Tag: Jerrod Smith
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety acquires Fortress Security
September 23, 2025SSN Staff
ATLANTA—Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has announced the acquisition of Fortress Security, bringing the company to over 20 locations in Texas.
This acquisition bolsters Pye-Barker's presence in the Lone Star State, supporting comprehensive security services to save lives and businesses with greater reach and reliability.
Fortress Security is a full-service security and fire alarm provider offering enterprise-level commercial services in North, South and East Texas. With locations...
Fortress Security secures $2m in funding
May 24, 2017Paul Ragusa
DALLAS—Fortress Security, a full-service residential and commercial security system company based here, announced that it has secured funding worth up to $2 million, which will be used to expand the company, according to CEO Jerrod Smith.“The primary focus with the funding is almost exclusively to drive RMR growth,” Smith told Security Systems News. “That is our business model, so we will be bringing on new accounts—both commercial and residential—to increase our...
Fortress Security's Houston expansion nets customers, techs
September 17, 2014Tess Nacelewicz
ARLINGTON, Texas—Fortress Security, based here, expanded its reach into the Houston metro area this summer, drawn by a strong demand for its services, a slightly larger Houston market and a larger pool of technicians, said company founder and owner Jerrod Smith.“The technician availability was a big one,” Smith told Security Systems News. He estimated that, based on market research, for every one technician for hire in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) market, where Fortress is based,...