Tag: Residential
ASSA ABLOY touts acquisitions
July 17, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
STOCKHOLM — ASSA ABLOY posted strong numbers for the second quarter, thanks to savvy acquisitions, but interest rates and below expectation housing starts resulted in another weak showing for the company’s residential business.
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By the numbers, the company posted a net sales increase of 10% to SEK 37,968 M (34,474), with organic growth of -1% and acquired net growth of 11%.
“Good sales growth in EMEA and Americas from an organic...
Doyle Security Systems partners with Greenlight Networks
June 11, 2024SSN Staff
ROCHESTER, NY — Doyle Security Systems, residential and commercial security, fire and medical monitoring systems provider, and Greenlight Networks, a fiber-optic internet service provider, have launched a strategic partnership.
Both companies are headquartered in Rochester, N.Y. and share a similar footprint across New York State. Through the partnership, Doyle and Greenlight said they are excited to bring the best-quality security and fiber-optic internet to the communities they serve....
CivicPlus, Nextdoor ‘increase neighborhood resilience’
June 4, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
MANHATTAN, Kan. — CivicPlus, a provider of integrated software solutions for local governments, has integrated with Nextdoor, a neighborhood-focused social media platform.
Using the combined platform, which brings together CivicPlus' Mass Notification System with Nextdoor's hyper-local messaging capabilities, local agencies can improve response rates, mitigate the impact emergencies have on communities, foster greater trust with residents, and strengthen public safety...
DOOR hosting reveal event
May 28, 2024SSN Staff
ST. LOUIS — Latch, Inc., soon to be DOOR, has announced it will host a virtual reveal event on June 4, 2024 to unveil its first major set of products and services it says focuses on, “…reinventing how we live in our residences.”
Latch revealed that the new residential system and services take advantage of several developments that the company has been working on behind the scenes. Earlier this year Latch acquired The Broadway Company (TBC), a property management business,...
Faraone named DMP South Texas regional sales manager
May 22, 2024SSN Staff
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Albert Faraone has joined DMP as the regional sales manager for Southern Texas.
DMP said that Faraone will provide ongoing service and support to dealers across the region, including cities such as Houston, Austin and San Antonio.
“I chose DMP for two very important reasons,” said Faraone. “The first is the ability to impact all types of businesses—from small residential to large commercial—with a wide selection of products and the quality...
Doyle Security Systems acquires security division of DFT Communications
May 13, 2024SSN Staff
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Doyle Security Systems Inc. has announced the acquisition of the security division of DFT Communications (Dunkirk & Fredonia Telephone Company), a family-owned company founded in Fredonia, N.Y., in the 1890s.
The company relayed that DFT’s 2,100 security accounts (55% of which are commercial, 45% residential) will now be monitored by Doyle Security’s emergency response center, while service and installation work will continue to be provided by DFT Security employees...
Per Mar Security earns Five Diamond certification from TMA
May 7, 2024SSN Staff
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Per Mar Security Services, a residential and commercial security solutions provider, has received the prestigious “Five Diamond Certification” from The Monitoring Association (TMA).
Five Diamond Certification is granted to monitoring centers that meet the five points of excellence:
Commitment to ongoing job-related education and testing by having 100% of its monitoring center operators certified using the TMA online training series on industry best...
AlarMax welcomes James Ure as vice president of sales & marketing
May 1, 2024SSN Staff
PITTSBURGH – National security, audio visual (AV), and low-voltage products distributor AlarMax has just appointed James Ure as vice president of sales and marketing.
AlarMax pointed to Ure’s rich expertise in product development, business strategy and customer engagement, along with a lifelong enthusiasm for AV technologies that will be an asset to the company as it continues to grow within the residential and pro AV categories.
Ure’s AV career spans 35 years, beginning in...
Essence Security partners with ASSA ABLOY division to bring solution to French security market
April 16, 2024SSN Staff
HERZLIYA, Israel – Essence Security, a part of the Essence Group, announced its collaboration with Point Fort Fichet, France’s leading locksmith network and a subsidiary of ASSA ABLOY.
The partnership aims to distribute and implement Essence’s MyShield connected smoke-generating intruder prevention solution across France. MyShield is available for private properties, retail establishments and small businesses.
The Essence Group believes that a rising amount of break-ins in...
2023 Q4 earnings call sees a slimmed-down ADT eyeing growth in 2024
February 28, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Following a year fraught with challenges for most companies, ADT enters 2024 leaner and hungry as it refocuses on its core business.
On Feb. 28, 2024, ADT held its fourth quarter (Q4) 2023 earnings conference call to discuss both its financial results and its direction as it enters 2024 lighter after divesting itself of its commercial business and discontinuing its ADT Solar division.
ADT provided a number of highlights for both the quarter and the...