Tag: AvantGuard Monitoring Centers
Becklar expands portfolio with acquisition of Eyeforce
June 7, 2023SSN Staff
OGDEN, Utah – Becklar, a safety solutions provider for enterprises and individuals, as well as the parent company of AvantGuard, Armstrongs and Freeus, has announced the acquisition of Eyeforce.
A provider of monitored remote guarding solutions, Eyeforce combines video surveillance with AI/machine learning analytics and a live operator to protect commercial property. Becklar says that combining these services with its enterprise monitoring, personal health and safety, and workforce...
ESX announces 2023 Innovation Award winners
June 6, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Electronic Security Expo (ESX) has revealed the winners of the 2023 Innovation Awards, distinguishing innovation and excellence in the industry, and identifying the next-gen products and services that will offer significant opportunities for growth for integrator companies.
These products and services were selected by an independent panel of judges based on a specific set of criteria, including ingenuity, applicability, response to market need, and more.
The 2023...
AvantGuard acquires Armstrong’s National Monitoring Centers
October 11, 2022SSN Staff
OGDEN, Utah – AvantGuard, a professional monitoring solutions provider, has announced the acquisition of Canadian based Armstrong’s National Alarm Monitoring.
The move also sees AvantGuard pick up Armstrong’s monitoring centers and officers in Dartmouth, Montreal, Edmonton, and Moncton. The acquisition now gives AvantGuard eight different monitoring centers spread across the United States and Canada.
"We are excited to add Armstrong's people and locations...
2022 ESX Innovation Award winners announced
June 6, 2022SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association (ESA) has announced the winners of the 2022 Electronic Security Expo (ESX) Innovation Awards, distinguishing innovation and excellence in the industry, and identifying the next-gen products and services that will offer significant opportunities for growth for integrator companies.
These products and services were selected by an independent panel of judges based on a specific set of criteria, including ingenuity, applicability, response to market...
AvantGuard opens new monitoring center in Cedar City, Utah
September 10, 2021SSN Staff
OGDEN, Utah—Ogden-based AvantGuard (AG) announced the grand opening of their third monitoring center, strategically placed in Cedar City, Utah.
"We chose Cedar City because of its highly educated and talented workforce. It's a beautiful community and they have truly rolled out the red carpet for us." AG President Justin Bailey said. "We are currently serving over a million subscribers from Alaska to Puerto Rico, including residents, businesses, schools, hospitals.”
The...
AvantGuard, Freeus parent company appoints Steve Richards as CEO
March 17, 2021SSN Staff
OGDEN, Utah—Becklar LLC, parent company of both AvantGuard Monitoring Centers and Freeus, announced the appointment of Steve Richards as CEO.
Richards is an experienced CEO and has led numerous publicly-traded and private companies of meaningful scale. Josh Garner, Becklar’s founder and former CEO, has assumed the role of Executive Chairman of the company’s board of directors. Garner, who remains a significant shareholder, will continue to be actively involved in the company’s...
40 under 40: Leif Boren, AvantGuard
February 23, 2021SSN Staff
For Leif Boren, it’s all about finding joy in helping others.
Boren, 31, is senior manager of dealer services for AvantGuard, a monitoring services provider based in Ogden, Utah. Originally from Vancouver, Washington, Boren is married to his best friend, Nichole, and they are parents to an “energetic” 3-year-old daughter, Edith.
Boren has been with AvantGuard since 2014, starting as an operator and serving in other roles as a team supervisor, a trainer, operations manager,...
AlarmHive announces integration partnership with AvantGuard Monitoring
February 18, 2021SSN Staff
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—AlarmHive, a security business management software company, announced a new integration partnership with AvantGuard Monitoring Centers, providing AvantGuard’s network of independent dealers with software that is built to be tailored to each individual alarm dealer’s business.
“We are excited to work with AvantGuard,” said Trent Whatcott, Co-Founder of AlarmHive. “Working directly with such great central station partners is key to our being...
Becklar, LLC closes with BV Investment Partners
July 14, 2020SSN Staff
OGDEN, Utah—Parent company of both AvantGuard Monitoring Centers and Freeus, Becklar, LLC partnered with Boston-based BV Investment Partners.“We are very excited to join forces with BV,” Josh Garner, CEO, Becklar, said in the announcement. “They are a leading middle-market private equity firm that focuses on tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors. Their strategic perspective will benefit us immensely. Further, our partnership will allow Becklar to continue its...
AvantGuard Monitoring Centers renews TMA Five Diamond Designation
June 16, 2020SSN Staff
OGDEN, Utah—AvantGuard strives to exceed all monitoring and customer service standards, and to satisfy the requirements for the TMA Five Diamond designation is true sign of AvantGuard’s commitment to excellence.
To receive and maintain the Five Diamond designation a monitoring center must meet the “five points of excellence,” which are a commitment to:
Ongoing, job-related education and testing by having 100 percent of its monitoring center operators certified...