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...
The 2022 NFL Football Season is Upon Us! Get in on the competition by joining ESA's Members-Only Fantasy Football League! This icebreaker to enhance peer-to-peer friendships within the electronic security and life safety industry will allow you the ability...
By Jake Voll, President of SS&Si Dealer Network Between 1985 and 1998, Network Multifamily Security Corporation amassed approximately 200,000 alarm monitoring subscribers. Then in 1998, Protection One acquired Network Multifamily for $180 million. How did Network Multifamily add so many...
John Loud, president of LOUD Security Systems in Georgia, did not begin his career anywhere close to the electronic security industry. His journey began with a degree in political science, after which he was a flight attendant in training to...
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...
For several years now ESA has collaborated on a number of key legislative issues with a consortium of connected technology associations and companies. This collaboration included issues we previously highlighted such as the proposed ordinance in Houston that would have...
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 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)...
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...
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...