American Alarm grows again

American Alarm and Communications today announced it has completed the acquisition of Instant Signal & Alarm of Salem, a pillar of security and life-safety systems across the North Shore and greater Essex County in Massachusetts.

Founded in 1954, Instant Signal & Alarm (often called Instant Alarm) has grown to become the security systems and 24-7 alarm monitoring provider for more than 3,000 customers, including homeowners, municipalities and businesses large and small. The company also provides alarm monitoring as a service for several regional security system dealers.

“This deal was special,” said Wells Sampson, president and co-owner of American Alarm. “Two family-owned companies, who have known each other and worked together to improve our whole industry for so long, it was so natural and seamless to come together to better serve our customers into the future.”

Instant Alarm’s employees and the third generation of family ownership, David, Barry and Shawn Wescott, are staying on with the merged company.

“When our grandfather James Wescott installed his first alarm system in 1954, his goal was to take care of customers by protecting their homes, families and businesses. That family goal has never changed and never will, which is why we have decided to join American Alarm,” David Wescott said in a letter to Instant Alarm customers announcing the change.

The Instant Alarm team will continue to operate from their existing building in Salem.

“This is a great fit and another example of how we organize our company,” said Louis Sampson, chief operating officer and co-owner of American Alarm. “As we grow, we are careful to stay close to our customers. We are essentially a group of local companies with deep roots in their communities, who by coming together have more resources to serve customers.”

About American Alarm and Communications

American Alarm was established in 1971 by three engineers who met at MIT. It remains a local, family-owned business now led by the second generation of the Sampson family. American Alarm is a comprehensive security systems integration and monitoring firm providing intrusion, fire, access control, video surveillance, environmental hazard and other related systems and services. In addition to residential services, American Alarm has extensive experience providing security systems and services for financial institutions, cannabis companies, medical facilities, multi-building educational campuses and retail operations.

The American Alarm group of companies employs more than 340 people working from offices in Arlington, Auburn, Pocasset (Bourne), Salem and Weymouth, MA, Wallingford, CT, Warwick, RI, and Manchester, NH. American Alarm protects all classes of property, from single-family homes to businesses large and small, to major public and historic venues. The company owns and operates a 24-hour UL listed Five-Diamond Certified central station in Arlington.

For more information see www.americanalarm.com