Tag: NorthStar Alarm Services
How I Use My System: Nick Perry
November 1, 2017Spencer Ives
Nick Perry, NorthStar Alarm Services' vice president of business development, joined the company in January and has been focused on building and supporting NorthStar's new Authorized Affiliate Funding Program. Security Systems News talked with Perry in early October about the home security system he currently has and what he likes about it.What kind of security system do you have?I currently have a 2GIG GoControl system. It, of course, has all of the standard security sensors—as well as a number...
Integrators '20 under 40' 2016—Dan Noble
October 12, 2016Spencer Ives
Dan Noble, 39COO, NorthStar Alarm ServicesOrem, UtahWhile he is now the COO of NorthStar Home, a residential alarm company based out of Orem, Utah, Dan Noble originally worked in finance.“Prior to NorthStar, I worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers—I was in the auditing practice at Dallas, Texas,” Noble said.He has been in the security industry for nine years. “I like the protection that we're giving to our customers,” he said. “It's nice to be with a product and a company...
NorthStar Alarm sees benefits after moving
August 31, 2016Spencer Ives
OREM, Utah—After NorthStar Alarm Services moved into a new 30,000 square foot facility here, the company was able to improve internal communications, bring the company together more and increase local recognition.“It's really brought a new invigorated work environment, for everybody to be in a brand new building and all working on the same level,” Dan Noble, NorthStar's COO, told Security Systems News.The move was completed around the first week of May, Noble said. NorthStar currently...
NorthStar doubles credit facility to $80m
March 4, 2015Amy Canfield
OREM, Utah—NorthStar Alarm Services has increased its credit facility to $80 million, doubling it in 20 months, according to CEO Jason Christensen.“The new credit facility is to support our growth goals over the next few years,” Christensen told Security Systems News.Bank of America was the lead bank for the financing. Other participants included The Private Bank, Capital Source and Capital One.In January, NorthStar acquired certain assets of Vision Security, extending its security...
NorthStar's updated website emphasizes home automation
June 5, 2014SSN Staff
OREM, Utah—NorthStar Alarm Services, a summer sales company based here, announced this week that the company has a new look to highlight its home automation and security solutions.
“The company website, marketing materials, customer tools, and videos all embrace the new look—creating an emphasis on what NorthStar calls the 'NorthStar Home,'” the company said in a June 4 news release.
“For the past three years, we have offered a full range of home automation solutions,...
NorthStar surpasses $1m RMR milestone
December 11, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
OREM, Utah—Summer sales company NorthStar Alarm Services says 2013 was the best season in the company's 13-year history, helping to propel the company's RMR to more than $1 million. And NorthStar, based here, also recently announced a bold vision for its future: a plan to reach $5 million in RMR over the next five years.That's an “ambitious goal,” NorthStar President Jason Christensen told Security Systems News. He's confident in NorthStar's ability to achieve it, but said the plan...
Northstar Alarm donates home security system to family in need
July 2, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
PROVO, Utah—NorthStar Alarm Services recently donated a home security system to a local family that has two children with disabilities, according to a news release. The company in June installed the system in a Habitat for Humanity home newly constructed for the Artanduaga family.
The family has three children, two with autism. The youngest child needs constant care, according to the news release.
“We appreciate Northstar's kind donation of a security system in the new Habitat home in...
Goldman, Beekman see value in NorthStar
May 22, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
OREM, Utah—The fact that Goldman Sachs and The Beekman Group are NorthStar Alarm Services' new equity partners is a “vote of confidence” in that summer sales company, according to Henry Edmonds, president of The Edmonds Group, which facilitated the transaction.New York-based private equity firm Beekman led the recapitalization of NorthStar, based here, and is new to the security space. “This is the first investment they've made in the alarm industry but they have looked at...
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NorthStar Alarm partners with Goldman Sachs; gets up to $40m cash infusion
May 15, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
NorthStar Alarm Services is recapitalizing with a group of new investors including Goldman Sachs and The Beekman Group, and also has expanded its credit facility to $40 million with Bank of America and Zions Bank, the Orem, Utah-based company announced today. The deal, which was six months in the making, is great for NorthStar and is another indication that Goldman likes the security space.
In a communication to employees, company president Jason Christensen said, “We believe that this is an...