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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Edwards' Exceptional Growth Strategies in North American Fire Alarm Service Market.


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 Fire Alarm Services Market, Frost & Sullivan acknowledged Edwards, a Division of SPX (Sequenced Packet EXchange) The transport layer protocol in the NetWare operating system. Similar to the TCP layer in TCP/IP, it ensures that the entire message arrives intact. SPX uses NetWare's IPX as its delivery mechanism.  Canada, for its unmatched expertise in the Canadian fire alarm industry, which has ensured that it firmly retains its hold on the market leadership position.

In the study, Edwards received the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Award A Sullivan Award may refer to:
  • Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award or Mary Mildred Sullivan Award; awarded at 29-grantee institutions of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation.
 for Growth Strategy Leadership Award for its demonstrated excellence in implementing new sales strategies and its technological innovation and leadership. The company has successfully grown in a saturated market on the strength of its unique business tactics.

Edwards' superior growth strategies, such as bundling services with its innovative products and acquiring related businesses, enable the company to provide safety systems to its customers under a single roof. It has a wide roster of products including microprocessor-based detectors, multisensor devices, integrated fire and security products, and peer-to-peer network (1) A network of computers configured to allow certain files and folders to be shared with everyone or with selected users. Peer-to-peer networks are quite common in small offices that do not use a dedicated file server. .

Edwards' own specialists service its products, sets the company apart from competitors as most of whom depend on distributors to provide after-sales support. An ISO (1) See ISO speed.

(2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI.
 9001:2000 certification for its field service organization has strengthened its reputation in the fire alarm maintenance services market.

"The fire alarm industry is heavily saturated, making it difficult to achieve higher growth rates Growth Rates

The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures.

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Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future.
 within these defined markets," says Frost & Sullivan research analyst Girish Kachroo. "To meet this challenge, Edwards adopted a strategy of acquiring related businesses that fit within its existing distribution channels and service models."

With these acquisitions, the company's product portfolio has expanded to include sprinklers, security systems, nurse call systems, personal identification products, and other low voltage Low voltage is an electrical engineering term that broadly identifies safety considerations of an electricity supply system based on the voltage used. While different definitions exist for the exact voltage range covered by "low voltage", the most commonly used ones include "mains  building safety systems. Other added offerings include signaling devices, emergency lighting, exit signs, access control, and closed circuit television

"The company has demonstrated a unique approach by bundling services with its products, setting Edwards on the growth trajectory in the saturated fire and life safety markets in Canada," adds Kachroo. "Further, a continuous improvement program with sound business practices ensures that the growth strategy of the company is poised for further success."

About Edwards Canada

Edwards Canada is a leader in the design, development, and implementation of fire alarm, security, suppression systems, healthcare and institutional integrated communications solutions. Product offerings include EST EST electroshock therapy.

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3, Quickstart, Signature, Summit, MaxicommII, Maxinet, Procare, Accusound, and Starcall. Its offerings encompass most low voltage products that can be integrated into a life safety system. These include fire detection and alarm, signaling devices, emergency lighting, sprinklers, exit signs, closed circuit television, access control, security systems, and nurse call systems. Having extensive experience of over 75 years in the fire alarm business, Edwards has continued to grow from strength to strength. The company has outperformed its competitors in the market by being able to address the needs and concerns of its customers.

For further information regarding this announcement, contact Flavian Quiquero at 519-376-2430, ext. 339, or by e-mail: Flavian.quiquero@edwards.spx.com.

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee
consulting firm

business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a
 founded in 1961, partners with clients to create value through innovative growth strategies. The foundation of this partnership approach is our Growth Partnership Services platform, whereby we provide industry research, marketing strategies, consulting, and training to our clients to help grow their business. A key benefit that Frost & Sullivan brings to its clients is a global perspective on a broad range of industries, markets, technologies, econometrics econometrics, technique of economic analysis that expresses economic theory in terms of mathematical relationships and then tests it empirically through statistical research. , and demographics. With a client list that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, as well as the investment community, Frost & Sullivan has evolved into one of the premier growth consulting companies in the world. For more information, visit www.frost.com.
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