For businesses that design and install fire alarms, making sure that technicians are trained and credentialed entails a significant allocation of resources. Typically, states that require certification approve NICET certifications for fire alarms. The process to obtain NICET certification can...
By John Loud, ESA Chairman I am honored to have been elected to serve as the 2022-2024 Chairman of the Board for the Electronic Security Association. ESA has and always will be a place for the security professionals and vendors...
2023 will mark ESA’s 75th anniversary. Our industry has changed dramatically since 1948 and ESA has supported members throughout those changes. It’s impressive just how far this organization has come and how many programs, resources, and benefits it provides to...
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...
It is amazing how time flies! I am amazed that nearly two years have passed since I took the position of President and now Chairman of ESA. This role, like many others, came with facing certain challenges and during my...
It all begins in the basement of a friend's home in Chicago Ill., back in 2001. Like the archetypal Silicon Valley garage in which massive computer corporations started; this was the modest location where the ideas for Convergint were developed....
Adventure seekers. Path forgers. Security integrators. That’s not a likely combination, but it is at Northland Controls. In a world obsessed with safety, they pursue security holistically with their eyes ever-forward, seeking what’s beyond the horizon so that companies can...
Gas prices are soaring across the nation and when the increase will stop remains unclear. If you need help managing higher gas prices, there are ways to save through our Membership Savings Program. Membership is as powerful as you make it....
Kevin Stone, Chief Operating Officer of Doyle Security Systems in Rochester, NY, has recently been appointed as Treasurer on the Electronic Security Association’s Board of Directors. The purpose of a Treasurer is to work collectively to provide good governance of...
Posted: October 11, 2021
See all of the moments from ESA’s first event back in person, Oct 4-7 in Frisco, TX at the Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters. Register for the ESA 2021 Leadership Summit Virtual Pass to get access to OnDemand Session recordings, available...