Association News

WBFAA Hosts Seminar for Savings
Richard Poling, a representative from Security America Risk Retention Group, will present the Wisconsin Burglar & Fire Alarm Association with a seminar on “Substantial Savings in Insurance Costs” Thursday, Nov. 17.

Submit Your Entries for First Line of Defense Award Program
The 2006 First Line of Defense Award wants to celebrate your company’s success as a security provider! Enter the competition before Nov. 4, 2005, and win a trip to Las Vegas for you and your customer.

SDM Searching for Honors
The 16th annual SDM Securing America Awards honor suppliers who close the loop with dealers by providing them high-quality sales literature, manuals, marketing materials, community outreach programs, direct mail, target marketing, online services and resources aimed at residential and non-residential customers.

Success Begins with Affordable Training
Success may come at a price, but by using the National Training School (NTS) and your NBFAA member discount, training is both affordable and worth it.

Member News

SecurityPro Warehouse: Up and Running
SecurityPro Warehouse (SPW) Inc. is back in business after receiving a hit from Hurricane Katrina. The wholesale distributor of security products and equipment re-opened on Sept. 29, 2005; ironically, the five-year anniversary of the opening of SPW in Louisiana.

Brink's Home Security Opens New Office to Handle Growth
High growth levels in the housing market of Montgomery and Frederick Counties has fueled the demand for home security systems, and Brink’s Home Security is opening a new office in Frederick, Md., to meet the needs of this market.

Honeywell Unveils New and Improved Literature XPress
Honeywell unveiled a new version of Literature XPress—the online marketing service available exclusively to Honeywell customers.

Member Benefit Spotlight: Wildbullet.com
Save time and money with help from Wildbullet.com, a specialty recruitment site developed specifically for the electronic life safety, security and systems industry.

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WBFAA Hosts Seminar for Savings

Richard Poling, a representative from Security America Risk Retention Group, will present the Wisconsin Burglar & Fire Alarm Association with a seminar on “Substantial Savings in Insurance Costs” Thursday, Nov. 17.

The event, which is held in conjunction with a WBFAA Membership Meeting, will begin at 5:30 p.m.; the $25 per person cost includes dinner and the seminar.

For more information about the event, contact the WBFAA at (414) 276-9232 or visit http://www.wbfaa.org/events.htm.

Submit Your Entries for First Line of Defense Award Program

The 2006 First Line of Defense Award wants to celebrate your company’s success as a security provider! Enter the competition before Nov. 4, 2005, and win a trip to Las Vegas for you and your customer.

If you have a story about a time when one of your company's electronic security or life safety systems helped save lives, avert property damage, or prevent a crime, send in an entry to the First Line of Defense program. If your story is selected, you and your customer will win a free trip to Las Vegas during the 2006 ISC West Show, courtesy of NBFAA and SDM. There you will be honored at the keynote breakfast and your story will be featured in SDM Magazine.

SDM Searching for Honors

The 16th annual SDM Securing America Awards honor suppliers who close the loop with dealers by providing them high-quality sales literature, manuals, marketing materials, community outreach programs, direct mail, target marketing, online services and resources aimed at residential and non-residential customers. For more information about the awards and how to enter, visit http://www.sdmmag.com/FILES/HTML/SDM_Securing_America_2k5/.

Success Begins with Affordable Training

Success may come at a price, but by using the National Training School (NTS) and your NBFAA member discount, training is both affordable and worth it.

For more information about NTS or to inquire about courses in areas that may have been affected by the hurricanes, e-mail NTS@alarm.org or at (866) 636-1687.  

Advanced Burglar Alarm Technician
Oct. 26-28-Buffalo, N.Y.

Certified Alarm Tech
Oct. 18-20-Elk Grove, Ill.
Oct. 20-22-Greensboro, N.C.
Oct. 21-23-Memphis, Tenn.
Oct. 28-30-Fort Smith, Ark.
Oct. 28-30-Montevallo, Ala.
Nov. 11-13-Nashville, Tenn.

Electronic Access Control
Oct. 20-21-Pittsburgh, Pa.

Fire Alarm Installation Methods
Oct. 18-19-Pittsburgh, Pa.
Oct. 19-21-Syracuse, N.Y.
Oct. 21-23-Milford, Conn.
Oct. 25-28-Little Rock, Ark.
Nov. 2-4-Elmsford, N.Y.
Nov. 16-18-Buffalo, N.Y.

Practical Electronics
Oct. 25-28-Little Rock, Ark.

Security Networking Institute
Oct. 17-18-Colorado
Oct. 20-21-Philadelphia, Pa.

Understanding Alarm Systems
Nov. 11-Elk Grove, Ill.
Nov. 11-Milwaukee, Wis.

Member News

SecurityPro Warehouse: Up and Running

SecurityPro Warehouse (SPW) Inc. is back in business after receiving a hit from Hurricane Katrina. The wholesale distributor of security products and equipment re-opened on Sept. 29, 2005; ironically, the five-year anniversary of the opening of SPW in Louisiana.

Owners Mike and Kathy Brown said, “We are so thankful for the encouragement and support we have received from our families and friends, and we are glad to be back in business.”

SPW, located in Metairie, La., has primary markets in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and the Gulf Coast region of Alabama and Florida.

Member Benefit Spotlight: Wildbullet.com

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