Tag: fire systems
Tyco expands Global Center of Excellence
April 16, 2014Martha Entwistle
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—It's like the United Nations of security at Tyco's new Global Center of Excellence. Walk through the office and you'll hear engineers speaking Chinese, Russian and Arabic. Fourteen languages are spoken here. In addition to linguistic fluency, employees must also understand the business culture in their countries of expertise, Daryl Haga, director of Tyco's GCoE, told Security Systems News.“We hire top people who are highly educated, [many with multiple advanced degrees],”...
Global fire protection systems market predicted to reach $66.56 billion in 2018
November 5, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
DALLAS—The global fire protection systems market—products and services—will climb from $34.7 billion currently to $66.56 billion by 2018, according to a new report from MarketsandMarkets.That's an increase of more than 90 percent and represents a compound annual growth rate of 13.9 percent during that five-year period, says the research and consulting company, based here.The North America market is expected to have the largest share of the total market—between 40-50 percent—by...