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Honeywell Fire brands announce re-organization
Honeywell announced this week that it is creating one comprehensive business unit to specifically focus on fire safety markets. Honeywell Fire Safety will comprise the company's Fire Systems - the brands of Fire-Lite Alarms, Gamewell-FCI, NOTIFIER, and Silent Knight - and the System Sensor businesses.
"These internal changes are about improving our service to customers and raising the bar on the level of innovation we provide the marketplace. Those are the only changes our customers should see," new Honeywell Fire Safety president Gary Lederer said in a statement. Lederer is taking over for Mark Levy, who is retiring after 15 years as president of Honeywell Life Safety.
To get the scoop on what impact this might have on the security dealer/integrator community, I sat down with Todd Rief, vice president of Honeywell Fire Systems Americas in this exclusive "Manufacturer 1-on-1" Q&A.
SIW: What was the impetus for this re-organization - was it end-user demand, dealer/integrator concerns, something based on market research, an internal decision, or something else?
Rief: Mark Levy announced his retirement after more than 40 years serving the fire industry. For the past 15 years, Mark has resided over the various Honeywell Life Safety businesses and with his guidance, we...