Changing your name on contract / Comment on Why use standard form agreements / Comment on having problems with Interlogix March 17, 2020
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KEN KIRSCHENBAUM, ESQ ALARM - SECURITY INDUSTRY LEGAL EMAIL NEWSLETTER / THE ALARM EXCHANGE You can read all of our articles on our website. Having trouble getting our emails? Change your spam controls and white list ken@kirschenbaumesq.com ************************************ Changing your name on contract / Comment on Why use standard form agreements / Comment on having problems with Interlogix March 17, 2020 ************************** See webinar schedule below. Register today *************************** Changing your name on contract ************************** Ken, We bought your contracts a few of years ago. We acquired another company and need to have our contracts edited to new name. Can we get master name changed on the Contracts? Charles ************************** Response ************************* You can change the name but you should be updating your contracts. You are getting started fresh with a new company name, why use an old contract form. Keep your contracts updated. With all the changes going on the contracts should be updated at least every two years. ************************* Comment on Why use standard form agreements from March 6, 2020 article ************************* Ken “standard” is a GOOD thing and is definitely used on the technical side of our industry. SOP (standard operating procedures) give technicians consistency while wiring, programming, etc. AND allows a company to maintain professionalism. UL Standards exist for a reason. Plenty more could be mentioned on this subject but from a contract perspective, I believe you hit the nail on the head!! We appreciate all you do for the industry. Thanks. Mark J. Buckley ************************ Comment on having problems with Interlogix/Kidde smokes from article on February 28 2020 ************************** Ken If these are 110 volt units, and all wired on the same circuit, using 3-conductor wire, with ground, then I suggest you (have the electrician) replace them with the Gentex smoke or heat detectors. One of the detectors on the circuit should be the model with a relay, which to my knowledge, is currently the only one U.L. Listed for connecting 110 volt units in residential remote-monitored alarm system. A Kidde rep told me a couple years ago that they had one listed, but he never produced info for me. Be careful, as almost all the cheap units have a relay, or you can purchase a relay for them, but unless they are listed for the purpose, steer clear. Ray Yauchler ***************************** Ken We too have been dealers of the Interlogix/UTC line of equipment that dates back to GE etc.(have been for 20+years). Have spoken to a number of dealers in a similar situation and they’re all frustrated and not knowing which way to turn with this bombshell dropped on the industry. Really still hard to sort out what happened here? From what I gathered apparently UTC sold the line to Carrier who decided not to continue it. The mystery part of this whole thing is that, according to my sources, the product line is still alive and well in every place else in the world except for northern America. The weird thing here is that according to one of our reputable trade magazines the InterLogix brand of equipment was 1 of 3 leading industry providers in the US(‘most widely used alarm panels: Honeywell, InterLogix, Dsc as of 2019’). Even though we standardized with the InterLogix line of alarm equipment over the years we did notice a decline in quality control of their products in the last few years. Obviously this situation leaves many dealers & end-users holding the bag that know & depend on this equipment but now finding out when something goes bad that Products and Support are not available. A lot of unanswered questions here; – Why didn’t they just sell this large entity? -Why did they not continue producing/ manufacturing for the domestic market considering they were in the top 3 in the nation? -Why are they still in business & manufacturing in the rest of the world ? Is there something else brewing behind the scenes that we as dealers are not aware of? So many unanswered questions here which I hope that others that read this might answer/shed some light on. I for one stand to lose & already lost a great deal of revenue man hours, etc. based on this whole situation. Are we as dealers/end users(& trust me there are hundreds if not thousands here) in a position to create a class- action suit? Ken, I think this would be an incredible opportunity for you. I know of at least 20- 30 dealers(& hundreds more) that would sign on for this if you wanted to take the lead. I would love to hear feedback from others in the industry & dealers that have relied on InterLogix for years through your portal here. Thanks Dan(a concerned Security Dealer) ***************************** Webinars Series 2020 - starts tomorrow ********************** We are pleased to offer the below FREE Webinars. Originally scheduled as Roundtable discussions at the ISC we are now opening up attendance in webinar format. Please sign up for one or more webinars and we hope you’ll participate in the discussion. Other webinars TBA For those of you who had a Free private meetings scheduled with Ken Kirschenbaum at the ISC show, please call Stacy Spector,Esq at 516 747 6700 x 304 to re-schedule the meeting via Skype ******************* When: March 18, 2020 at 11 AM ET Topic: Current state of monitoring including technology and well as outside influencers like minimum wages and privacy laws. Presented by: Morgan Hertel, VP of Technology and Innovation, Rapid Response Monitoring Hosted by: Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq Who should attend: owners and technical staff Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/880692726644110338 ************************* When: March 19, 2020 at 1 PM ET Topic: on how your monitoring company can help you avoid a lawsuit Presented by: Don Maden, EVP, and David Smith, VP Marketing and Business Development, COPS Monitoring Hosted by: Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq Who should attend: owners, CEO, CFO, managers Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5006546338216846851 ************************* When: March 20, 2020 at 1 PM ET Topic: discussion on Errors and Omissions Insurance Claims and Risk Management Presented by: Bart Didden, Executive Claims Administrator, Security America and Ken Kirschenbaum, Esq Who should attend: owners, managers Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/258940891371390211 ************************ When: March 23, 2020 at 11 AM ET Topic: discussion on Taxes and Corporate issues for alarm companies relevant when selling or buying accounts Presented by: Mitch Reitman Hosted by: Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq Who should attend: owners, CFO Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7232585693958553346 *********************** When: March 24, 2020 at 11AM ET Topic: discussion on Selling or buying alarm accounts and RMR issues Presented by: Ron Davis and Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq Who should attend: owners, CFO Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4456255062166732547 ************************* When: March 26, 2020 at 11AM ET Topic: discussion on the value of quality video contracts and services Presented by: Sharon Elder, VP Sales, USA Central Station Hosted by: Ken Kirschenbaum, Esq Who should attend: owners, COO, managers, technical staff Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3745137120793115395 *************************** When: April 7, 2020 at 12 PM ET Topic: discussion on the current state of the Financial/Capital Market Stability in the Security Industry and necessary agreements needed for security companies Presented by: Troy Iverson, VP of Sales, Brian Davis, CFO of AvantGuard Monitoring Centers Hosted by: Ken Kirschenbaum, Esq Who should attend: owners, CFO, managers, Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7558739325686839811 **************** To order up to date Standard Form Alarm / Security / Fire and related Agreements, click here:www.alarmcontracts.com ************************* CONCIERGE LAWYER SERVICE PROGRAM FOR THE ALARM INDUSTRY You can check out the program and sign up here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/concierge or contact our Program Coordinator Stacy Spector, Esq at 516 747 6700 x 304. *********************** NOTICE: You can always read our Articles on our website at ww.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/alarm-articles *********************** THE ALARM EXCHANGE
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