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Gamewell-FCI makes government vendor list

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Tess Nacelewicz
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12/08/2010
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Fire Systems Installation

NORTHFORD, Conn.—Gamewell-FCI by Honeywell is now an approved General Services Administration Schedule vendor. That’s good news for Gamewell’s authorized dealers because they now can provide Gamewell’s fire alarm and mass notification systems to federal agencies and an increasing number of state and local government entities that now are allowed to take advantage of the favorable pricing ensured by the GSA schedule.

Dynafire: Innovation key to dynamic business

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Tess Nacelewicz
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12/02/2010
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Fire Systems Installation

CASSELBERRY, Fla.—Dynafire serves commercial and residential customers throughout Florida, one of the states hardest hit by the housing crisis and subsequent economic recession.

Silent Knight training ‘just in time’

Training clips augment tech support
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Tess Nacelewicz
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12/01/2010
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Fire Systems Installation

MAPLE GROVE, Minn.—Some new five-minute training videos clips produced by Silent Knight by Honeywell provide short, direct explanations about popular topics such as programming an IP Communicator and troubleshooting ground faults.

Fairchild completes massive school project

More customers using voice evac, IP cameras
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Tess Nacelewicz
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12/01/2010
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Fire Systems Installation

FORT WAYNE, Ind.—The newly-renovated 643,000-square-foot Carroll High School here is not only one of the largest schools in the state—but was the largest project that Fairchild Communications Systems has undertaken in its 10-year history, according to company officials.

Industry joins fire false-alarm battle

Efforts in Kentucky will be taken nationwide
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Tess Nacelewicz
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11/11/2010
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Fire Systems Installation

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—A new campaign here to combat false fire alarms involves not only local fire departments, but the alarm industry, with officials saying installers can play a role in reducing unintentional alarms.
“I’m really excited about it,” said Bill Cooper, an ADT industry liaison manager who is chairman of the Coordinated Alarm Reduction Effort for the Security Industry Alarm Coalition, regarding the initiative announced Oct. 28.

SSN Newspoll results encourage, surprise

Training is important, but some say class attendance is waning
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Tess Nacelewicz
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11/10/2010
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Fire Systems Installation

YARMOUTH, Maine—It probably comes as as little surprise that folks who do fire installation as part of their business value training. A recent SSN poll showed that they also think going the extra mile with high-level training, like NICET, is also important.
Tom Hammerberg, president and executive director of the Automatic Fire Alarm Association said he found the results encouraging. “It’s good to see there are number of people who feel training is important, because it very much is,” he said.

Potter says refinancing will lead to new products

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Tess Nacelewicz
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11/04/2010
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Fire Systems Installation

St. LOUIS—Potter Electric Signal has refinanced its debt with a new lender, a move the company’s president said would assist Potter as it releases some new fire products over the next two years.

Stanley enhances its On Fire initiative

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Tess Nacelewicz
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10/27/2010
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Fire Systems Installation

NAPERVILLE, Ill.—Stanley Convergent Security Solutions this year took its innovative employee fire-training initiative and made it more employee-friendly and cost-effective, company executives told Security Systems News in October.

With ECS acquisition, Norment adds fire systems

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Tess Nacelewicz
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10/20/2010
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Fire Systems Installation

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Norment Security Group, a contractor specializing in the corrections vertical, acquired Engineered Control Systems, a Spokane-based fire installation company.

Road shows highlight Edwards fire products

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Tess Nacelewicz
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10/18/2010
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Fire Systems Installation

FARMINGTON, Conn.—Edwards, a leading fire detection and alarm business with a reputation for quality products and technology innovations, is taking its latest fire and safety products on the road this fall.
The shows are the first big public event for Edwards since UTC Fire & Security earlier this year introduced Edwards, which has more than a century of industry expertise, as the company name for its fire detection and alarm business.

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SSN News Poll June 2013

Early termination fees are a standard in the security industry but now The ADT Corp. is facing a class-action lawsuit over them. The attorney representing ADT clients from California, Illinois and elsewhere in the lawsuit says the fees violate federal and state consumer protection laws. But industry advocates say the fees are legitimate to help companies recover installation costs and for loss of profit. What do you think about such fees?

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