Tag: Jeremy Bates
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...
ESA Board of Directors approves competency directors, officer positions
June 25, 2024SSN Staff
DALLAS—Members of the Electronic Security Association (ESA) recently approved several competency director and officer positions.
After voting for recent director positions concluded on May 24, Chair-elect Kevin Stone recommended two competency directors and requested board approval on June 2. These director positions are selected based on their subject matter expertise and must be an owner, officer, or employee of an ESA member in good standing. Each competency director shall serve...
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...
Women in Security Feature: Cindy Ponder –
April 12, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—Cindy Ponder truly enjoys her role as vice president of operations at Bates Security.
“I tell my company president, ‘I love my job every day,’” she told SSN. “On the challenging days, I tell him, ‘It’s a good thing I love my job.’”
Bates Security is a locally owned and operated commercial and residential security company based out of Lexington, Ky. Ponder noted that her advancement within the company has coincided with...
ESA announces membership campaign volunteers
February 7, 2023SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association (ESA) has announced that its membership campaign volunteers consist of 21 security industry leaders who have committed to spearheading record-setting membership engagement for the association in 2023.
The group of volunteers are:
1. Ben Murray of Affiliated Monitoring
2. Bob Ricucci of Advanced Security Technologies
3. Cameron Fleck of NewVision Security
4. Dean Belisle...
Mission 500 teams with Bates Security to assist Kentucky flood victims
November 3, 2022SSN Staff
MIAMI – Nonprofit charitable organization Mission 500, serving the needs of children and communities across the U.S., has teamed up with Bates Security to assist flood victims in Kentucky.
The pair worked to acquire and ship more than $200,000 in vital supplies in support of the families affected by severe flooding in the eastern part of the state and are working to provide them with food, water, baby wipes, socks, hand sanitizer, and other valuable necessities. Items...
Steve Firestone, Jamie Vos join ESA Board of Directors
August 29, 2022SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association (ESA) announced it recently installed Jamie Vos, President of Security Solutions Northwest, and Steve Firestone, CEO of Firestone Strategies Group, on its new Board of Directors.
The purpose of a director on the ESA Board is to work collectively as a team to provide good governance of ESA affairs and to set the direction to optimize the growth and performance of the organization. Each board member has a responsibility for ensuring...
ESA welcomes two new board members
July 14, 2022SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association (ESA) recently installed two new members on its Board of Directors - Rick Seymour, CEO, CSI Palm Beach, and Michael Barnes, Founding Partner, Barnes Associates, Inc.
Seymour and Barnes were installed onto the ESA Board of Directors during the ESA Annual Meeting at the Electronic Security Expo (ESX) and began their term on July 1.
The purpose of a director on the ESA Board is to work collectively as a team to provide good governance...
ESA welcomes new members to Board of Directors
July 26, 2021SSN Staff
DALLAS—Members of the Electronic Security Association (ESA) recently voted for several open positions on its Board of Directors.
These positions were vacated by outgoing board members, having made significant impact on the association, including Dee Ann Harn, CEO of RFI Enterprises in California; Steve Firestone, owner of Firestone Strategies in South Carolina; and James Lee, owner of Alarmguard Security in North Carolina.
“I have had the honor of working closely with these professionals,...
Bates Security expands with HITEC Security buy
November 14, 2018Paul Ragusa
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Bates Security LLC, a commercial and residential security company based here with branches in Prestonsburg, Ky., and Jacksonville, Fla., announced the recent acquisition of HITEC Security of Pikeville, Ky. The deal adds more than 600 accounts to its customer base in Prestonsburg, where Bates does business under the ABCO Security name.Bates Security president Jeremy Bates told Security Systems News that he met HITEC Security company owner Tommy Kidd at ISC West, and realized they...