Tag: fire and life safety
Convergint acquires Esscoe
September 9, 2024SSN Staff
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Convergint announced that it has acquired Esscoe, a provider of mission-critical security and fire and life safety systems in the Chicago and Midwest regions.
Convergint described Esscoe as a local market leader, offering exceptional design and engineering capabilities and fully integrated, tech-enabled security solutions. The acquisition enables them to accelerate growth across the Midwestern U.S.—building on Esscoe’s long-standing reputation for delivering...
NAPCO Super Dual StarLink Fire Max 2 wins 2024 Innovation Award at ESX
June 10, 2024SSN Staff
AMITYVILLE, N.Y. - NAPCO Security Technologies announced that its new Super Dual StarLink Fire Max2 Supervised Dual Sim/Dual Path Communicator was named 2024 Innovation Award Winner at the Electronic Security Expo (ESX) in Louisville, KY.
ESX Innovation Award winners are selected for innovation and driving efficiency and profitability, by an independent panel of industry judges who use a specific set of criteria, including ingenuity, applicability, and response to market needs among others.
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Pye-Barker Fire & Safety acquires CRIMPCO
February 23, 2024SSN Staff
ATLANTA – Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has acquired CRIMPCO, a security alarm and monitoring company based in Baltimore, Md.
Pye-Barker stated in a release that this addition increases its capability to provide full-service fire and life safety to Maryland and the broader Mid-Atlantic region, complementing its fire protection offerings in the area and widening its customer base.
CRIMPCO was founded in 1968 by a recent college graduate, Bob Jolson, selling businesses panic button systems....
Pye-Barker projecting another high-volume year after 31 acquisitions in 2023
January 29, 2024SSN Staff
ATLANTA – Pye-Barker Fire & Safety is celebrating its success in 2023 after a high volume of acquisitions and record organic growth.
The company stated that it has used this momentum to ensure its people come first and its values-driven culture is protected. By using an aggressive acquisition strategy, enhancing its service offerings and continually investing in its team members, Pye-Barker said it is poised to fulfill its mission to be the national provider of choice for full fire...
ADT completes sale of commercial division, ADT Commercial rebrands to Everon
October 2, 2023SSN Staff
BOCA RATON, Fla. – ADT has completed what it began in early August of this year, with the divestiture of its commercial division and ADT Commercial rebranding to Everon as part of its acquisition by private equity firm GTCR.
The commercial security, fire and life safety provider and integrator announced today that it will move forward as a standalone organization and rebranded as Everon. The proceeds of the sale nets ADT approximately $1.5 billion, which significantly reduces...
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety acquires AAA Fire Safety & Alarm
August 15, 2023SSN Staff
ATLANTA – Pye-Barker Fire & Safety continues to expand its influence in Utah this month with the acquisition of AAA Fire Safety & Alarm.
Pye-Barker noted that AAA Fire Safety & Alarm serves customers throughout the Intermountain West, where it plays a pivotal role in the company’s full-service offerings in Utah. Thanks to its aggressive acquisition strategy of late, Pye-Barker said that it’s on its way to being the nation's preferred single-source provider of fire and life...
'Exciting road ahead' as ADT doubles down on residential, small business
August 8, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
BOCA RATON, Fla. – ADT shook things up by preempting its second fiscal quarter 2023 earnings call with the news that the company is divesting itself of its commercial business.
As reported earlier by Security Systems News the company has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its commercial security, fire and life safety business unit to private equity firm GTCR for a purchase price of $1.6 billion. The transaction has been approved by the company’s board of directors and is expected...
Altus Fire and Life Safety acquires Crime Intervention Alarm
May 31, 2023SSN Staff
NEW YORK – Full-service fire and life safety platform Altus, backed by private equity firm AE Industrial Partners, has announced its acquisition of Crime Intervention Alarm (CIA).
CIA is an installation, monitoring, inspection and service provider for security and surveillance systems, access control and fire systems that operates out of York, PA, and the greater mid-Atlantic region. Altus announced that current CIA President John Lakatosh would remain with them in an active role following...
The Riverside Company forms third fire and life safety platform
February 28, 2023SSN Staff
NEW YORK – The Riverside Company private investment group is forming its third fire and life safety platform following a pair of acquisitions.
Riverside recently picked up American Service Company (ASC) and Advanced Fire Protection Systems (AFPS), which offer fire and life safety system services to commercial property owners and building managers in eastern Massachusetts and the greater Baltimore/ D.C. area. The company said the combined business will provide those services...
Pye-Barker acquires Metro Fire & Safety Equipment
October 10, 2022SSN Staff
ATLANTA – Pye-Barker Fire & Safety announced the acquisition of Metro Fire & Safety Equipment in New Jersey on Oct. 6, 2022.
The full-service fire and life protection company issued a release on the acquisition stating that Metro Fire & Safety will increase their presence in the state and surrounding region. Their recent additions in the past months which include Integrated Security Group (ISG) and Complete Security Systems (CSS) among others have made them one of the largest fire and...