Tag: Power Home Technologies
Integrators '20 under 40' 2015—Ben Brookhart
October 13, 2015Amy Canfield
Ben Brookhart, 38
CEO, Power Home Technologies
Raleigh, N.C.
Ben Brookhart started his security career in door-to-door sales in 1997 and was named the top sales rep in his second month of working for Westec Home Security.
Soon he was training others in sales and was opening up new locations for the firm. When the company was sold in 1998, he realized that he wanted to become an entrepreneur. He and a colleague decided to start their own residential security company.
“I've...
Growing strong in the Southeast to the tune of $25m in sales
August 18, 2015Amy Canfield
RICHMOND, Va.—Power Home Technologies CEO Ben Brookhart started his career selling alarm systems right out of college. He knew it was the right fit for him, and eventually he decided to start his own company.Power Home Technologies, born in Brookhart's apartment here 11 years ago, now has 16 offices, had $25 million in sales last year and has more than 75,000 installed customers in Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Maryland. And, it has plans...
Monitronics launches electronic contract tool for dealers
April 4, 2013SSN Staff
DALLAS—Following a pilot phase, Monitronics International is making its electronic “eContract” application available to its authorized dealers, according to a company statement.
The application allows sales personnel to complete electronic versions of each contract, which reduces hard-copy paperwork. Once the customer confirms the information and acknowledges their understanding of it, the salesperson submits it, sending a PDF copy to both the company and the customer, the statement...
Power Home Technologies provide break-in victim with alarm system
December 10, 2012SSN Staff
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—When a widow told a local TV station she had been sleeping with a hatchet under her pillow since a burglar had stolen her gun, Power Home Technologies, a security alarm monitoring company, stepped up and provided her with an alarm system, according to a company statement.
Dave Kershaw, a Power Home Technologies representative, saw the woman's story on WKTR-TV and made a visit to her home. In addition to offering the alarm system, which included an arm/disarm remote control,...
Power Home Technologies signs up with Monitronics
May 3, 2011Daniel Gelinas
DALLAS—A new partnership between “one of the top dealers in the country” and recently acquired Monitronics, one of the largest wholesale monitoring companies in the country, means only good things, according to both parties.
Founded in 2004, Power Home Technologies has installed security systems in more than 30,000 homes in the U.S. The company made Inc. Magazine's 500 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies list in 2009. In March PHT announced it joined the Monitronics Authorized...