OGDEN, Utah — Becklar has been recognized by The Monitoring Association (TMA) as the 2026 Enterprise Monitoring Center of the Year, part of TMA’s 2026 Awards of Excellence. It marks the second time in four years that Becklar has received this prestigious industry recognition.
The announcement follows TMA’s 2025 honor of Becklar with the Technology Marvel Award for innovation and the implementation of cutting-edge technology.
Becklar was honored with the Monitoring Center of the Year award in the Enterprise Central Station category. This award “recognizes the company’s commitment to innovation, service excellence, operational leadership and customer care in the professional monitoring industry,” according to the company announcement.
It “reflects the dedication of Becklar’s team and the company’s focus on a culture centered on service, innovation and exceptional customer and partner experiences,” the announcement says.
What Does Becklar Say About Its 2026 TMA Award?
“On behalf of everyone at Becklar, we are deeply honored to accept The Monitoring Association’s Enterprise Monitoring Center of the Year Award,” says Justin Bailey, president of Becklar Monitoring, in the company announcement. “This recognition reflects the unwavering commitment, professionalism, and expertise of our monitoring specialists, leadership teams and the many support personnel.
“Their work behind the scenes makes exceptional service possible every day. We are especially grateful to our team members, who consistently embody our core values through their dedication to protecting and caring for the people and partners who rely on us. This award is not just a recognition of operational excellence, but also of the culture of service, relationships, teamwork, innovation and care that defines our organization,” he says.
“It is truly an honor to receive this award from TMA,” says Becklar CEO Steve Richards in the company announcement. “I extend my sincere appreciation to everyone at Becklar for their ongoing commitment to service excellence and innovation.
“Since last receiving this award in 2022, our subscriber base has more than doubled. Becklar now operates the industry’s largest network of monitoring centers and the most redundant monitoring infrastructure in the North American market,” he says.
“Together, our highly trained operators and patented AI-powered automated voice assistant technology deliver the fastest emergency response times in the industry—averaging less than 10 seconds,” says Richards in the company announcement. “We are grateful to TMA for recognizing our continued efforts to help make the world a safer place.”
Becklar now monitors more than 40,000 video cameras across commercial and enterprise environments throughout North America. The company has also deployed workforce safety solutions across North America. Becklar products offer the most comprehensive portfolio of fire, security, video remote guarding and personal health and safety products and services of any provider in the United States and Canada.
