“We’re excited about the opportunity to do what we do best for even more people and businesses across Southwest Ohio and Central Ohio.”, says Chip Shiver, President of Shiver Security Systems and Sonitrol of SW Ohio. “Our technology, our local monitoring station, and our ever-important partnership with local police are the key factors in our continued growth. It’s always about people and we believe we have the very best talent in the region when it comes to professional security. Combining two organisations with a very similar footprint in relatively the same market makes this acquisition very exciting for us. Simply put, we are merging two longtime Sonitrol families, which creates additional market penetration for the organisation.”
Mike Pope says, “The merger of our staffs will provide our clients with a local U.L. central station and an increased number of technicians to provide a level of service unmatched in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky. Many of our family members over the decades have been a part of our organisation. Our dedicated and professional staff, who has been dependable and loyal for 48 years, are family too. Rex Shiver and Jim Pope built the foundation for both companies. I am sure that Rex and Jim are looking down and saying, ‘Congratulations sons.’”
Sonitrol of Butler County was established in the early 70’s by Mike Pope’s father, Jim Pope. Mr. Pope stepped in to take over from his father several years ago to grow and run their organisation. Pope and Shiver share a similar story of family leadership. The two also recount a bit of nostalgia as Shiver’s father sold Pope’s father his Sonitrol franchise nearly fifty years ago. Sonitrol of SW Ohio continues to add local security professionals to their roster making them one of the largest security firms in our region.