Legislative Report July 2022

Legislative Report July 2022

Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry from July.   Federal Legislative Report – July 2022 The centerpiece legislation passed by Congress in July may have future impact on emerging technology...
ESA’s Executive Management Professionals (EMP) Group is Accepting New Members

ESA’s Executive Management Professionals (EMP) Group is Accepting New Members

ESA’s Executive Management Professionals (EMP) Group is accepting applications for new members. It is the leading community for individuals charged with the strategic and financial leadership of electronic security integration and monitoring companies. What is the Executive Management Professionals (EMP)...
How Quality Values Led To Award Winning Quality Services: An EPS Journey

How Quality Values Led To Award Winning Quality Services: An EPS Journey

The word “family” is one of the most loosely defined words in the English language because it means something different to everyone. Family is your parents, siblings, cousins, people of blood relation. For others, it is strong, bonded friendships you’ve...
ESA & PSA Take Deep Dive On Project Labor Agreements

ESA & PSA Take Deep Dive On Project Labor Agreements

How Government-Mandates Project Labor Agreements Will Harm the Economy, Workers, and Electronic Security and Life Safety Contractors On February 4, 2022, President Biden issued Executive Order 14063 requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects of $35 million or...
ESA’s Weinstock Person of the Year Steve Firestone on the Meaning of ‘Service to the Industry’

ESA’s Weinstock Person of the Year Steve Firestone on the Meaning of ‘Service to the Industry’

Steve Firestone, as he explains it, has had two terms of service in the security industry. His first tenure began in the mid-1980s after leaving years-long positions in banking and then as a partner at an ad agency. A classified...
Build Money Discussion Confidence for Selling Value

Build Money Discussion Confidence for Selling Value

Can salespeople, especially those money-motivated folks who work on commission, be uncomfortable discussing money? Who would think it possible? Well, the truth is that more than a majority of all salespeople, across all types of sales roles and from nearly...
Legislative Report June 2022

Legislative Report June 2022

Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry from June.   Federal Legislative Report – June 2022 Congress managed to file several bills we can support during the month of June. Unfortunately,...
Unions Push to Force Merit-Based Contractors Out of Public Works Contracts

Unions Push to Force Merit-Based Contractors Out of Public Works Contracts

On February 4, 2022 President Biden issued an executive order (EO 14063) that will, when fully implemented, require Project Labor Agreements (PLA) on all federal construction projects of $35 million or more. This EO includes the work done by subcontractors,...
ESA Welcomes New Board Members: Rick Seymour & Michael Barnes

ESA Welcomes New Board Members: Rick Seymour & Michael Barnes

The Electronic Security Association recently installed two new members on its Board of Directors. The purpose of a director on the ESA Board is to work collectively as a team to provide good governance of ESA affairs and to set...
Case Study: Proguard Protection Services

Case Study: Proguard Protection Services

“Since implementing [simPRO], my profit margins have increased over 10% in just the last year.” - Frank Bauer, CEO           Read why Proguard Protection Services made the switch to simPRO to improve business operations and increase...