Life Safety Engineered Systems, Inc.

What Life Safety Engineered Systems, Inc. does

Life Safety Engineered Systems, Inc. is a privately held, family-controlled integrator of fire, life safety, and electronic security systems headquartered in Buffalo, New York, and founded in 1994 by Robert Vezina. The company designs, installs, inspects, monitors, and maintains integrated fire alarm, sprinkler, suppression, access control, CCTV, intrusion detection, and hood cleaning systems for multi-location national accounts, primarily operating in the United States and Canada. Its technology stack combines on-premises fire and security hardware with a cloud-managed hosted security platform (mobile credentials, cloud video, cellular alarm communications) and a UL Listed, Factory Mutual Certified, dual-redundant central monitoring station in NY and CA.

The business is anchored by the ONE Plan and Security ONE Plan — all-inclusive fixed-monthly subscription bundles that consolidate inspection, testing, parts, labor, monitoring, and repairs into a single invoice per location. These subscription contracts are sold predominantly through a direct, relationship-driven enterprise field-sales motion targeting national chains in retail, restaurant, grocery, convenience store, healthcare, and financial verticals. Ancillary offerings include Business Intelligence and Analytics (video analytics, POS data integration, people counting, actionable intelligence) and a commercial kitchen hood cleaning service. The firm generates revenue through recurring managed-service subscriptions, professional services for installation and repair, and add-on modules such as monitoring and analytics.

Operationally, Life Safety leverages NICET-certified technicians and field service crews across the US and Canada, supported by active affiliations with NFPA, ESA, NAFED, PSA, ConnexFM, RFMA, and RLPSA. Distribution is exclusively direct, with a Multi-Location Account Program providing a single point of contact, standardized service billing, and consolidated compliance management for clients operating dozens to hundreds of sites. The company holds a self-identified Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) certification and remains under Vezina family leadership, with no disclosed institutional investors, M&A activity, or public market participation.

Name

Life Safety Engineered Systems, Inc.

Legal name

Life Safety Engineered Systems, Inc.

Website

https://lifesafetysecurity.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Life Safety Engineered Systems is a Buffalo-based, family-owned integrator of fire, life safety, and cloud-managed security systems, serving multi-location national accounts across the US and Canada through its flagship ONE Plan all-inclusive subscription bundle.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Fire and Life Safety Services

NAICS

Security Systems Services (56162), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (81121)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire Alarm Systems (Design/Install/Service/Monitoring) (BPABAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fire Alarm Systems (Inspection/Testing/Monitoring/Service) (IMAIAJAC), Fire Alarm & Life Safety Systems Integration (BPAKAGAF)

Keywords

• Fire protection services
• Life safety systems
• Security system integration
• Access control solutions
• Commercial fire alarm

Headquarters

HQ city

Buffalo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. ONE Plan Subscription: All-inclusive fire and life safety inspection, monitoring, maintenance, and repair plan billed as a single fixed monthly fee per location. Covers regular maintenance, parts, labor, testing, inspections, and repairs under one predictable consolidated monthly invoice.
2. Security ONE Plan Subscription: Enterprise-level all-inclusive managed security plan for multi-location businesses. Includes cloud-managed access control, CCTV, and burglar alarm systems with all maintenance, parts, labor, and repairs bundled into one fixed monthly price.
3. Central Station Monitoring Services: UL Listed, Factory Mutual Certified, IQ and SIA Certified monitoring service included in the ONE Plan. Monitoring via two mirrored central stations (NY and CA) provides full redundancy. UL-listed cellular dialer installation included to eliminate phone line costs.
4. Fire and Life Safety System Installation and Repair: New system installation, equipment replacement, and repair services for fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems (wet pipe, dry pipe, fire pumps, pre-action, deluge), fire suppression systems, emergency lighting, backflow preventers, and fire extinguishers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Life Safety Engineered Systems, Inc. installs, inspects, monitors, maintains, and repairs fire and life safety systems (fire alarms, sprinklers, suppression, extinguishers, emergency lighting, backflow preventers) and integrated security systems (access control, CCTV, burglar alarms) for multi-location national accounts across the US and Canada. Its flagship ONE Plan bundles all inspection, monitoring, parts, labor, testing, and repairs into one fixed monthly price per location, complemented by Security ONE cloud-managed access control, CCTV, and burglar alarms delivered through a Multi-Location Account Program.

Product overview

Life Safety Engineered Systems, Inc. is a fire and security solutions provider offering an integrated portfolio of products organized around its flagship ONE Plan—a unified all-inclusive service covering fire and life safety inspection, maintenance, monitoring, and repairs for one fixed monthly price. The portfolio comprises three core solution areas: (1) Fire & Life Safety Systems (fire alarms, sprinklers, suppression, extinguishers, emergency lighting, backflow preventers); (2) Security & Loss Prevention Solutions (integrated alarms, access control, CCTV, intrusion detection); and (3) Business Intelligence & Analytics (video analytics, POS solutions, people counting, actionable intelligence). Supporting offerings include the Security ONE cloud-managed security suite (access control, CCTV, burglar alarms), Central Station Monitoring (UL Listed, Factory Mutual Certified), Hood Cleaning & Maintenance for commercial kitchens, and a Multi-Location Account Program for national accounts. The company serves retail, restaurant, grocery, healthcare, convenience store, and financial institution markets across the US and Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ONE Plan: An all-inclusive fire and life safety inspection, maintenance, and repair plan with one low fixed monthly price covering parts, labor, testing, inspections, and repairs.
• Security ONE
• Multi-Location Account Program

