Tag: Potter Electric Signal
Potter Electric touts new APS
February 12, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
ST. LOUIS—Potter Electric Signal has released a new addressable pull station, which stands out because it's very easy to install and is extremely robust, according to the company, based here.“It mounts very simply and is rather painless for the installers,” Tim Frankenberg, Potter fire product manager, told Security Systems News. Installers who have tested the product gave it high marks, he said.The Potter APS comes with the ability to mount in a single gang box or the Potter P32-BB...
Potter Electric does major overhaul of website
February 13, 2012Tess Nacelewicz
ST. LOUIS—To enhance navigation and product information for its customers, Potter Electric Signal Co., a developer and manufacturer of life safety products, recently launched a redesigned website.“Although we've continued to keep it updated with fresh content, this is the first major overhaul since 2008,” Eric Lauver, Potter's communications manager, told Security Systems News in an email interview.“We were responding to customers who were telling us that they loved the content...
Potter limits new fire line to select distributors
October 12, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
ST. LOUIS—Potter Electric Signal, which released its own new fire products line earlier this year, recently announced that its growing line of analog addressable fire panels will be available only through select distributors."There's just limited access to our fire line through a select number of distributors that Potter is going to partner with," Dave Kosciuk, executive VP of the Fire & Security Division for Potter, which is based here, told Security Systems News.The select distributor partnerships,...
Potter launches new line aimed at middle market
April 21, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
St. LOUIS—In what executives say is a major launch they've been working on for four years, Potter Electric Signal released a new line of addressable fire panels at ISC West that it will be showcasing at the NFPA in June.
The company is excited about new capabilities included in the line such as system-wide synchronization, Ethernet connection and email communication capabilities, Dave Kosciuk, executive VP and general manager of Potter's Fire/Security Division, told Security Systems News.
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Potter says refinancing will lead to new products
November 4, 2010Tess Nacelewicz
St. LOUIS—Potter Electric Signal has refinanced its debt with a new lender, a move the company's president said would assist Potter as it releases some new fire products over the next two years.
Potter recently announced it completed negotiations Sept. 29 with First Tennessee Bank to refinance its senior secured debt and have the Memphis-based institution become Potter's primary bank.
Bernie Lears, president and CEO of Potter, explained why Potter, which underwent a management buyout in 2008,...