Blog – Access Control
Access control in its simplest form is a lock and key. It keeps me from entering your home or business and you from entering mine. However, if you use a lock and key, there is no reporting of someone entering the building. It also gets very expensive very quickly. If...
New Power
For the first time in 20+ years, our UL Listed / FM Approved central station isn't powered by inverter power, a system we installed when we moved into the Guard Tronic Executive Building in Fort Smith in 1998. Our old system relied on 12 different 4 volt, 1,220Ah...
Consumer Alert: Smoke Alarm Recall
Kidde has recalled almost 500,000 dual-sensor smoke detectors in the U.S. and Canada because a manufacturing malfunction can compromise the devices' ability to detect smoke. Specifically, a yellow cap that was left on during manufacturing can cover one of the two...
FARA Board of Directors
Jordon Brown, Regional Manager for Guard Tronic's Fort Smith office, was named to the Board of Directors of the False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA). He will serve as the Associate Director for Electronic Security beginning in January 2018. "It is such an honor...
Phone System
We are getting a new phone system! In addition to helping us serve our clients more efficiently, it will also change our outbound Caller I.D. display. Please add (800) 687-0668 to your address book as Guard Tronic. This is the number all of our phone calls and text...
New News (and a LOT of old news)
In an effort to clean up some digital data space, we have moved some of the old "news and notes" from an old site to this one.
On-Line Bill Pay
We are now able to accept payment through our secure on-line portal. Please visit our web-site for details. https://guardtronic.com/pay/
Do It Yourself (DIY)
Guard Tronic is now offering Do It Yourself systems. The equipment is the same American-made, high quality systems we install....without the installation price. More information may be obtained on our DIY page.
FARA Presentation
This past April, Jordon Brown was honored to give his seventh presentation to the False Alarm Reduction Association at their annual symposium in Nashville, TN. Guard Tronic has been a proud member since 2010.
NICET III
(Jefferson) Jordon Brown, Regional Manager for Guard Tronic's Fort Smith office, has been awarded a Level III certification in Fire Alarm Systems by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET). Besides an experience requirement,...
Jordon Brown – W. Rex Bell Award Winner
On May 2, 2014, Jordon Brown, Guard Tronic's Regional Manager for the Fort Smith office, was awarded the W. Rex Bell Associate Member of the Year Award by the False Alarm Reduction Association. This award is given to the alarm company personnel that has worked the...
Randy Perry – PIPSA Member
On March 12, 2014, Randy Perry, Regional Manager for Guard Tronic, was sworn in by Joseph Wood, Deputy Secretary of State. Randy will serve as the Alarm Industry Representative to the Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies, the licensing...
FM Approved
Guard Tronic, Inc. receives the "Approved" mark from Factory Mutual (FM Global). After having dropped the FM Approval in the late 1990s, Guard Tronic determined it would be better for our customers to get another third party certification through FM Global. Guard...
Chairman – Jordon Brown
Jordon Brown, Regional Manager for Guard Tronic's Fort Smith, AR office, was elected Chairman of the Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies. Jordon has served as the alarm industry representative on Arkansas' licensing board since...
President – Jordon Brown
Jordon Brown, Regional Manager for Guard Tronic's Fort Smith office, was named President of the National Electronic Security Alliance (NESA). Goals are outlined in the January 17th NESA Monitor. National Monitor
July 2010
Rick Brown, Regional Manager for Guard Tronic's Muskogee, OK office, was featured in the July issue of the Oklahoma Burglar and Fire Alarm Association's newsletter, the Transmitter Article
October 2009
Jordon Brown, Regional Manager for Guard Tronic's Fort Smith office received the Oklahoma Burglar and Fire Alarm Association's President's Award. Article
Top 20 Under 40
Security Systems News - Jordon Brown, Regional Manager for Guard Tronic's Fort Smith office is named to the Top 20 Under 40, recognizing the top 20 industry professionals under 40 years old. Article Entire Magazine
January 2009
Randy Perry, Regional Manager for Guard Tronic's Bentonville office is appointed to the Fayetteville false alarm committee.
January 2009
Guard Tronic is featured in the Winter 2009 Sims newsletter. Security Information Management Systems (SIMS) provides the central station automation that Guard Tronic uses to monitor our 24,000+ accounts and is based in Plano, TX Article
October 2008
Jordon Brown, Regional Manager for Guard Tronic's Fort Smith office, received the Oklahoma Burglar and Fire Alarm Association's inaugural Rick Brown Education Award. The presentation was featured int eh November edition of the OKBFAA's newsletter. the award was...