. Smith was an electrical engineer by trade and in 1963 started Silmar Electronics. His primary focus upon establishing the company was the manufacturer of eavesdropping devices, with the...
Pye-Barker acquires AC Daughtry Security Systems
March 1, 2023SSN Staff
ATLANTA – Pye-Barker Fire & Safety just announced its most recent acquisition with the pickup of AC Daughtry Security Systems, further solidifying their position in the Northeast region.
Another in a line of monthly acquisitions for the growing provider, AC Daughtry offers fire alarm systems and inspections, intrusion alarms, access control, video surveillance, intercoms and environmental detection solutions for their commercial customers all over New Jersey, and southern New York (including...
NAPCO announcing 2023 Q2 fiscal results
February 2, 2023SSN Staff
AMITYVILLE, N.Y. – NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. is set to announce their financial results for the second fiscal quarter, 2023.
The company’s second fiscal quarter ended on December 31, 2022, and as such NAPCO will hold a conference call detailing the results on Monday, February 6, at 11:00 a.m. ET. Parties interested in participating in the call my do so by dialing 1-877-407-4018 or for international callers, 1-201-689-8471. In addition to the call, viewers can also...
School district opts for Balco, Guardian
December 12, 2014SSN Staff
SEMINOLE, Texas—Plagued with false alarms, surly technnicians and other problems, Seminole Independent School District Board members unanimously decided to dump their current integrator and go with Balco for fire alarm system installation and repairs at its junior high, according to a report in the Seminole Sentinel.
The full price of the Balco contract is $88,870, according to the report.
The board also agreed to install security cameras at the elementary school, using about $30,000 in federal...
Sprinkler system malfunctions, floods restaurant
May 10, 2013SSN Staff
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—Dioli's Trattoria, an Italian restaurant here, is expected to be closed until the middle of the month as a result of being flooded by a faulty fire sprinkler, according to an article from the News & Record, a newspaper based in Greensboro, N.C.
The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. on May 8 when water flowed into the restaurant from the fire sprinkler system in the Stevens Center, the space the restaurant leases belonging to the University of North Carolina School of the...
Fire destroys home after alarm fails to send signal
April 8, 2013SSN Staff
VALRICO, Fla.—A family's home in this Tampa suburb was destroyed by fire in August after an ADT fire alarm did not send a signal to the monitoring center, according to an article from ABC Action News in Tampa.
A history report that the family of the home obtained from ADT shows their panel never alerted the monitoring center, the article said. Hillsborough County fire investigators blame an electrical problem.
According to an expert cited in the article, an electrical problem could include...