Tag: Mary Cakir
B Safe makes fourth acquisition of the year
August 3, 2016Paul Ragusa
WILMINGTON, Del.—B Safe, a regional provider of security and fire alarms in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, made its fourth acquisition of the year in July with the purchase of Eyes On You Security of Bear, Del. This deal follows the acquisition of Delaware Electric Signal in March, and two companies in New Jersey in Feb., adding approximately 4,500 total new accounts.“We are at about 15,000 accounts now, and the new accounts are going to add approximately $2.5 million...
B Safe buys backyard competitor
May 22, 2015Amy Canfield
MANTUA, N.J.—B Safe, a regional provider of security and fire alarms in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, has acquired Security Connection of Gibbstown, N.J.The purchase of Security Connection, in B Safe's own New Jersey backyard, contributes to the “hometown feel” that is the backbone of B Safe's focus on customer service, general manager Len Simoni told Security Systems News.B Safe already has a storefront here, where customers regularly stop by to request a new...
B Safe acquires two more
April 29, 2015Amy Canfield
WILMINGTON, Del.—Regional security company B Safe, in acquisition mode, has increased its RMR some 15 percent to about $335,000 over the past year, and it's looking for 35 percent more growth in 2015, according to customer service manager Mary Cakir.Its most recent purchases of SMARTIS Security Systems in Dover and American Protection in southern New Jersey brought in 1,500 accounts, of which about 60 percent are residential, Cakir told Security Systems News.“We like to grow,” Cakir...
B Safe adds density with Pennsylvania buy
July 23, 2014Tess Nacelewicz
WILMINGTON, Del.—B Safe, a regional security company based here, has strengthened its position in eastern Pennsylvania with the purchase of Alarm Surveillance Technologies (AST) of Ambler, Pa.The buy brings about 650 mostly residential accounts and about $15,000 in RMR, according to B Safe customer service manager Mary Cakir. B Safe now has about 10,450 customers and approximately 295,000 in RMR, she said.The AST acquisition is part of an aggressive acquisition effort the company has undertaken...
2014 year of acquisitions for B Safe
May 30, 2014Tess Nacelewicz
WILMINGTON, Del.—B Safe, a regional security company based here, has acquired Total Security of Newark, Del. The acquisition comes on the heels of two recent buys B Safe made in New Jersey, and the company has its sights set on more.“We're not finished yet for 2014,” Mary Cakir, customer service manager for the company, which provides security and life safety solutions in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, told Security Systems News. “There will be several more...
B Safe acquires two in New Jersey
February 19, 2014Tess Nacelewicz
WILMINGTON, Del.—B Safe, based here, recently made two buys in New Jersey, giving the company more depth in that state, according to Mary Cakir, customer service manager for the regional security and fire company.B Safe acquired Tatra Security Systems, of Franklin Lakes, N.J., in the northern part of that state; and Radar Security Systems, of Mantua, N.J., which is in the southern part of the state.The acquisitions added 2,000 accounts to B Safe, bringing its total customer base to about 9,500,...