may 2025
// 2025 SDM 100 Rankings
No. 1 – Source is 2024 Earnings Presentation. SDM’s 2017 Dealer of the Year. No. 2 – Acquired Sonitrol New Orleans in January 2025. No. 4 – Pye-Barker acquired 57 companies in 2024, 26 of which were alarm companies, including former SDM 100 companies Bates Security, Moon Security Services, Sonitrol New England, and SDM 2023 Dealer of the Year, Peak Alarm. No. 5 – SDM’s 2003 and 2015 Dealer of the Year. No. 6 – SDM’s 1998 Dealer of the Year. No. 7 – Acquired Signet in June 2024, and ECD Systems in September 2024. No. 8 – Acquired Monitronics’ commercial accounts in March 2025. Acquired Vortex Security in November 2024. SDM’s 1999 and 2013 Dealer of the Year. No. 9 – SDM’s 2000 and 2019 Dealer of the Year. No. 10 – Invested in i2G Systems in March 2025. No. 12 – Expanded into two new geographic markets (Wisconsin and Maryland) via acquisitions in 2024. No. 13 – Acquired Frase Protection in February 2025, ProAlert in December 2024 and SDG in September 2024. SDM’s 2024 Dealer of the Year. No. 14 – Acquired Accu-Com Security in January 2025. No. 15 – SDM’s 1984 Dealer of the Year. No. 16 – Acquired Securiteam. No. 20 – Acquired security division of DFT Communications in May 2024. SDM’s 1997 Dealer of the Year. No. 22 – Added two large electric cooperative partners in 2024. Expanded into South Carolina market with acquisition of a new EMC partner. No. 23 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 24 – Increased RMR by 37%, welcomed nine new companies through acquisition, and experienced organic growth. No. 26 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 28 – Multiple acquisitions, including Strategic Security Solutions (S3)in March 2024 Completed a major project at Boston University that won SDM’s 2024 Project of the Year. No. 29 – Acquired American Alarms in Apex, N.C. No. 30 – Completed asset acquisition of Detection & Suppression International (DSI). Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 32 – SDM’s 2020 Dealer of the Year. No. 33 – Built a new branch from scratch outside normal footprint and turned a profit within three months. No. 35 – Completed the single largest acquisition in company history. No. 36 — Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 37 – Acquired State Alarm in February 2024 No. 40 – SDM’s 2004 Dealer of the Year. No. 42 – Increased RMR by 10% purely organically, while reducing debt. No. 43 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 45 – Pye-Barker acquired the Sonitrol portion of the company in November 2024. No. 52 – Implemented multiple video verification software into their Central Station. Expanded licensing to offer monitoring services into other states. No. 53 – Completed a large integration project of over $1 million and 1 million sq. ft. No. 54 – successfully increased prices and integrated a new commercial fire alarm company. No. 55 – Remodeled and relocated to a new 23,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art headquarters and celebrated 52 years in business. No. 59 – SDM’s 2021 Dealer of the Year. No. 62 – Gained multiple $1 million-plus projects. No. 63 – Received/won a top 3 U.S. banking RFP for all service and installation covering nine Western states. Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 64 – SDM’s 1995 and 2022 Dealer of the Year. No. 67 – Won a large, multinational project from an enterprise client. No. 68 – Increased RMR by increasing rates and selling more RMR overall than in the last five years. No. 69 – Developed and deployed more than 50 site surveillance poles in the residential builder market between May and year end. No. 71 – Net RMR Revenue increased 14.7%. No. 75 – Completed multiple multi-site integration projects and expanded technical physical footprint into multiple Ga. Markets. No. 80 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 81 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 82 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 83 – Continued revenue and RMR growth. No. 88 – Record booked sales across groups and ended 2024 with the largest backlog in company history. No. 90 – Sales increased over 50% and profit is up 400%. Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 91 – Acquired HI Universal. No. 95 – Doubled RMR for the 3rd year in a row. Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 96 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 97 – Started a large federal government project replacing an existing access control system. No. 99 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 100 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time.
