Tag: Caroline Brown
TMA appoints Security Central’s Caroline Brown to co-chair Five Diamond Committee
March 28, 2024SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced that Security Central President Caroline H. Brown has accepted the position of co-chair of the association’s Five Diamond Committee.
TMA’s Five Diamond designation is granted annually to TMA member monitoring centers that satisfy all of the requirements of the five points of excellence. In her new leadership role, Brown will work to ensure the designation remains current and reflective of excellence...
Integrators '20 under 40' 2017—Caroline Brown
October 4, 2017Spencer Ives
Caroline Brown, 26
Vice president of business development, Security Central
Statesville, N.C.
Caroline Brown, vice president of business development at Security Central, is the third generation at the family-owned and operated monitoring center. The business was started in 1963 by Brown's grandfather.
In her role, Brown looks at “new, up-and-coming trends in the security industry, technologies that our dealer base is asking for or an emerging technology that might be beneficial...
Security Central acquires third central
August 10, 2016Spencer Ives
STATESVILLE, N.C.—Security Central, a wholesale monitoring center based here, purchased Loss Prevention Services, a wholesale central station based in Clemmons, N.C., and will make it a load-balancing third location for the company.“This one is a great acquisition for us. As far as being in North Carolina, it really shuts the door on competition and competitors in the area,” Caroline Brown, Security Central's VP of business development, told Security Systems News. The $2 million...
Security Central is now CSAA Five Diamond certified
July 16, 2015SSN Staff
STATESVILLE, N.C.—Wholesale monitoring center Security Central on July 10 achieved CSAA Five Diamond certification.
The certification adds to the company's credibility and will help Security Central compete with the larger central stations, Caroline Brown, Security Central executive assistant, told Security Systems News. “Keeping our operators up to such high expectations, keeping their testing current, their continuing education classes current � that's what we're going...
Security Central to offer mPERS
November 20, 2014Andrew Watson
STATESVILLE, N.C.—Security Central, a national wholesale monitoring company, plans to add mPERS to its suite of services.The demand for mobile PERS devices, which enable users to call for help with the click of a button from both in and outside of the home, is on the rise.“We see that it's a huge demand from our dealer base,” said Caroline Brown, Security Central business development manager. “It's driving the industry right now and for the foreseeable future.”Security...
Springall named CEO of Security Central
October 8, 2014Martha Entwistle
STATESVILLE, N.C.—National third-party monitoring station Security Central today announced the promotion of Brett Springall, formerly Security Central's director of IT, to the position of CEO.Moving from IT director to CEO isn't necessarily a common career path in the security industry, but Springall said his strength in IT is something Security Central management and its owner value.“We have always been on the cutting edge. We want to continue to be on the forefront of technology, offering...
Centrals get social
July 30, 2014Martha Entwistle
Social media may not be a major revenue generator at this point, but third-party monitoring stations are making more use of popular social media sites to reinforce traditional sales and marketing efforts, according to a group of executives from five well known third-party monitoring companies who spoke to Security Systems News for this report.Which social media platform is the favorite for central stations? Well, no one mentioned “Thumb” or “Pheed.” And Instagram, Pinterest...
Security Central promotes new managing director
March 26, 2014Leif Kothe
Brett Springall, formerly the IT director at Security Central, and one of the key architects of the company's soon-to-launch total solution, has been named the managing director of the Lake Norman Security Patrol, of which Security Central is one of three divisions. Springall's promotion marks the first time in the company's 50-year history that day-to-day management will fall under the responsibility of someone who's not a member of the Brown family, according to a statement from the company.
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Security Central gears up for total solution launch
February 19, 2014Leif Kothe
STATESVILLE, N.C.—Security Central, a third-party central station based here, plans to unveil a product package at ISC West that includes managed services, video verification and other cloud-based solutions for its dealers, Caroline Brown, business development manager, told Security Systems News.In addition to giving dealers “strictly more RMR on everything,” the move to integrate new services is crucial for any central station hoping to compete in an evolving market. “We...
Security Central to open second central station
August 28, 2013Leif Kothe
STATESVILLE, N.C.—Security Central, a third-party central station based here, is preparing to open a second central station in North Carolina in October.The new facility, located in Hickory, N.C., about 30 miles north from Security Central's headquarters, is designed to accommodate forthcoming expansion plans, Caroline Brown, business development manager at Security Central, told Security Systems News.“Our dealer base has expanded,” Brown said. “We're growing, so we need that...