Untitled - David Kronemyer

THORN SECURITY: 'Ihis company last year
consolidated its UK market leadership and
reorganised to target new opportunities in UK
and international markets. lls preeminent
place in fire detection in the
UK was coupled with substantial
grorth in lire extinguishing, while
its intruder detection and related
operations also flourished- Revenue
growth of 14 per cent reflected a
positive improvement with the
forward order book at record levels.
The acquisition ofJEL Energy
Conservation Services in October combined
that company's capabilities with those of THORN
Security to create the largest UK company
pioneering developments in systems integrating
fire protection, security, environmental control and
energy management technologies - a lundamental
trend in the design of services for commercial and
industrial properties.
A typical project for such multi-capability
supporl is Glasgow's huge St Enoch Square glazed,
city centre shopping precinct development. The
internal environment control scheme - a 91.3
million package of services including an advanced
communications systern - will play a crucial role.
Other key technical developments in THORN
Security's accelerating market drive ircluded the
launch of an innovative analogue addressable fire
detection system incorporating cost-saving false
alarm reduction features. A new domestic early
waming fire detection product met enthusiastic
response in a new sector for the company: other
ventures targeting new market areas are planned.
The acquisition of the I S ser"uritl compan;
Kidde Automated Systems Inc, in June 1988, has
given the company a valuable lbothold in
complementary areas of the US market.
In the tiS, THORN EMI Malco the market leader
in plastic transaction cards and verilication
sy6tems, had an excellent year with significant
productivity improvements and revenue
TheCistinctive
cover on ils alarm
sounders s an ambassador
and lncreasingly inlernationa,
acllvilies of THOBN Secufity
rn fire prolecl on, security,
env ronmenlal conlro and
energy managernenl and n
systerns integraling all these