Re: Protection One versus Brinks

[J. Sloud <jsloud@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:53:15 -0800, "Artspirit" <artie47@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Happy Holidays to all. I'm thinking of doing a job change and remembered
>about this newsgroup. It's been a few years since I have been here.
>
>Anyhow, I am wanting to get into the Commercial Sales field and have an
>opportunity to go with Protection One. Currently I have a secure position
>with Brinks but I find them limiting since they have few products to sell
>and seem to not have made any dents in the CCTV/Access Control systems.
>
>I'm hearing they are a good company to work for, not into micromanaging, and
>seem to carry a good line of products. Might any of you be willing to share
>your experience with me?
>
>Thanks,
>
>artspirit
>

If you're serious about making a career in the industry, I'd suggest
looking at ADT.  They much larger than Brinks and P1 combined, and a
much larger percentage of their revenue comes from the commercial/
government systems integration side of the business. Unlike ADT,
Brinks and P1 don't seriously compete in the large systems integration
market against companies like Johnson Controls, Simplex, and Siemens.
ADT is the only national company that competes in all industry market
segments from high volume residential to multi-million dollar federal
government contracts.  Acccording to the GSA Advantage website, ADT is
the largest supplier of electronic security to the US government.

Another path to look at is to find a smaller local or regional company
who specializes in access control/ CCTV system integration.  Although
your career path may be limited, you'll probably be exposed to more
aspects of the day to day business operations a whole lot more
quickly.