Tyco Integrated Security
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{{Infobox company
| name = Tyco Integrated Security
| logo = Tyco Integrated Security blue logo 206x49 with padding.jpg
| type = Subsidiary of Tyco Fire & Security, Ltd,
NYSE: TYC
| foundation = 2012, with roots going back to 1874 (American District Telegraph – ADT)
| location = Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
| key_people = Mark Vandover, President
| industry = Security products and services, integration and installation
| parent = Tyco International
| homepage = [http://www.tycois.com www.tycois.com]}}
Tyco Integrated Security is a business unit of Tyco International. It is a company specializing in electronic security products, installation and services. The company's principal place of business in the U.S. is Boca Raton, Florida; and Mississauga, Ontario in Canada with over 10,000 employees and nearly 200 offices throughout North America.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}
Corporate history
Tyco Integrated Security has roots in the beginning of the North American commercial security industry. In 1874, 57 district telegraph delivery companies affiliated and became "American District Telegraph" which became known as ADT. In July 1997, Tyco merged by reverse takeover with a smaller publicly traded security services company named ADT Limited. Upon consummation of the merger, Tyco International Ltd. of Massachusetts became a wholly owned subsidiary of ADT Limited, and simultaneously ADT changed its name to Tyco International Ltd., retaining the former Tyco stock symbol, TYC. A new subsidiary named ADT Security Services was also formed out of the merger.{{cite news|title=ADT and Tyco Plan to Merge In $5.4 Billion Stock Swap|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/18/business/adt-and-tyco-plan-to-merge-in-5.4-billion-stock-swap.html|accessdate=29 August 2013|date=March 18, 1997}}
In September 2011, Tyco International, Ltd., directors announced plan to split into three companies.
{{cite news|url=http://www.news-record.com/content/2011/09/19/article/tyco_to_split_itself_into_three_companies|title=Tyco to split itself into three companies|work=News & Record|agency=Associated Press|date=2011-09-19|accessdate=2011-09-19}}{{cite news|title=Tyco shareholders approve three-way break-up|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tyco-shareholders-idUSBRE88G0TV20120917|accessdate=29 August 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=Sep 17, 2012}} In September of the following year they completed the separation of the company into Flow Control business – Pentair, North America's residential security business – ADT and its international fire and security business - Tyco International, Ltd.{{cite news|title=Tyco Completes Separation Process|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/01/idUS103711+01-Oct-2012+BW20121001|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130904181302/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/01/idUS103711+01-Oct-2012+BW20121001|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2013|accessdate=29 August 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=October 1, 2012}} ADT Business Solutions became Tyco Integrated Security a business unit of Tyco International, Ltd.{{cite news|title=ADT Commercial Changes Name to Tyco Integrated Security|url=http://www.cepro.com/article/adt_commercial_changes_name_to_tyco_integrated_security/|accessdate=30 August 2013|newspaper=CEPro|date=April 2, 2012}}{{cite web|title=FAQ's|url=http://www.tycois.com/about-us/frequently-asked-questions|publisher=Tyco Integrated Security|accessdate=30 August 2013}} As a business unit of Tyco International Ltd., the company provides security solutions{{buzzword inline|date=August 2019}} for the commercial, retail, industrial and governmental markets in the US and Canada. ADT Residential continues as a separate company focused on security products{{buzzword inline|date=August 2019}} for residential and small business customers in the US. Tyco International, Ltd., retains use of the ADT brand for security installation and services outside of North America.{{Cite web |last=Kohl |first=Geoff |date=2012-03-29 |title=With forthcoming split, ADT renames commercial security unit |url=https://www.securityinfowatch.com/integrators/article/10684812/adt-commercial-renames-itself-as-tyco-integrated-security-brand-in-advance-of-september-split-within-tyco |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Security Info Watch}}
Executive leadership
- Mark VanDover – President