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3.fire and
securityservices
Already the worldwide leader in fire and security services, Tyco continues to grow
aggressively. At the end of fiscal 1999, our ADT security unit was adding more than
70,000 residential and commercial customers each month, and is greatly expanding its
dealer network to several new countries around the world. Strong organic growth sup-
plemented by acquisitions led to growth in ADT’s global monitored base of 50 percent
last year, from 2.4 million to 3.6 million customers. Key ADT acquisitions included
Entergy and Alarmguard in the United States. We have also made acquisitions over-
seas, primarily to expand our business in Asia and Latin America. ADT won important
new commercial accounts, significantly increasing its security
business at major banks and adding contracts to provide elec-
tronic security at six of the busiest airports in the United States:
O’Hare (Chicago), Dulles and Reagan National (Washington D.
C.), Detroit Metro, Hartsfield (Atlanta), and Miami International.
Last year, Tyco’s fire protection business continued its
PRODUCTS/SERVICES:
FIRE DETECTION,
PREVENTION AND
SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS
ELECTRONIC SECURITY
INSTALLATION AND
MONITORING
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND
RELATED SERVICE
DESIGN, INSTALLATION,
INSPECTION AND
MAINTENANCE OF FIRE
PROTECTION SYSTEMS
Tyco’s new carbon monoxide fire
detector alerts people more quickly
than traditional smoke detectors,
especially to slow, smoldering fires. It
is achieving widespread acceptance
in the marketplace.
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