HSM Buys AA Alarms in Michigan

June 16, 2006
Buy gives HSM footprint in growth market

HSM Electronic Protection Services (formerly Honeywell Security Monitoring) announced on Friday that it had acquired AA Alarms, an alarm installing and monitoring company out of Ann Arbor, Mich.

HSM did not disclose the purchase price.

According to HSM's President and COO Tim Whall, the move was a way for HSM to become positioned in the Michigan market area, adding that Michigan promises to be a strong growth area for the company, and will enable the company to better serve its national accounts which have locations in Michigan.

AA Alarms has been in the Ann Arbor area starting in 1972, and is both an installing and alarm monitoring provider. The company handles residential and commercial accounts.