Archive: 2024
Pye-Barker acquires Moon Security Services
December 24, 2024SSN Staff
ATLANTA—Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has announced the acquisition of Moon Security Services, expanding its reach in the Pacific Northwest.
Marking a milestone in Pye-Barker's delivery of full-suite services, the acquisition allows Pye-Barker to deliver security, fire alarm, video surveillance, access control and data security services to commercial customers in Washington, Idaho and Oregon.
Moon Security Services was founded in 1957 and has branches located in Pasco,...
SIA Cornerstones Learning Series expands to serve new industry professionals
December 23, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has unveiled its enhanced and expanded Security Cornerstones Learning Series, which offers essential education on core business and technology topics within the security industry.
Security Cornerstones is a comprehensive, flexible training solution designed to provide novice professionals with a clear understanding of physical security technologies and best practices and expand technical knowledge for experienced employees by...
Shelly Group expands U.S. smart home portfolio with upgraded Z-Wave devices
December 23, 2024SSN Staff
MUNICH — Shelly Group has announced the expanded Shelly Wave lineup for the U.S. market, enhanced with Z-Wave Long Range (ZWLR) technology.
The group said that the Shelly Wave product portfolio, built on the Z-Wave 800 Series, includes new products that have been purpose-built to support ZWLR functionality. The expanded lineup features eleven Shelly Wave solutions super-charged with support for ZWLR and includes three battery-powered devices.
“With new devices featuring support...
Blackford Capital acquires Security Fire Systems
December 20, 2024SSN Staff
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Blackford Capital, a lower middle market private equity firm, has announced the Dec. 12 acquisition of Security Fire Systems, a provider of sprinkler design, engineering, and installation services located in Dallas-Fort Worth.
This acquisition launches Blackford Capital’s Fire Safety Consolidation Platform as the firm enters the fire safety and security space. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.
Founded in 1993, SFS is an industry...
System Surveyor launches next-generation web interface
December 19, 2024SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas — System Surveyor has announced the launch of System Surveyor Web Editor 2.0, the next evolution of its site survey and system design software platform.
Following recent updates to its mobile tablet app, System Surveyor said that Web Editor 2.0 represents a significant advancement in streamlining the user experience from field to office with a unified interface and enhanced performance.
System Surveyor’s Web Editor 2.0 introduces several key features, including...
DMP strengthens sales teams with new additions
December 19, 2024SSN Staff
SPRINGFIELD, MO. — DMP has announced the appointment of several new members to its sales team across the United States.
Fred Bohr, Robert Ceolin, and Tonya Hartline have been installed as regional sales managers in the Upper Midwest, New England, and Mid-Atlantic territories respectively. Together they boast decades of experience in the physical security industry and offer their expertise in topics ranging from access control, customer relationship management, and manufacturing and integration...
Silverstein introduces resident keys in Apple Wallet
December 19, 2024SSN Staff
NEW YORK—Silverstein Properties, a real estate development, investment, and management firm, and its partners Allegion, SwiftConnect, and Kastle, have announced the introduction of resident keys in Apple Wallet for all apartment units at a multi-family housing location in New York City.
Tenants at Silverstein's Silver Towers residential property, located at 606 West 42nd Street, now have an easy and secure way to add a resident key to Apple Wallet to access the apartment building and...
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety acquires Seacoast Security
December 19, 2024SSN Staff
ATLANTA—Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has announced the acquisition of Seacoast Security, a Northeast provider of security systems, fire alarms and video surveillance with eight locations in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
These locations will be Pye-Barker's first in these three states, marking important milestones for the company. By partnering with values-aligned organizations like Seacoast, Pye-Barker is in nearly every continental state.
Since 1976, under the...
Registration for ISC West 2025 now open
December 18, 2024SSN Staff
NORWALK, Conn.— ISC Security Events, in collaboration with premier sponsor the Security Industry Association (SIA), has opened registration for ISC West 2025, the leading comprehensive and converged security trade event in the U.S.
Taking place March 31 – April 4 at The Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, ISC West will feature an additional day of education for the first time in the event’s history.
Now spanning four days (March 31-April 3), SIA Education@ISC returns bigger...
NAPCO expands Prima security and connected home sales team
December 18, 2024SSN Staff
AMITYVILLE, N.Y.—NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. announced it has recently expanded the Prima security & connected home sales team with the addition of two key personnel, Bryan Pope and Adam Krueger, business development managers for the East and West, respectively.
Both Pope and Krueger will report to Jim Pless, director of sales, security & smart home. Having worked with some of the biggest names in this business segment, the trio all have an extensive background in residential...