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Halma Acquisition Strategy: Fire & Security Businesses in High-Value Niche Markets
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Halma Infrastructure Safety Sector, one of four sectors of UK listed company, Halma plc, protects commercial, industrial and public buildings through fire safety systems and sensors for security, elevator safety and access control. Sector strategy is to grow and acquire businesses in high-value […]
Sensing the Way to Improved Data-Driven Emergency Responses
When disaster strikes and our buildings become hostile environments, data from the numerous building sensors are largely ignored. Recently, however, a number of startups and initiatives have been working to seize this missed safety-opportunity by enabling emergency services with life-saving building data and connected equipment. Every day, in major cities around the world, firefighters charge […]
Continued Strong Growth Predicted for Russia’s Security & Fire Safety Markets
Russia represents a unique market in the world. A private and open market in some ways and very state dominated in others. The world’s biggest country by land area and one of the least densely populated with just eight people per km². Russia is both an aging superpower and an emerging market. A business landscape […]
Business Growth through Integration and now the Internet of Things
During the last 10 years there has been a demand for integrating all 3 physical security functions and this has gradually progressed top down from the Enterprise to the SMB market. Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software has been adopted in the public sector to create interoperability between safety & security systems including fire detection, […]
Osram Launches Lightelligence for Energy Saving & Space Utilization in Smart Buildings
At the end of March, Munich-based lighting stalwart Osram announced ‘Lightelligence’ an open IoT platform and ecosystem in the lighting business and beyond. Osram claims that Lightelligence saves on energy and labor costs while simplifying the development of IoT software, which in turn unlocks the full potential of new business models. We explore the details […]
Penn State Applies Microsegmentation for Openness & Security of Building Automation
Penn State needs no introduction as an academic institution. Founded in 1855 it has maintained a strong reputation in the US college system. From a facilities management perspective, however, some might not know that the institution is fast becoming a role model for what can be achieved with the internet of things (IoT) in a […]
PE Funding Fuels Growth in the North American Fire & Security Systems Integration Space
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Independent Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Private equity firms are ramping up their investments in middle market companies in the North American fire and security systems market. Although PE funding has declined for the leading physical security manufacturers, according to the latest Memoori report on the Security industry, […]
Growth Opportunities Lost in Physical Security Business through Limitations in Supply Chain
The demand for integrating all 3 physical security functions has slowly but surely gown over the last decade and this is now being enhanced through integrating other Building Automation Services which together with IT Convergence has further contributed to reducing the Total Cost of Ownership of such systems. Now we are entering the era of […]
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