Preparing to Celebrate 75 Years of Industry Innovation

Preparing to Celebrate 75 Years of Industry Innovation

For 75 years, the electronic security and life safety industry has benefitted from the leadership and cohesion that ESA has provided. Marking its beginnings in 1948 as the National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA), the Association has remained ever...
Sharing Our Industry’s Story Through Technology

Sharing Our Industry’s Story Through Technology

We all know that storytelling is an important and powerful tool for learning and creating meaningful connections. But what is the story of the electronic security and life safety industry? How is it shared? How is it preserved in time?...
Cellular for Fire systems is no longer just the future, it is the Present

Cellular for Fire systems is no longer just the future, it is the Present

Cellular for Fire systems is no longer just the future, it is the present… and what we can do with that pathway is the doorway to the future. ESA sat down with Daniel Rosales, Telguard’s Senior Director of Technical Services...
Support the FAST mission!

Support the FAST mission!

By Merlin Guilbeau  Nearly every industry is struggling to find and retain employees, and the electronic security and life safety industry is not immune to this challenge. The Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST) is a 501(c)(3) organization created by...
Make a Price Increase Based on Value, Not Costs

Make a Price Increase Based on Value, Not Costs

Have you executed a price increase recently? If so, great! But don’t stop reading. There’s more to consider.  If not, why not? What’s holding you back? Haven’t your costs gone up? Whether it’s supplies, labor, raw materials, travel, etc., everything...
ESA Discusses Internet As A Security System Communication Pathway To The Central Station With Telguard

ESA Discusses Internet As A Security System Communication Pathway To The Central Station With Telguard

ESA interviewed Telguard’s Senior Director of Technical Services, Daniel Rosales to discuss everything about using internet as a security system and how it is a communication pathway to central stations and Telguard’s solution to tackling this issue using Dual Path...
ESA Town Hall Meeting Now Available On Demand!

ESA Town Hall Meeting Now Available On Demand!

Our ESA Town Hall Meeting is now available on demand!  The Electronic Security Association hosted an hour-long town hall meeting on November 8th,  in which leaders from the industry such as ESA CEO Merlin Guilbeau, Board of Directors John Loud...
Modern Day Monitoring Innovations

Modern Day Monitoring Innovations

Alarm monitoring has evolved and matured markedly over the years. For ADT, those years number 145, as the company has been working to protect homes longer than any other in the industry! There have been exponential advancements in monitoring technologies...
Raising Prices When Costs Are Rising

Raising Prices When Costs Are Rising

Costs are rising on everything! Your raw material costs are rising. Your labor costs are rising. Your recruiting costs are rising. Your energy costs are rising Your freight costs are rising. You are incurring higher costs to overcome supply chain...
Eric Garner on Climbing a Mountain Called Success

Eric Garner on Climbing a Mountain Called Success

The schooling of Eric Garner on his family’s business — Ogden, Utah-based Mountain Alarm, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year — began as a pre-teen in the late 1990s. While on a summer road trip he recalls among...