Minuteman Security and Life Safety and Access Security Corp. Join Forces

Minuteman and ASC both provide security-focused technology solutions to customers in various commercial markets. 
Published: July 25, 2024

ANDOVER, Mass. – Minuteman Security & Life Safety, an integrator and service provider of commercial security surveillance, access control, fire systems and related life-safety technological offerings, has entered into a partnership with Access Security Corp., a security solutions integrator and service provider in the greater Philadelphia area, according to a joint announcement.

This is the second acquisition Minuteman has announced this week, joining Edison, N.J.-based Secuni.

Minuteman and ASC both provide security-focused technology solutions to customers in various commercial markets, including education, healthcare and critical infrastructure, the announcement says.

ASC has been providing enterprise security technology solutions in eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware for more than 25 years and has grown to include more than 20 team members based out of its Warminster, Pa., headquarters.

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ASC president Dan Cogan will continue to manage local operations and customer relationships while expanding his responsibilities across the combined entity, according to the joint announcement.

“Dan Cogan and his team have built an intensely loyal customer base in the greater Philadelphia area, with their longevity and attention to detail,” says Minuteman CEO Joe Lynch in the joint announcement.

“We’re so pleased with this partnership, particularly since it allows us to deliver an even stronger set of security and life safety solutions and services to ASC’s customers, our existing customers there, and other enterprises within the eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware markets,” he says.

“Access Security Corp. and Minuteman are natural partners – both organizations share a common strategic vision of becoming the preeminent electronic security integrator,” says Cogan. We also share core values in providing superior customer solutions, taking pride in our work, doing what we say we’re going to do, and respecting our team of talented employees.

“The immense expertise our two companies bring to the security industry will unlock tremendous value for our customers. I see a bright future and we’re delighted to join Minuteman,” he says.

The combination was effective July 1, 2024.

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