Products and services

• ONE Plan All-inclusive fire and life safety inspection, monitoring, maintenance, and repair plan covering parts, labor, testing, inspections, and repairs for one fixed monthly price per location. Designed for multi-location businesses to simplify billing and ensure compliance.
• Security ONE Enterprise-level all-inclusive managed security solution for multi-location businesses featuring cloud-managed access control, CCTV, and burglar alarms with centralized monitoring, maintenance, parts, labor, and repairs bundled into one fixed monthly price.
• Fire & Life Safety Systems Comprehensive fire and life safety solutions including fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems (wet pipe, dry pipe, pre-action, deluge, fire cycle), fire suppression systems, emergency lighting, backflow preventers, and fire extinguishers with installation, inspection, monitoring, maintenance, and repair services.
• Security & Loss Prevention Solutions Integrated security and loss prevention solutions for retail and commercial enterprises including integrated alarms, shrinkage protection, and national accounts program with single point of contact and standardized service billing.
• Business Intelligence & Analytics Business intelligence tools that aggregate and analyze data from video cameras, IoT devices, POS systems, network data, and security events to identify compliance gaps, improve productivity, ensure safety compliance, identify fraudulent activities, and deliver customer experience insights.
• Hood Cleaning & Maintenance Commercial kitchen exhaust hood cleaning services including exhaust hood cleaning, ductwork cleaning, exhaust fan cleaning, and stainless steel polishing with certified processes and detailed photo reports for fire marshal and insurance compliance.
• Central Station Monitoring UL Listed, Factory Mutual Certified, IQ and SIA Certified monitoring service via two mirrored central stations (NY and CA) offering full redundancy in communications, computer networks, and emergency power with UL-listed cellular dialers.
• Cloud-Managed Access Control Cloud-connected access control system with key control, audit trail, mobile credential options, reduced IT support requirements, health monitoring, active alerts, and advanced real-time reporting with integrations to Active Directory, intercom, CCTV, and visitor management.
• Cloud-Managed CCTV Cloud-connected security camera system with anywhere accessibility, easy internal/external video sharing, advanced real-time reporting, health monitoring, active alerts, video analytics, and flexible user permissions.
• Cloud-Managed Burglar Alarms Network or cellular-connected alarm system allowing real-time location status viewing, remote arm/disarm, geofencing rules, multi-system user/code management, emergency contact management, and history viewing via mobile app or browser.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cellular dialer installation can save $100–$300 per location every month by eliminating the need for phone lines.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ESA (Electronic Security Association)minorOthersIndustry trade association for the electronic security industry. Life Safety is an affiliate member, providing industry credibility and access to standards, best practices, and professional development resources in electronic security and integration.
• NAFED (National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors)minorOthersIndustry association for fire equipment distributors. Life Safety's affiliation demonstrates expertise and compliance with fire equipment standards and industry best practices.
• NFPA (National Fire Protection Association)minorOthersGlobal nonprofit organization devoted to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards. Life Safety aligns its services with NFPA codes and standards (e.g., NFPA 72 fire alarm codes).
• PSAminorOthersPSA is a national organization of security integrators. Life Safety's affiliation with PSA provides access to peer networks, vendor partnerships, and best practices in security integration.
• ConnexFMminorOthersConnexFM is a facility management organization serving multi-location customers. Life Safety's affiliation supports its national accounts program and provides referral and industry networking opportunities.
• RFMA (Restaurant Facility Management Association)minorOthersRFMA is the premier resource for restaurant facility management professionals. Life Safety participates in RFMA's best practices programs (e.g., contributed to the 2018 Best Practices Book) and leverages the affiliation for restaurant industry referrals.
• RLPSA (Retail Loss Prevention Security Association)minorOthersRLPSA is a professional association for retail loss prevention and security professionals. Life Safety's affiliation provides industry credibility in the retail security space and access to retail loss prevention best practices and networks.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Convergint Technologies: One of the largest privately held security and fire alarm integrators in North America, offering enterprise-grade integrated security, fire life safety, and managed services to multi-location national accounts — directly comparable to Life Safety's ONE Plan model.
• Koorsen Fire & Security: Midwest-based fire and security integrator providing inspection, monitoring, installation, and maintenance of fire alarm and security systems for commercial multi-location customers — comparable in scale and service breadth to Life Safety.
• Pye-Barker Fire & Safety: PE-backed roll-up of fire and life safety service providers serving commercial and multi-location customers nationally; offers the same all-inclusive inspection, monitoring, and maintenance services as Life Safety.
• Sciens Building Solutions: National fire and security systems integrator serving multi-location commercial customers with design, installation, monitoring, and managed services — comparable business model and customer profile to Life Safety.
• Cintas Fire Protection: Fire protection division of Cintas providing inspection, testing, maintenance, and installation of fire extinguishers, sprinklers, alarms, and suppression — closely comparable to Life Safety's fire life safety service portfolio.
• Vortex Fire & Security: Independent fire and security integrator providing integrated life safety and security solutions to commercial customers across multiple regions — directly comparable in scale and service mix to Life Safety.

Broad incumbents

• Johnson Controls (Tyco/SimplexGrinnell): Global building systems incumbent offering fire alarm, suppression, and integrated security solutions as part of a much broader building technology portfolio; competes for the same enterprise multi-location RFPs as Life Safety.
• APi Group: Public holding company aggregating life safety, fire protection, and security services businesses serving commercial and industrial customers globally; competes as a scaled consolidator in Life Safety's target market.
• Stanley Security (Securitas): Global security services provider offering electronic security, fire, and access control integration across North America; broadly comparable to Life Safety's cloud-managed security stack as part of a much larger services portfolio.
• ADT Commercial (now Securitas Technology): Large-scale commercial security integrator delivering intrusion, video, access control, and fire alarm managed services to multi-location enterprises; a key competitor for national account contracts Life Safety targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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