Tag: American Alarm and Communications
Electronic Alarms opens its new $2 million Security Center
June 28, 2021SSN Staff
WARWICK, R.I.—Marking a major expansion designed to accommodate growth and provide employees with an exceptional working environment, Electronic Alarms opened its new offices and security operations center at 10 Jefferson Boulevard in Warwick.
Warwick Mayor Frank J. Picozzi joined Electronic Alarm leaders and representatives from the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce to cut the ribbon at the new facility, completing the $2 million building acquisition and renovation project.
“This...
Five-year study of security alarms released
July 10, 2019Paul Ragusa
Fire is the biggest risk for both residential and commercial properties, followed by burglaries, which tend to spike in the summer and winter months, according to a new study completed by American Alarm and Communications of verified alarms from homes and businesses across Greater Boston and central New England.
“Given our monitoring footprint in New England, and our systems for tracking alarm events, we use this data to understand local trends and to help people better manage risk in their...
Advances in monitoring technology changing the standards landscape
July 18, 2018Paul Ragusa
YARMOUTH, Maine—As technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace within security, monitoring companies and third party standards organizations such as UL are doing their best to understand what this means for central stations today, especially in regard to creating requirements that reflect the current state of innovation within the industry.In March, UL published a proposal to extend the effective dates for two sets of requirements that are new to the eighth edition of UL 827, The Standard...
Central Monitoring Operators: training, empathy and thinking really fast
August 30, 2017Kenneth Z. Chutchian
YARMOUTH, Maine—A central monitoring station can be a cool place to work—if your idea of cool is not knowing what's going to happen from one minute to the next, or talking people through crises, real and perceived, or getting information fast and accurate while determining whether lives are at stake.Experts at four security firms weighed in recently on the stressors and satisfaction that operators experience—and the kinds of support these employees receive to keep fresh.“It...
American Alarm purchases Security Design Consultants
May 24, 2017Spencer Ives
ARLINGTON, Mass.—American Alarm and Communications, a full-service security company based here, this week announced the acquisition of Security Design Consultants, based in Westwood, Mass.The transaction was finalized on April 28. SDC's account base is about 80 percent residential and 20 percent commercial; American Alarm's base is about 50-50, according to Louis Sampson, American Alarm's COO and co-owner."SDC operated for more than 40 years, primarily in Boston and the western suburbs of the...
American Alarm acquires Atlas Alarm
January 13, 2017Spencer Ives
ARLINGTON, Mass.—American Alarm and Communications, a regional full-service security provider based here, yesterday announced that it acquired 3,000 accounts from Atlas Alarm Corp., a fire alarm and life-safety systems provider based in Weymouth, Mass.“One of the things that is a really good fit is [the deal] strengthens the company's fire alarm capability,” Wells Sampson, American Alarm's president, told Security Systems News.The acquisition was finalized in late November 2016,...
American Alarm and Communications receives $25m
October 7, 2016SSN Staff
BOSTON—Citizens Bank on Oct. 4 announced today that Citizens Commercial Banking's Security Finance Group is providing a $25 million credit facility to American Alarm and Communications.Contacted by Security Systems News, Lou Sampson, chief financial officer of American Alarm and Communications, said in an email, “We have had a banking relationship with Citizens for more than 15 years. So, adding this new credit facility is a natural evolution of our work with the bank. At American Alarm...
SSN checks in with winners from the first '20 under 40' class
October 5, 2016Spencer Ives
YARMOUTH, Maine—Every year, Security Systems News recognizes 20 young professionals in the systems integration and monitoring space for their accomplishments. This month, SSN is announcing its 10th year of “20 under 40” integrator winners. To commemorate this, SSN caught up with several of the first honorees—the Class of 2007—to hear their perspective about how the industry has changed over the past 10 years, and what might be ahead in the next 10 years.“My role...
American Alarm acquires in Massachusetts
September 14, 2016Spencer Ives
ARLINGTON, Mass.—American Alarm and Communications recently acquired Electralarm Security Systems, adding on 500 accounts. The deal brings American Alarm to about 25,000 accounts total, Lou Sampson, the company's CFO, told Security Systems News.
"We were in discussions for about three or four months earlier in 2016. The discussions began when Paul D'Amato Sr. [Electralarm's founder] reached out to us (through his broker)," Sampson said via email. "Paul had known of American Alarm for years,...
American Alarm: Building infrastructure to support and sustain growth
February 19, 2016Paul Ragusa
ARLINGTON, Mass.—Coming off a record year for revenue and RMR growth, American Alarm and Communications, a leading residential and commercial provider of security and life-safety systems across New England, is poised for another year of continued strong growth, according to company president Wells A. Sampson."Both residential and commercial have continued to show strong growth," said Sampson, who noted that the company is currently running at a revenue pace of more than $36 million, with an...