Tag: Bart Proctor
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety acquires ABC Burglar Alarm Systems
July 18, 2024SSN Staff
ATLANTA — Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has acquired ABC Burglar Alarm Systems, which services security and alarm systems in Maryland and Virginia, strengthening its mid-Atlantic service offering.
The company will work with Pye-Barker's existing branch locations in the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore areas to support ongoing service, maintenance, inspections and monitoring for commercial customers.
ABC Burglar Alarm provides security and fire alarm systems, integrated fire sprinkler systems,...
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety acquires Allstar Fire Protection
July 17, 2024SSN Staff
ATLANTA — Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has acquired Allstar Fire Protection, a complete fire protection company, servicing a wide swath of the Southeast, including Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
The addition of Allstar's local teams will complement Pye-Barker's established presence in the region and provide opportunities for the company’s continued growth.
"Allstar Fire Protection has become a stalwart in our communities...
In latest acquisitions Pye-Barker grabs Cox Fire Protection, AlarmTech
July 2, 2024SSN Staff
ATLANTA — Pye-Barker Fire & Safety made a pair of acquisitions recently on opposite ends of the country, expanding its reach in Washington and Florida.
Pye-Barker acquired Cox Fire Protection, a southeastern fire protection company with three locations in Florida. Pye-Barker said that Cox Fire Protection has synergies with its nearby branches, enhancing the company's ability to provide long-term service and maintenance to commercial customers.
Founded in 1984 by Ron and Linda Cox...
Bates Security on Pye-Barker acquisition: ‘Value proposition’ too good to pass up
June 26, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—Jeremy Bates began 2024 with no intention to sell Bates Security, the family-owned security and alarm systems company that his parents founded 40 years ago. But what Pye-Barker Fire & Safety brought to the table was an offer he could not refuse.
On May 21, Pye-Barker added to its ever-growing portfolio of companies by acquiring Lexington, Ky.-based Bates Security.
“If you had asked me on Jan. 2, would we be selling our company, the answer would have been...
Showtime surplus
June 19, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
Summer is in full swing if you hadn’t guessed by the extreme temperatures surfacing everywhere (unless you happen to live in Antarctica), and somehow, we’re still in full swing of conference season.
Actually, scratch that, I might be wrong. It occurs to me that we might not ever truly be OUT of conference season in the security industry. I mean, ISC West was only a scant few months ago in April, and then in May we had PSA TEC. We started out at the beginning of June with the Electronic...
Pye-Barker’s acquisition strategy tied to success, culture and service, says Proctor
June 19, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—CEO Bart Proctor likens Pye-Barker Fire & Safety’s acquisition strategy to adding new members to its family.
And that family has truly extended over the last eight years, as the Alpharetta, Ga.- based fire protection, life safety, and security services provider has added nearly 200 companies to its portfolio since 2016, including 34 acquisitions since the beginning of 2024.
Company success
As Proctor told Security Systems News, this aggressive acquisition strategy...
Pye-Barker acquires Brightspeed Security Systems
June 18, 2024SSN Staff
ATLANTA — Pye-Barker Fire & Safety will now be able to service customers in Arkansas and northern Louisiana thanks to its acquisition of Brightspeed Security Systems.
Brightspeed, based in Monroe, La., inspects, services and installs fire alarm, fire detection, security and video surveillance systems in Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas. It also provides central monitoring services. Pye-Barker acquired Brightspeed Security Systems, which operated as CenturyLink Security prior to October 2022,...
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety gains five new locations with acquisition of Bates Security
June 11, 2024SSN Staff
ATLANTA — Pye-Barker Fire & Safety – a full-service fire protection, life safety and security services provider in the United States – has acquired Bates Security, a security and alarms systems provider in the Southeast.
Bates Security is headquartered in Lexington, Ky., and operates additional offices in Prestonsburg, Ky.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Vero Beach, Fla.; and Lake Placid, Fla. With these additions, Pye-Barker said it will gain customers throughout Kentucky, Florida and...
Pye-Barker closes out May with a pair of acquisitions
May 29, 2024SSN Staff
ATLANTA — Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has recently made a few more acquisitions to round out the month of May.
On May 29th, Pye-Barker acquired Security Solutions Inc., a security, alarms and surveillance systems provider serving the Norwalk, Connecticut area.
A family-run business for more than 30 years, Security Solutions has built a presence with customers from Greenwich to New Haven. Founded and led by the Orvis family, Security Solutions Inc. (SSI) offers security alarms, fire alarms,...
Pye-Barker acquires security integrator Vermillion Systems
May 23, 2024SSN Staff
ATLANTA — Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has revealed it will now operate in Central Indiana after acquiring fast-growing security systems integrator Vermillion Systems.
Pye-Barker said it remains steadfast in its commitment to provide full-service life safety offerings to better protect communities throughout the United States.
Founded in 1999 by David Vermillion, Vermillion Systems is headquartered in Walkerton, Indiana, outside of South Bend and provides fire alarm monitoring, video surveillance,...