Simplex, a provider of fire detection and alarm systems, and Johnson Controls Inc., a worldwide supplier of building control systems, have announced the formation of a new customer-focused alliance. The relationship will now work collaboratively to serve the needs of customers who want their fire alarm system delivered as part of a total building systems solution.
“With this alliance, we bring together the resources, technologies and competencies of the two recognized leaders in their respective industries, with the overriding goal of serving customers as they want to be served,” says Stanley L. Clark, CEO of Simplex. Under the agreement, the two companies will also work together to maintain technology leadership, staying at the forefront of breakthroughs that improve communications, compatibility, information sharing, application flexibility and ease of use in modern building management systems.