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Although slowing of new commercial construction is expected this year business from enforcement of fire codes, retrofit jobs, and , demand for mass notification systems is expected to fill the gap. State of the Market PHOTO COURTESY OF FIRE-LITE ALARMS Bridgeport, W.Va., United Hospital Center. We are the fire alarm contractor for that. “In addition, we provide over 2.5 million sq. ft. of fire protection for Mylan Pharmaceuticals, the largest generic drug manufacturer in the U.S.,” Brozik continues. “We do approximately eight off-site locations. We’re seeing a lot of growth in the residential apartment /condo markets again, because of the growth of West Virginia University.” Ken Hoffmann, CEO of DynaFire Inc., Casselberry, Fla., is enthused about commercial development. “To me, the fire alarm business has been excellent this past year,” he reports. “The commercial economy has been very strong in the Orlando area. “We do more with the University of Central Florida Hospital,” Hoffman continues. “We just finished the fire alarm system in a new football stadium built for the University of Central Florida, and a 38-story condo building in downtown Orlando.” But the residential condominium market in Hoffman’s area has not been doing well. “There’s definitely been a softening almost to the disaster point in high-rise condos,” he reveals. “I don’t see that coming back in the next 12 months. That’s probWhen new construction slows, Hendrickson’s ably going to be dead for the next two years.” company concentrates on retrofit work. “The retrofit work goes on continuously,” he points out. SUPPLIERS OPTIMISTIC, BUT REALISTIC “There are times when you might see a slight slowJeff Hendrickson, director of marketing at Silent down in new building construction, and you see a Knight by Honeywell, Maple Grove, Minn., reports little more activity with some of the retrofit systems. business is very good for his company. “There’s The Silent Knight brand has some advantages in that certainly a lot of noise about the economy, but on we can utilize a lot of the existing building wiring the commercial side, it has remained very good,” and infrastructure to retrofit a fire system.” he says. “It’s tied mainly to the healthy growth of John Maccone, national account manager for certain segments of the market.” Fire-Lite Alarms, Northford, Conn., also thinks Matthew Moore, Fire-Lite technical service representative, inspects an addressable fire alarm panel. Sponsored by SILENT KNIGHT May 2008 57

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SDM - May 2008 Contents Editor’s Angle Exclusive ISC West Coverage Stanley Convergent’s Newest Acquisition Cisco Introduces New IP Cameras, Expands Physical Security Solution Portfolio Ionit Technologies Partners with Walgreens; Places DVR Systems in Stores Nationwide Pennsylvania-Based Security System Providers Merge Custom Home Electronics Distributor Inks Distribution Agreement Security and the Law Integration Intelligence 18th Annual SDM 100: Double Digits Fire Systems: State of the Market Addressable Fire Control Systems Storage: Where Can We Put All This? Central Station Managed Access Technology at Work 5-Minute Tech Quiz Technology Solutions & Skills Security NetWorkings SDM Marketplace Classifieds

SDM - May 2008

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