VIPOND WINS INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR

2009 Notifier Annual Distributor Conference - Tucson, Ariz.

Vipond wins International Distributor of the Year

October 22, 2009 - Oct. 22, 2009 - Vipond Systems Group wins four awards during the 2009 Notifier Annual Distributor Conference in Tucson, Ariz. Vipond is the largest distributor of Notifier products in Canada.

"They have grown the Notifier business from thousands of dollars to millions of dollars per year," said the Vice President of Notifier International Sales, Paul Harris. A Honeywell company, Notifier is a leading manufacturer of fire alarm and fire detection equipment worldwide.

Vipond's Mississauga, Ontario, branch was awarded the highly coveted International Distributor of the Year and the Million Dollar Sales awards.

Vipond's Regina and Edmonton branches earned the Notifier Diamond Distributor award for excellent efforts to promote and sell Notifier products.

"[The] Vipond team is very supportive of the fire alarm industry efforts," Harris said. "They work on ULC codes, national building codes, and sit on the board of the Canadian Fire Alarm Association." Harris presented the International Distributor of the Year award to Vipond Vice President, Mike Godara.

Vipond has repeatedly won Notifier awards for 10 years. However, this is the first time Vipond won four awards in one year including the International Distributor of the Year award.

Vipond Systems Group has expert capabilities in fire alarm, fire detection, special agent fire suppression, closed circuit TV, nurse call, public address, paging and access control systems. Its portfolio includes facilities such as the Toronto International Airport, York University, Toronto Western Hospital and the Lindsay Correctional Facility.

Vipond Systems Group

Vipond Systems Group, a low voltage systems integration company, is dedicated to the safety and protection of the people, properties, plants, production and profitability of its customers.

In its service across Canada, Vipond Systems Group partners with companies such as Notifier, Kidde and Panasonic to provide the most innovative cost-effective life-safety solutions.

Our technical specialists work with each customer's unique requirements to design, install and maintain all types of electronic integrated low-voltage building systems and specialized types of fire-suppression equipment.

Vipond has expert capabilities in fire alarm, fire detection (including optical flame, air sampling and linear heat), special agent fire suppression, closed circuit TV, nurse call, public address, paging and access control systems.

Our portfolio of installed systems includes facilities such as Toronto International Airport, York University, University of Guelph, Toronto Western Hospital, Lindsay Correctional Facility, Hydro One, Bell Canada, Q9 Network, Whitehorse Correction Facility, RCMP Headquarters-Yukon and BC.

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