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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

STOCKHOLM — ASSA ABLOY has announced the acquisition of Norshield Security Products (“Norshield”), a U.S. manufacturer of high-security openings and enclosures. Norshield was founded in 1981 and has some 70 employees. The main office and factory are located in Montgomery, Ala. "I am very pleased to welcome Norshield into the ASSA ABLOY Group. This acquisition delivers on our strategy to strengthen our position in mature markets through adding complementary products...

HANOVER, MD. — CLD Physical Security Systems (CLD), a supplier of perimeter security solutions, has announced the appointment of Trevor Donlin as technical director of its U.S. business. CLD cited Donlin’s 15 years of experience in various positions within the security industry. Prior to joining CLD, he worked as a physical security engineer, where he gained experience in designing innovative data center security solutions that offer resilience and cost effectiveness. Working...

PHILADELPHIA — ZeroEyes has announced that its gun detection solution has been adopted by Cardinal Local Schools in Middlefield, Ohio. Gun-related violence remains a significant and growing problem in the United States, according to the ZeroEyes Gun Violence Research Center, which found that 42% of Ohio shootings analyzed took place in K-12 institutions. “We are committed to ensuring the safety of our community,” said Jack Cunningham, superintendent of Cardinal Local Schools....