Tag: Wayne Alarm Systems
Charlie Townsend of Wayne Alarm on finding solutions
January 14, 2026Ken Showers, Managing Editor
LYNN, Mass.—Wayne Alarm Systems, a family-owned provider of life safety and security solutions, recently honored Charlie Townsend with the inaugural Charlie Darsch Memorial Award. The award, named after another Charlie – Charlie Darsch – recognizes employees who exemplify the company’s four core values: caring, humility, the pursuit of excellence and a strong work ethic.
Darsch was well known and respected throughout the alarm...
Wayne Alarm Systems presents first Charlie Darsch Memorial Award
December 16, 2025SSN Staff
LYNN, Mass.—Wayne Alarm Systems, Inc., a family-owned and operated provider of life safety and security solutions, recently presented one of its employees with the inaugural Charlie Darsch Memorial Award, named for the late alarm industry icon.
The 2025 winner was Charlie Townsend, a member of Wayne Alarm Systems’ IT department, who received the award during the company’s holiday party on Dec. 6.
Darsch’s daughters presented the award to Townsend, who was chosen in recognition...
Wayne Alarm Systems acquires SAS Security Systems
June 13, 2024SSN Staff
LYNN, Mass.—Wayne Alarm Systems, Inc., a family-owned and operated provider of life safety and security solutions, has announced the acquisition of SAS Security Systems, Inc. of Watertown, Mass.
This strategic move expands Wayne Alarm's footprint in the greater Boston area, allowing the company to deliver its premier security services to a wider range of customers.
Wayne Alarm, founded by Ralph Wayne Sevinor, has a long-standing reputation for exceptional customer care and unwavering...
Sentry Protective acquired by Wayne Alarm
July 5, 2023SSN Staff
LYNN, Mass. – Family owned and operated Wayne Alarm Systems, Inc., a provider of life safety and security with UL/FM central station monitoring, has announced its acquisition of Sentry Protective Systems.
Founded by Ralph Wayne Sevinor, Wayne Alarm says it delivers custom solutions for the lives and property of its customers, providing them with exceptional commitment, care, and support. The company stated the acquisition increases Wayne Alarm's share in the Greater Boston...
Wayne Alarm Systems acquires North Shore Protection
May 21, 2021SSN Staff
LYNN, Mass.—Wayne Alarm Systems, Inc., a family owned and run life safety and security provider with UL central station monitoring, announced that it has acquired North Shore Protection, Inc., further increasing Wayne Alarm’s share in the greater Boston area as the company continues to grow and expand.
“The combination of North Shore Protection with our company increases our market share, adds to our geographic presence and provides our new clients with even greater access to...
Five Questions: Todd Gaito, Wayne Alarm Systems
January 22, 2020
Todd Gaito, director of technical operations, Wayne Alarm Systems, took some time out of his schedule to chat with SSN about life and the industry.Are you married? Any kids? Pets?I am married. I have a daughter; she's nine years old and we also have a dog … a little Jack Russel-Chihuahua who is my daughter's best friend.How did you first get started in the industry? I started actually in the town where Wayne Alarm is — Lynn, Mass. — they have a vocational school. I went to that voc....
Wayne Alarm makes acquisition, gains about 8,700 accounts
January 10, 2018Spencer Ives
LYNN, Mass.—Wayne Alarm Systems, a full-service security company based here, on Jan. 3 finalized its acquisition of Lexington Alarm Systems, based in Bedford, Mass.“Over the past few years … we've decided that instead of being wider we want to be deeper,” Ralph Sevinor, president of Wayne Alarm Systems, told Security Systems News.The deal brings Wayne 8,700 accounts within its footprint, making the company's total number of accounts just fewer than 20,000. Lexington's customer...
Integrators '20 under 40' 2017—Brandon Freedman
October 4, 2017Spencer Ives
Brandon Freedman, 26Director of marketing, Wayne Alarm SystemsLynn, Mass.Brandon Freedman, director of marketing for Wayne Alarm Systems, has been working with the company since he was 19 and is involved in a variety of industry associations.“I'm most heavily involved with … TMA and ESA, both of their membership committees, and then the Rising Leaders group with ESA and then Next Gen with The Monitoring Association,” Freedman said. “It's fantastic to meet the next generation of...
Wayne Alarm expands into remote video
June 7, 2017Spencer Ives
LYNN, Mass.—Wayne Alarm Systems, a full-service security company based here, in May began offering remote video services.“We consider ourselves one-stop shopping. So, no matter what offering—from a security standpoint—someone could have, we want to be that company that can provide it,” Jeff Kahn, general manager at Wayne Alarm Systems, told Security Systems News. “We know that the industry is heading toward verification. Now we're able to alert the police department...
CSAA may change name to 'The Monitoring Association'
May 18, 2016Spencer Ives
FORT WORTH, Texas—The Central Station Alarm Association may be renamed “The Monitoring Association,” if CSAA members approve the name change in a June 7 vote.
"The world is changing. Historically, central stations monitored electronic systems that detect burglar and life safety events. We now have a technology-based environment where just about anything can be connected, and thus monitored. ...�The proposed new name accommodates the expanding monitoring community," Jay Hauhn,...