August 2023

Entirety of net proceeds used for debt paydown, resulting in post-divestiture leverage multiples closer to ADT’s stated goal of sub-3.0x net debt / Adjusted EBITDA. ADT strengthens focus on innovation and growth in core residential, small business and multifamily consumer markets

Becklar and our subsidiaries, AvantGuard and Freeus, are thrilled to be recognized by Energage Top Workplaces as one of the 2023 top places to work in the USA.

PPVAR Announced their new board positions for the upcoming 2023-2024 term. Partnership for Priority Verified Alarm Response (PPVAR), an organization established to promote the value of verification and validation of alarm events during the emergency response process, recently announced their new president and secretary for the 2023-2024 board.

After 31+ years with Napco Security Technologies, as Western VP, and later, SRVP of Sales, for all the Napco RSMs across North America, Dave Sheffey will be retiring.

The Queen Anne’s County MD Emergency Services is the 131st Emergency Communications Center (ECCs) in the United States to implement The Monitoring Association’s (TMA) Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).

The Monitoring Association (TMA) is pleased to announce that the application period for the inaugural Louis T. Fiore Electronic Communications Scholarship is now open.

ESA is pleased to announce Kevin Stone, COO and Executive Vice President of Doyle Security Systems in Rochester, New York, as the Association’s Chairman Elect for 2023-2024.

SIAC extends its congratulations to Kirk MacDowell for being honored with the prestigious Sara E. Jackson Memorial Award from the Electronic Security Association (ESA). As SIAC Chairman, his dedication exemplifies just one aspect of his many contributions to our industry.