ADS Given Six Awards at 2010 First Alert Professional Convention

ADS Security (ADS) received six awards at the 2010 Connect to Success First Alert Professional Convention on Nov. 12-14 at the Boca Raton Resort in Boca Raton, Fla.  The annual event was attended by First Alert Professional/Honeywell Security Authorized Dealers from around the world to recognize industry leaders in the First Alert Professional Program.
 
ADS received the 2010 Circle of Excellence Award in recognition of its quality service and contributions to the First Alert Professional Program; the 2010 Life Safety Award in recognition of its outstanding efforts in sharing First Alert Professional’s Life Safety material with every customer and the dedication of the sales team to overall principles of life safety; 2009 Technical Service Award; the 2010 Sales Leader of the Year Award presented to Craig Leyers, Regional Vice President and General Manager of ADS Security in Nashville, Tenn.; the 2010 Community Service Award in recognition of ADS’ giving spirit and generosity; and the 2010 Marketing Award in recognition of innovative corporate marketing programs.

“We are honored to be recognized by First Alert Professional, the premier dealer program in the security industry, with these notable awards,” said John Cerasuolo, president and COO of ADS Security.  “It is the exceptional work of all ADS employees supporting our customers that results in such outstanding recognition.”

About ADS Security

Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., ADS Security, L.P., is ranked the 23rd-largest electronic security alarm firm in the nation, according to the 20th-annual Top 100 rankings compiled by Security Distributing & Marketing, a leading industry publication. ADS Security is the only Tennessee-based company to hold a position in SDM’s prestigious top 25 slots and has ranked in the Top 100 for 19 consecutive years.

ADS Security was established in Nashville in 1990 and currently serves more than 70,000 businesses, industrial facilities and residences throughout the southeastern United States. ADS Security provides a full range of burglar and fire alarms, as well as video surveillance and access control systems.
 
ADS Security operates the only UL-listed central station monitoring operation in Middle Tennessee. Each central station operator at ADS has earned the CSAA2 Five Diamond Central Station Certificate, the highest training certification available in the industry.

About First Alert Professional
 
First Alert Professional, a Honeywell authorized dealer program, includes more than 500 First Alert dealers in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, the Caribbean and Latin America.


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