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    ADS makes sixth acquisition of 2016

    Nov. 30, 2016
    Purchase of Branham Security grows customer base for ADS in South Carolina
    (Image courtesy ADS Security)
    ADS Security has entered the North Carolina market with its recent acquisition of Seaboard Security Systems.
    ADS Security has entered the North Carolina market with its recent acquisition of Seaboard Security Systems.

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (10/26/16) – ADS Security (ADS), a regional electronic security and automation company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, has acquired customer accounts from Branham Security of Elgin, South Carolina. The purchase adds approximately 1,100 accounts – primarily residential – to the ADS Columbia customer base. ADS opened its first branch in South Carolina in 2014, with the acquisition of American Burglar and Fire Alarms.

    “We are so excited to have Eric and his folks join our team,” said John Cerasuolo, ADS President and CEO. “I have been friends with Eric for years and always hoped this day would come. The addition of the great customers and employees of Branham Security will strengthen our presence in South Carolina and help us continue to expand across the Southeast.”

    This has been a record acquisition year for ADS. Branham Security is the sixth purchase for ADS this year, following a 1,600 account acquisition in Dothan, Alabama; two acquisitions in Melbourne, Florida (one of 1,600 accounts and the second of 1,300 accounts); a 3,000 account acquisition in Sanford, North Carolina; and a 1,300 account purchase in Northport, Alabama. These deals have yielded ADS over 8,000 purchased accounts year-to-date. In 2015, ADS acquired security companies in Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia totaling approximately 6,500 accounts.

    Branham Security customers will have access to the ADS advanced suite of residential and commercial security and automation services, including mobile management, smart home technologies, video surveillance and access control solutions; proprietary UL-listed1, CSAA2 Five Diamond monitoring center located in Nashville, Tennessee; and My ADS customer portal with simple online account management.

    “I have always wanted to be the best alarm company for my customers, and the best in South Carolina,” said Eric Branham, Branham Security owner. “I can now say that I have reached that goal in this merger with ADS Security. They are, simply put, the best security company around.”

    The customer accounts will be serviced out of the ADS Columbia office located at 101 Trade Zone Drive, Suite 14A, West Columbia, South Carolina. Eric Branham will be joining ADS in a consultative role and his team will be joining ADS Security. Branham Security customers are currently being introduced and welcomed to ADS.

    ABOUT ADS

    Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, ADS Security (ADS) was established in 1990 and currently serves thousands of businesses, industrial facilities and residences throughout the southeastern United States. ADS provides a full range of burglar and fire alarms, as well as video surveillance, access control and automation systems. ADS notably surpassed the $3,000,000 RMR mark in May of 2016. ADS Security is the only security installation company to operate a UL-listed1, CSAA2 Five Diamond monitoring center in Middle Tennessee. Each Monitoring Center Operator at ADS has earned the Five Diamond Central Station Certificate, the highest training certification available in the industry.