Going with the lowest bidder may cost more in the long run.   In fact, the lowest bidder often leads to the greatest cost. General contractors are usually required to include the necessary fire alarm system in your new facility.  The fire alarm typically goes through...

Because a company has a license to do work doesn’t mean that they have the expertise and experience to do it well.   Your family’s life is too important to trust with a company that has only been in business a couple of years.  Your co-workers’ safety is too important...

Actual reviews from actual customers. We are proud to have Pat McClellan as one of our owners.  He consistently gets the best reviews of all of our technicians. Guard Tronic Proven Property Protection Since 1959 (800) 542-7866 info@guardtronic.com   Fort Smith...

With the stylish 7-Inch Touchscreen Keypads, users can view live and recorded video from any of their connected cameras on-site. Available with V-4000, V- 5000 and V-6000 cameras. Other features include: Two-way audio to speak with visitors at the Video Doorbell...

"[Memorial Day is] the most expensive holiday on the calendar.   Every hot dog, every burger, every spin around the lake, or drink with friends and family…is a debt…purchased by others.   This is not about all who’ve served…that day comes in the fall.   This one is in...

Sometimes security isn’t just about keeping the bad guy out.   It may also mean keeping those you love inside and safe. Guard Tronic has worked with parents of children with special needs to design systems to help keep them inside the home, notify the parents if a...

Cameras have been recording nefarious acts for decades.   But what if they could do more?  What if your cameras could also work as a burglary system motion detector?   What if the camera system could know the difference between a person, animal, and car?   And what if...

Approximately 85-95% of false alarms are caused by entry / exit errors.   Users enter an armed area and can’t get the system disarmed in time correctly. Integrating an access control system with the burglary system eliminates almost all of these false dispatches. ...

Do you want to: Increase the value of your home? Improve the aesthetics of your home? Make it easier to track who enters your home? Make replicating keys a thing of the past? Reduce false alarms? Z-Wave locks can do all of the above for less than you think.  They come...

Is your alarm system still communicating over a phone line? Alarm systems/ phone line communicators were engineered in the 1960s.  Modern phone lines are utilizing a completely different technology.  Don’t expect a modern alarm system to communicate over a phone line...

{This post about robbery has nothing to do with today being Tax Day.  The timing of this post is purely coincidental} A robbery and a burglary are two very different events! A burglary is a covert operation.  The burglar doesn’t want to be seen or heard.  Burglars...

Expecting 99% darkness today? Don’t worry!  Our cameras can see in the dark. Let’s talk infrared illuminators. Guard Tronic Proven Property Protection for 65 Years (800) 542-7866 info@guardtronic.com

Restaurants and grocery stores will typically lose more money when a freezer or refrigerator quits working than from a burglary or robbery.  Luckily our systems can respond to all three. Add temperature sensors to an existing system or include it in the design of your...

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Guard Tronic was honored to host UL Auditor, Nick Mirus, today. Nick inspected several of our Mercantile jewelry stores in Northwest Arkansas to ensure compliance with UL 681.  He also verified our central station’s compliance with UL 827. Guard Tronic is proud to...

Waldo Eugene Gilbert 1929 - 2024 We learned today of the passing of Waldo Gilbert.  Waldo was Guard Tronic’s second employee and the brother of our founder, Kenneth Gilbert.   He is also the father-in-law of Fort Smith’s Service Manager, Ed Carter. Waldo was a...

Electronic access control is one of the most cost-effective ways to manage access to your facility. Biometric readers add a layer of simplicity to the system. No need to keep up with cards, fobs, or licenses on smart phones. Employees carry their credential with them...

Guard Tronic has provided burglary, robbery, and fire alarm systems and monitoring for over 65 years.  Most customers will get a discount on their insurance premium by having one or all of these systems.  These discounts typically range from 10-25%. What happens if a...

ONE FALSE ALARM EVERY TEN YEARS. A False Alarm Factor of .1 is a lofty goal for any alarm company.   Most alarm companies don't even have a false alarm reduction goal. False alarms are one of the largest challenges alarm companies face.  Guard Tronic employees not...

Most security systems communicating to an alarm company’s monitoring station go through the manufacturer's clearinghouse enroute to the receiver.   Alarm signals may travel from your home or business to Sofia Bulgaria and then to your alarm company’s supervising...

We’ve been installing wireless alarm systems for decades.  These systems have certainly come a long way from the single frequency, unsupervised systems of the 1970s.   However, as advanced as new systems are, they still have their limitations. The systems Guard Tronic...