No. 1 – Source is 2024 Earnings Presentation. SDM’s 2017 Dealer of the Year. No. 2 – Acquired Sonitrol New Orleans in January 2025. No. 4 – Pye-Barker acquired 57 companies in 2024, 26 of which were alarm companies, including former SDM 100 companies Bates Security, Moon Security Services, Sonitrol New England, and SDM 2023 Dealer of the Year, Peak Alarm. No. 5 – SDM’s 2003 and 2015 Dealer of the Year. No. 6 – SDM’s 1998 Dealer of the Year. No. 7 – Acquired Signet in June 2024, and ECD Systems in September 2024. No. 8 – Acquired Monitronics’ commercial accounts in March 2025. Acquired Vortex Security in November 2024. SDM’s 1999 and 2013 Dealer of the Year. No. 9 – SDM’s 2000 and 2019 Dealer of the Year. No. 10 – Invested in i2G Systems in March 2025. No. 12 – Expanded into two new geographic markets (Wisconsin and Maryland) via acquisitions in 2024. No. 13 – Acquired Frase Protection in February 2025, ProAlert in December 2024 and SDG in September 2024. SDM’s 2024 Dealer of the Year. No. 14 – Acquired Accu-Com Security in January 2025. No. 15 – SDM’s 1984 Dealer of the Year. No. 16 – Acquired Securiteam. No. 20 – Acquired security division of DFT Communications in May 2024. SDM’s 1997 Dealer of the Year. No. 22 – Added two large electric cooperative partners in 2024. Expanded into South Carolina market with acquisition of a new EMC partner. No. 23 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 24 – Increased RMR by 37%, welcomed nine new companies through acquisition, and experienced organic growth. No. 26 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 28 – Multiple acquisitions, including Strategic Security Solutions (S3)in March 2024 Completed a major project at Boston University that won SDM’s 2024 Project of the Year. No. 29 – Acquired American Alarms in Apex, N.C. No. 30 – Completed asset acquisition of Detection & Suppression International (DSI). Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 32 – SDM’s 2020 Dealer of the Year. No. 33 – Built a new branch from scratch outside normal footprint and turned a profit within three months. No. 35 – Completed the single largest acquisition in company history. No. 36 — Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 37 – Acquired State Alarm in February 2024 No. 40 – SDM’s 2004 Dealer of the Year. No. 42 – Increased RMR by 10% purely organically, while reducing debt. No. 43 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 45 – Pye-Barker acquired the Sonitrol portion of the company in November 2024. No. 52 – Implemented multiple video verification software into their Central Station. Expanded licensing to offer monitoring services into other states. No. 53 – Completed a large integration project of over $1 million and 1 million sq. ft. No. 54 – successfully increased prices and integrated a new commercial fire alarm company. No. 55 – Remodeled and relocated to a new 23,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art headquarters and celebrated 52 years in business. No. 59 – SDM’s 2021 Dealer of the Year. No. 62 – Gained multiple $1 million-plus projects. No. 63 – Received/won a top 3 U.S. banking RFP for all service and installation covering nine Western states. Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 64 – SDM’s 1995 and 2022 Dealer of the Year. No. 67 – Won a large, multinational project from an enterprise client. No. 68 – Increased RMR by increasing rates and selling more RMR overall than in the last five years. No. 69 – Developed and deployed more than 50 site surveillance poles in the residential builder market between May and year end. No. 71 – Net RMR Revenue increased 14.7%. No. 75 – Completed multiple multi-site integration projects and expanded technical physical footprint into multiple Ga. Markets. No. 80 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 81 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 82 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 83 – Continued revenue and RMR growth. No. 88 – Record booked sales across groups and ended 2024 with the largest backlog in company history. No. 90 – Sales increased over 50% and profit is up 400%. Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 91 – Acquired HI Universal. No. 95 – Doubled RMR for the 3rd year in a row. Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 96 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 97 – Started a large federal government project replacing an existing access control system. No. 99 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time. No. 100 – Ranked on the SDM 100 for the first time.
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