DMP announces Dealer of the Year award recipients

LAS VEGAS—DMP awarded its annual dealer awards prior to ISC West during its Owners Forum, DMP’s signature dealer event, at the Keep Memory Alive Event Center in downtown Las Vegas.

The awards were handed out during a daylong event that featured keynote speakers who provided tools to help DMP dealers grow their business. The awards consist of the Milestone award, honoring 10 and 25 years as a DMP dealer; Sales Recognition Awards, which spotlight Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond level sales accomplishments in 2022; and Dealer of the Year Awards for 2022 in 12 different categories.

The top award categories are listed below:

Platinum Level Award Recipients:

· TecnoSeguridad Privada, Ciudad, MX

· Priority One Security, Greenville, SC

· American Alarm & Communications, Arlington, MA

· Koorsen Fire & Security, Indianapolis, IN

· Cook Solutions Group, Portland, OR

· Navco, Fullerton, CA

· Security Equipment Inc. (Sei), Omaha, NE

· Guardian Alarm, Detroit, MI

· Owen Security, Calhoun, GA

Diamond Level Award Recipients:

· ADT Commercial, Boca Raton, FL

· Convergint Technologies, Schaumburg, IL

· Vector Security, Warrendale, PA

· Per Mar Security, Davenport, IA

· Securitas Technology, Uniontown, OH

· Scarsdale Security, Scarsdale, NY

· Wittenbach Business Systems, Sparks, MD

· Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, Alpharetta, GA

· Zeus Fire & Security, Paoli, PA

· Interface Systems, Earth City, MO

· Bay Alarm Company, Concord, CA

· Advance Alarms, Broken Arrow, OK

· Johnson Controls, Boca Raton, FL

Individual Dealer of the Year awards were also presented in several categories to the following companies:

· New Dealer of the Year - ABF Security, St. Louis, MO

· International Dealer of the Year – TecnoSeguridad Privada, Ciudad, MX

· Small Market Dealer of the Year – Owen Security, Calhoun, GA & Acadiana Security Plus, Broussard, LA

· Mid-Market Dealer of the Year – Priority One Security, Greenville, SC

· Large Market Dealer of the Year – American Alarm & Communications, Arlington, MA

· Super Regional Dealer of the Year – Bay Alarm Company, Concord, CA

· Access Control Dealer of the Year – ADT Commercial, Boca Raton, FL · Residential Dealer of the Year – Per Mar Security, Davenport, IA

· Commercial Dealer of the Year – ADT Commercial, Boca Raton, FL

· Fire Alarm Dealer of the Year – Bay Alarm Company, Concord, CA

· Retail Dealer of the Year – Interface Systems, Earth City, MO

· Banking Dealer of the Year – Securitas Technology, Uniontown, OH

“We’re honored to work with many of the finest professionals in the security industry, and we’re especially pleased to celebrate our award recipients,” said DMP Vice President of Sales Mark NeSmith. “We’re very proud of their accomplishments, as I’m sure their peers are as well.”

The Owners Forum is a by-invitation only event for the biggest and best DMP dealers.

“I really appreciate DMP's effort to take care of their dealers. They are an extremely professional company with an amazing culture and leadership.” said Tim Westphal, CEO of Bay Alarm Company, a perennial attendee to the event.

This year’s tenth annual event was the largest Owners Forum to-date and had the fullest lineup of keynote speakers centered around a central theme of “Trust.”  

Speakers included:

· Geoff Colvin, editor-at-large for Fortune Magazine, Best Selling Author, and CBS Radio Network columnist.

· Lt. Col. Jason Harris, U.S. Air Force combat pilot, best-selling author, expert thought leader & founder of No Fail Trust.

· Television personality, celebrity chef & author, Chef Simon Majumdar

· Acclaimed leadership expert, clinical psychologist and New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Henry Cloud, who presented his 46th and latest book, that launched that very day, TRUST.