Mircom Technologies Ltd. is a manufacturer and distributor of life safety and communications systems including fire detection & alarm, voice evacuation, controlled access and security solutions. The company is headquartered in Vaughan,

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History

Mirtone

Mirtone was founded by Manuel Mira in the early 1960s. The company started out manufacturing apartment intercoms in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

. The company expanded and started producing fire alarm systems and became the 2nd largest fire alarm manufacturer in

. Mirtone was bought by

General Signal General Signal Corporation (formerly ) was a publicly traded control equipment and systems company based in Stamford, Connecticut, and was listed in Standard & Poor's S&P 500 Composite Index of 500 of the largest public companies in the United Stat ...

in 1988.

Mircom

Mircom was founded in 1991 by Tony Falbo in

. In 1998 the company launched the FA-1000 Series Alarm Control Panel followed by the TAS-2000 and FX-2000 in 2000. In 2003, the company relocated to their current headquarters in Vaughan, Ontario. In 2004, the company launched their international sales department and acquired Secutron from

SimplexGrinnell SimplexGrinnell, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls, is an American company specializing in active fire protection systems, communication systems and testing, inspection and maintenance services. The company headquarters is in Boca Raton, Florida; ...

, a part of Tyco International. In 2005, the company acquired the PRO-2000 product line from Securiplex Inc. In 2006, the company become ISO 9000 certified and launched their Summit Systems Technologies. In 2007, the company opened an office in

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. In 2008, the company expanded by opening their

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warehouse and facility in

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and opening a sales office in

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. The same year, the company opened branches in

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

and

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

. In 2011, the company acquired Kost Fire Safety Limited in British Columbia, Murray Electronics Inc. in Ontario and opened a new office near

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

. In 2016, the company released QX-Mini and acquired Durham Central Fire Systems.

Brands

Mircom

Mircom is the principal brand. Its product line is split into fire alarm, communications, security and automation systems.

Secutron

Secutron has been manufacturing fire alarm systems since 1973, including conventional and intelligent fire alarm control panels, fire alarm networks, fire and security integration systems, and fire alarm accessories. Secutron products are approved by Underwriters Laboratories (UL),

Factory Mutual FM Global is an American mutual insurance company based in Johnston, Rhode Island, United States, with offices worldwide, that specializes in loss prevention services primarily to large corporations throughout the world in the ''Highly Protecte ...

(FM), California State Fire Marshal (CSFM), City of New York (MEA), US Coast Guard, Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) UK and

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(ABS).

Summit

Summit Systems Technology was a global brand that focused on the requirements of low voltage system installers and electrical contractors.

Operations

The Mircom Group of Companies is headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, with regional offices located in Niagara Falls, New York, USA; Mexico City, Mexico; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Bangalore, India; Dubai, UAE; and Singapore. Mircom employs over 500 people worldwide.

North American operations

Mircom operates a dedicated network of sales and service branch offices under its Mircom Engineered Systems service brand across

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. Mircom's US headquarters is located in

Canadian branch locations

* Victoria, BC *

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( Vancouver, BC) *

Kelowna, BC Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ''ki� ...

* Calgary, AB * Edmonton, AB * London, ON * Vaughan, ON * Ottawa, ON * Montreal, QC *

Quebec, QC Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is the ...

Halifax, NS Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The ...

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American branch locations

* Los Angeles, CA *

Chicago, IL (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Count ...

Niagara Falls, NY Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and named after the famed ...

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* Miami, FL * Cedar Grove, NJ

International operations

MGC Systems International Limited supports the sale and installation of Mircom systems in more than 95 countries worldwide, with regional offices located in

Bangalore, India Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

and Dubai, UAE. Under its U.E.C. (United Export) service brand, Mircom distributes a range of fire protection equipment to more than 70 international markets.

International branch locations

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the R ...

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

Singapore, Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country, island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Pen ...

References

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History

Mirtone

Mircom

Brands

Mircom

Secutron

Summit

Operations

North American operations

Canadian branch locations

American branch locations

International operations

International branch locations

See also

References