Companies heavily engaged in CCTV, access control and other home and building systems in addition to alarms, serving commercial/industrial/institutional and governmental end markets
September 17, 2007 – The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) and Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) announced today the availability of findings from a recently completed profile study of member companies of both associations.
Conducted in June 2007 by EH Research, the Member Profile Study looks at:
• Member company “firmographics” such as business type, annual revenues and number of companies
• Product purchasing patterns in a wide variety of electronic security product and service categories including:
o Access Control/ID Systems
o Burglar & Fire Alarms
o CCTV
o Central Station Equipment and Software
o Sound, Communications, Entertainment & Automation
o Subscription Services such as Monitoring, Telecommunications and Television
• Service of vertical electronic security end markets such as banks, office suites, retail establishments, schools, hospitality, government facilities, Fortune 100 companies and more
• Breakdown of revenues by residential, commercial and governmental
• Number and pricing of systems installed by major category of end market
• Dollar sizing and projected growth in product purchases and projected growth in number of systems installed
Among the key highlights of the studies:
• CSAA/NBFAA member companies are far bigger and longer established than the industry as a whole, with average annual revenues of $2.75 million, median employment of 14 and an average of more than 20 years in business.
• NBFAA/CSAA member companies are heavily engaged in CCTV, access control and other home & building systems in addition to alarms, with more than 8 in 10 involved with access/ID, more than 9 in 10 involved with CCTV and better than half purchasing sound, communications, entertainment and automation products. In fact, average annual expenditures on CCTV equipment ($393,000) actually outstripped alarm equipment ($359,000).
• CSAA/NBFAA companies serve virtually every conceivable end market substantially, led by 89% serving office buildings/suites, 88% serving single family residences, 88% service retail businesses, 83% serving restaurants, 75% serving houses of worship, 68% serving industrial/manufacturing facilities, 64% schools and hotels/resorts and 59% state and local government facilities.
For a copy of the report, please contact Daryl Delano at EH Research, 508-663-1500 x 266, ddelano@ehpub.com.
About NBFAA
NBFAA, a non-profit 501(c) 6 trade association, is the nation's oldest and largest organization dedicated to representing, promoting, and supporting the electronic life safety, security, and systems industry. Member companies specialize in a wide spectrum of services to commercial and residential consumers, including security and fire alarms, video surveillance, access control and monitoring. In cooperation with a federation of state associations, NBFAA provides government advocacy and delivers timely information, professional development tools, products and services that members use to grow and prosper their businesses. The NBFAA may be reached at 888-447-1689 or on the Web at http://www.alarm.org.
About CSAA
The Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) is a trade association representing providers, users, bureaus, and other agencies of UL-Listed and/or FM-Approved Central Station protection services. It is legally entitled to represent its members before Congress, regulatory agencies on the local, state and federal levels, and other authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) over the industry. Now in its 57th year, CSAA continues to serve its members’ interests in an ever-increasing variety of ways. The CSAA may be reached at 703-242-4670 or on the Web at http://www.csaaul.org.
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