Tag: Advanced Security Technologies
Advanced Security Technologies acquires Premier Security and Fire
November 9, 2021Paul Ragusa
RIVERSIDE, Calif.—With Advanced Security Technologies’ (AST's) recent acquisition of Premier Security and Fire of Modesto, CEO Bob Ricucci told Security Systems News that AST adds a mostly commercial account base in the “heart of one of our more dense customer areas, featuring many of the same services.” The purchase was financed by Alarm Financial Services (AFS) for an undisclosed amount.
“They were recommended to us through our associate Jim Wooster at...
Advanced Security Technologies’ Founder Robert Ricucci Sr. passes
August 16, 2021Paul Ragusa
RIVERSIDE, Calif.—It is with great sadness that Advanced Security Technologies announces the passing of one of its founding fathers and a 40-Year industry veteran, Robert Ricucci Sr. He was 83.
Ricucci Sr. came to California in 1975 from Michigan, where he played on the 1957 National Champion Football Team for Michigan State University, and then later professionally, with the Dallas Texans and Buffalo Bills (pictured below). He entered the security industry in 1980 and has been involved...