Tag: Bates Security
Bates Security on Pye-Barker acquisition: ‘Value proposition’ too good to pass up
June 26, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—Jeremy Bates began 2024 with no intention to sell Bates Security, the family-owned security and alarm systems company that his parents founded 40 years ago. But what Pye-Barker Fire & Safety brought to the table was an offer he could not refuse.
On May 21, Pye-Barker added to its ever-growing portfolio of companies by acquiring Lexington, Ky.-based Bates Security.
“If you had asked me on Jan. 2, would we be selling our company, the answer would have been...
ESA Board of Directors approves competency directors, officer positions
June 25, 2024SSN Staff
DALLAS—Members of the Electronic Security Association (ESA) recently approved several competency director and officer positions.
After voting for recent director positions concluded on May 24, Chair-elect Kevin Stone recommended two competency directors and requested board approval on June 2. These director positions are selected based on their subject matter expertise and must be an owner, officer, or employee of an ESA member in good standing. Each competency director shall serve...
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety gains five new locations with acquisition of Bates Security
June 11, 2024SSN Staff
ATLANTA — Pye-Barker Fire & Safety – a full-service fire protection, life safety and security services provider in the United States – has acquired Bates Security, a security and alarms systems provider in the Southeast.
Bates Security is headquartered in Lexington, Ky., and operates additional offices in Prestonsburg, Ky.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Vero Beach, Fla.; and Lake Placid, Fla. With these additions, Pye-Barker said it will gain customers throughout Kentucky, Florida and...
40 under 40: Danny Goodpaster, vice president of sales, Bates Security
May 31, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—Danny Goodpaster, 39, is the vice president of sales at Bates Security, a locally owned and operated commercial and residential security company based out of Lexington, Ky. Find out what inspired him to pursue a career in the security industry, what being a "40 under 40" winner means to him, what appeals to him about the security industry, and more.
SSN: Describe your roles, duties, and tenure at your current job.
GOODPASTER: I started with Bates...
Women in Security Feature: Cindy Ponder –
April 12, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—Cindy Ponder truly enjoys her role as vice president of operations at Bates Security.
“I tell my company president, ‘I love my job every day,’” she told SSN. “On the challenging days, I tell him, ‘It’s a good thing I love my job.’”
Bates Security is a locally owned and operated commercial and residential security company based out of Lexington, Ky. Ponder noted that her advancement within the company has coincided with...
Bates Security acquires Florida-based Performance Security
February 2, 2023SSN Staff
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Bates Security has acquired the Jacksonville, Fla.-based Performance Security, the company announced.
This acquisition marks Bates’ third in recent months. The company said that adding Performance Security to its portfolio will further strengthen its presence in the Jacksonville and Greater Northeast Florida market.
“Through my 35 years of providing service to my family of customers, relationships have been formed. But it is time for me to retire and...
Mission 500 teams with Bates Security to assist Kentucky flood victims
November 3, 2022SSN Staff
MIAMI – Nonprofit charitable organization Mission 500, serving the needs of children and communities across the U.S., has teamed up with Bates Security to assist flood victims in Kentucky.
The pair worked to acquire and ship more than $200,000 in vital supplies in support of the families affected by severe flooding in the eastern part of the state and are working to provide them with food, water, baby wipes, socks, hand sanitizer, and other valuable necessities. Items...
Bates Security expands with HITEC Security buy
November 14, 2018Paul Ragusa
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Bates Security LLC, a commercial and residential security company based here with branches in Prestonsburg, Ky., and Jacksonville, Fla., announced the recent acquisition of HITEC Security of Pikeville, Ky. The deal adds more than 600 accounts to its customer base in Prestonsburg, where Bates does business under the ABCO Security name.Bates Security president Jeremy Bates told Security Systems News that he met HITEC Security company owner Tommy Kidd at ISC West, and realized they...
ABCO Security announces rebrand
September 12, 2018Spencer Ives
Earlier this year, Bates Security, headquartered in Lexington, Ky., acquired ABCO Security, which is based in Eastern Kentucky. Now, ABCO Security is refreshing its brand with the same name. Jeremy Bates, company president, talked with Security Systems News about the rebrand and what it means for both companies.
“The whole … intent was to keep ABCO as its own separate business down there—support them as much as we could from the corporate office, but we wanted to maintain their brand...
Bates Security acquires ABCO Security
February 21, 2018Paul Ragusa
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Bates Security, a commercial and residential security company based here with a branch in Florida, announced this week the recent acquisition of Eastern Kentucky-based ABCO Security from company founder Robert Welch. This is Bates Security's first acquisition following the $10 million credit facility it secured at the end of October from Capital One. With the acquisition, Bates Security will be adding more than 1,650 customers to its customer base.Jeremy Bates, president of...