Tag: Carter Brothers
Carter Brothers to build new security business with new partner
October 31, 2012Martha Entwistle
ATLANTA—Now that he's sold his fire business to Tyco, John Carter, president of Carter Brothers, plans to partner with a large company to provide security services on a national basis.And it won't be a traditional security company, Carter told Security Systems News. Carter Brothers is eager to partner with one of the new entrants in the security industry, a telecom or cableco, he said.Carter is in the process of finalizing a deal, so details will be forthcoming within the month.Tyco Integrated...
Tyco acquires Carter Brothers Fire & Life Safety
October 29, 2012SSN Staff
BOCA RATON, Fla. and ATLANTA—Tyco Integrated Security (TycoIS) and Carter Brothers on Oct. 26 announced that TycoIS has acquired Carter Brothers Fire and Life Safety business.Carter Brothers' Fire and Life Safety, formerly known as Edwards Service, sells, installs, services and maintains fire alarm systems across the country, will transfer the commercial security portion of its business to an affiliate of Carter Brothers, according to a Tyco statement.Carter Brothers announced in 2011 a focus...
Carter Bros. donates fire systems to Atlanta college
October 26, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
ATLANTA—Carter Brothers, one of the nation's leading minority providers of fire, life safety and security, has formed a new partnership with a historically black college in its Atlanta backyard. Carter Brothers says it will donate fire, security and mass communication products and services to the 130-year-old Morris Brown College to improve campus safety as the college implements an ambitious new growth plan.Carter Brothers is making the donation because it is “the right thing to do”...
Carter Brothers focuses on national accounts
March 3, 2011Martha Entwistle
ATLANTA—National fire and security integrator Carter Brothers is realigning its business to focus on national accounts and it's partnering with S2 Security as part of that process.
“We have over six thousand different buildings under contract across the country, we already do business nationally. Now we're going to go after national accounts in fire, video and access. It's the logical next step for us,” John Carter, Carter Brothers CEO and president told Security Systems News on...