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ST. LOUIS – Fire safety and security-focused buy-and-build consortium RapidFire Safety & Security has added John Mackey, founder and CEO of The Mackey Group, to its board of directors, according to an announcement. RapidFire was started founders Mike McLeod and Colin Harrold in partnership with private equity firm Concentric Equity Partners. The Mackey Group specializes in mergers and acquisitions strategies, growth strategy development, and new technology implementation, according to the announcement. Mackey has more than 17 years in the fire and life safety industry and has held senior leadership roles at ANSUL, Tyco Fire Products and The Hiller Companies. “I am thrilled to join the Board of Directors at RapidFire,” says Mackey in the announcement. “Given the recent industry consolidation, I anticipate an energetic collaboration with CEO Mike McLeod, who has curated an exceptional team of industry leaders. “Their expertise in establishing a robust foundation for RapidFire Sa...

Ajax Systems has united efforts with Koyuncu, one of Türkiye, leading IT and security solutions distributors. With over 27 years of experience in distributing electronic security equipment, Koyuncu brings together a network of high-level integrators, IT wholesalers, organized retail chains,… from Ajax Systems | Official website https://ajax.systems/blog/koyuncu-elektronik-new-official-distributor-in-turkiye/ via CCTV Engineer

Video and unstructured data company Quantum Corporation is partnering with video surveillance data management platform Tiger Surveillance to “ deliver end-to-end solutions for long -term retention and archiving of video surveillance data,” according to the joint announcement . Quantum’s Smart NVR, VS-HCI and USP solutions that capture and store video surveillance data are now certified with Surveillance Bridge software by Tiger Surveillance to “tier and archive data to public and private storage clouds,” the announcement says. These new offerings “provide a simple solution to lower the overall cost of storing and managing growing amounts of retained video surveillance data to meet emerging data analytics needs and compliance requirements,” according to the joint announcement. “Due to the predominance of high-resolution cameras at more and more locations, longer retention times imposed by government regulation and compliance policies, plus the growing use of video analytics, our sur...

Mississauga, Ont.-based Camden Door Controls has welcomed Lanier Rep Group (LRG) as its newest manufacturer’s rep firm. The companies say the move will “broaden Camden’s presence in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, and North and South Dakota.” “We are very proud to add Camden Door Controls to our line card of vendors,” says LRG CEO John Swinford in the announcement. “They’re an industry-leading manufacturer of door activation and locking devices and bring a wealth of innovative offerings to market.” Teaming up with Lanier Rep Group is another example of Camden Door Controls choosing to “partner with knowledgeable sales representatives that complement our dedicated internal sales staff and are proud to welcome them to the Camden family of rep firms,” says Camden co-founder and chief executive officer Dave Malen in the joint announcement. LRG has also teamed up with Palatka, Fla.-based Intego Warranty, Inc., dba Alarm Protect , as i...

PALATKA, Fla.—Intego Warranty, Inc., dba Alarm Protect, has added Lanier Rep Group (LRG) as its newest and exclusive manufacturer’s rep firm offering the Alarm Protect Security Equipment Protection Plans to the industry. The partnership with LRG will broaden Intego’s presence nationally with the LRG footprint in Texas, La., Okla., Ark., Miss., Colo., N.M., Mo., Iowa, Neb., Kan., Minn., Wisc., Ill., N.D and S.D., and through its nationwide rep alliances. “Intego Warranty is excited to partner with Lanier Rep Group to endorse and solicit our security equipment protection plan program”, states David Anthony, president and co-founder of Intego Warranty, Inc ( Alarm Protect ). “We feel LRG will be a key partner with their expertise in the security industry and their professional sales teams in-house and in the field.” LRG CFO Kenny Hilton comments the partnership allows his company to realize more revenue opportunities. “As a former alarm dealer myself, we see huge value in the abilit...

Ajax Systems, the largest European security systems manufacturer, announces its collaboration with a new distributor in the USA, Security Equipment Supply. SES, a prominent low voltage distributor, is excited to add the Ajax security system to their distribution portfolio. This… from Ajax Systems | Official website https://ajax.systems/blog/ses-new-official-distributor-in-usa/ via CCTV Engineer

TORONTO — Threat detection and security solution company Xtract One Technologies announced today the appointment of two new hires: Joshua Douglas and Christopher Feusner, as the company’s new senior vice president of product & engineering and vice president of sales, respectively. Xtract One “prioritizes the patron access experience by leveraging AI,” the company announcement says. Douglas is “a recognized expert in the fields of behavioral analytics, cybersecurity, and physical security,” according to the Xtract One announcements. He joins from Mimecast, where he served as senior VP of product management and adds product management and engineering leadership expertise to Xtract One. Prior to Xtract One, Douglas has also held leadership positions at Raytheon, Forcepoint, and TRC Companies. At Xtract One, he will lead the product and engineering groups to “accelerate and drive the company’s roadmap in alignment with customer expectations for the future,” the announcement says. ...