Steve Richards, CEO of Becklar, commented: 'We couldn't be more excited to announce this partnership with Armstrong's National Monitoring Centers – as the premier wholesale monitoring service provider in Canada. This opportunity significantly expands Becklar's presence in North America, by bringing the capabilities of Armstrong's and AvantGuard together. 'Armstrong's will continue to operate in our strategic Canadian locations, with the same leadership, and the same team of dedicated associates, but will expand the services and capabilities provided to our valued dealers and subscribers in Canada.'

'We are pleased to team with the innovative leaders at Becklar and AvantGuard that share our core values of protecting and caring for others,' said Gary Armstrong, Armstrong's founder who will remain as an active Strategic Advisor to the company. Working together, Armstrong's and AvantGuard will couple leadership teams to deliver swift and exceptional service, through a network of eight redundant sites, and achieve industry leading growth in partnership with the company's joint Dealer partners. Armstrong's is a true success story and has consistently delivered exceptional service with superior growth under the experienced, disciplined leadership of Gary Armstrong, Dan Small, Colin Armstrong and Kim Caron. Today, Armstrong's provides services in every province and territory in Canada and is recognized as Canada's premier monitoring wholesale provider, serving more than 800 dealers across their network. Armstrong's first monitoring center opened in 1989 serving a small number of Dealers in Eastern Canada.

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