Honeywell Welcomes The Alarm Company Inc as the First Alert Professional Dealer

Honeywell Welcomes The Alarm Company Inc as the First Alert Professional Dealer

  • Mar 08, 2013

Honeywell today welcomed one of central Mississippi’s longest-running local security providers to its First Alert Professional Dealer Program. The Alarm Company, Inc., of Madison, Miss., provides a variety of security and low-voltage system solutions to residences throughout the region.  

Since 1989, The Alarm Company has been helping families in the Jackson area secure their properties with a wide range of high-tech, integrated solutions. It specializes in burglar and fire alarms, CCTV surveillance systems, access control solutions, home theaters and A/V systems. The Alarm Company also recently opened a retail store to provide the public easier access to its security, A/V and installation products. 

“We take pride in our ability to provide a truly local service to our customers, but we also understand the importance of staying closely connected to the greater security industry,” said Tony Collums, owner of The Alarm Company, Inc. “Becoming a First Alert Professional Dealer will help us continue to build on our industry expertise and give us the opportunity to collaborate across the largest dealer network in the country.”

The First Alert Professional Dealer Program provides customized support in sales techniques and marketing strategies for intrusion, fire, CCTV and access control systems in commercial and residential facilities.

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