Acquisition will increase Guardian’s business account base by forty percent.
PITTSBURGH – March 24, 2025 – Guardian Protection (“Guardian”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of 8,300 commercial accounts from Monitronics International, Inc. known residentially as Brinks Home™. The acquisition also includes an additional 4,300 residential alarm accounts.
The accounts are located principally in the Guardian existing footprint with concentrations in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio. Guardian will add three new branch locations as a result, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Morgantown, West Virginia; and Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
As part of the acquisition Guardian will welcome nearly 60 new commercial employees including experienced field technicians, commercial sales representatives, and support team members. Efforts are already underway to communicate with the new customers and to begin transitioning all aspects of the business to Guardian.
This marks Guardian’s fourth acquisition since 2021 and is the largest in terms of commercial accounts acquired. “We are deeply committed to the growth and expansion of our customer base in the large commercial, multi-site chain, and small business sectors,” said Guardian President Bryan Cipoletti. “We have a long, stable history of successfully providing security solutions to these types of customers. Our experience, people expertise, and infrastructure are well-positioned to accommodate growth and become a more dominant player in the commercial marketplace,” he added.
About Guardian Protection
Guardian Protection is a premier provider of smart security and automation solutions for residential, commercial, institutional, and multi-site customers. Hundreds of thousands of customers trust Guardian’s award-winning monitoring services and in-house, U.S.-based customer care specialists. Founded in 1950, Guardian Protection is consistently ranked as one of the top 10 security companies in the U.S. and is the first company in history to be recognized twice as Security Company of the Year.
