Guardian Alarm announces the acquisition of Executive Security Consultants in Columbus, OH
Established in 1988 by Doug and Sandy Huey, Executive Security Consultants (ESC) provides residential and commercial alarm services in the greater Columbus area. Together, they worked countless hours to ensure they were providing peace of mind to their customers. This acquisition continues this legacy as both companies provide exemplary, personalized customer service, but also have a family-like culture that exists within their teams.
“Guardian Alarm has been serving the Columbus market for many years and we look forward to welcoming the employees and customers of Executive Security Consultants,” said Brent Uhl, President and Chief Executive Officer of Guardian Alarm. “Executive Security Consultants has delivered reliable customer service in the Columbus metro area for over thirty years. With this merger, we will be able to expand their services to include fire and alarm services to area businesses and municipalities.”
“Guardian Alarm has a great reputation in security monitoring services,” said Doug and Sandy Huey. “Since we started Executive Security Consultants (ESC), our goal has always been to deliver the best technology and reliable services to our customers. Guardian Alarm has demonstrated they share this vision and will continue this legacy under their ownership.”
“This acquisition in the Columbus market will provide Guardian Alarm with a strong market presence and will allow us to serve more customers in this growing area. As we continue our aggressive growth strategy to increase subscribers and revenue, our existing and future customers will benefit from the expanded services and technology,” Uhl said.
Over 90 years of trusted service
TJ was very professional and knowledgeable of my upgrade. He went through the process of showing me how to operate my new system and explained how it works. Also he was very respectful enough to remove his shoes when he entered my home and I would very much like to thank him for showing me that he cares.
Thank you again!
Response from the owner:Thank you for the thoughtful review, Jerome! We're so glad TJ provided wonderful service . We'll be sure to pass along your kind words to him!
We recently upgraded our alarm system with Guardian Alarm and had the best experience from start to finish! Anthony J. was the installer he was professional, knowledgeable and took his time explaining how everything worked. Anthony made the whole upgrade process easy and stress-free. Highly recommend Guardian Alarm!
Response from the owner:We appreciate you taking the time to share your positive experience, Char! It's great to know Anthony made your upgrade process smooth and stress-free while ensuring you felt comfortable and informed every step of the way. Thank you for choosing Guardian and for your recommendation!
John Fay was tremendously helpful and very professional and pleasant.
Response from the owner:Thank you for the kind words, Laura! We appreciate you taking the time to share your positive experience.
Tim the installer was great! Super helpful, knowledgeable, and nice to work with.
Response from the owner:We appreciate the kind words, Gerry! We'll be sure to pass along your positive feedback to Tim.
Thank you John Fay for your promptness to our Battery inquiry. You were fast, efficient and answered all questions I had. You made all you said and did very easy for my understanding. Thank you Guarduan for sending John our way!
Response from the owner:Thank you for your thoughtful feedback, Joyce! We're happy to hear that John was quick, helpful and made everything easy to understand. Thank you for choosing Guardian!
Rudy and Frank were very thorough and tested all zones. They explained all settings walking through the process of set up.
Response from the owner:We appreciate you taking the time to share your positive experience, Franklin! We always strive to provide clean explanations and ensure everything works properly during the installation process. Thank you for choosing Guardian!
Highly recommend Guardian! I recently switched my service to them and the service has been amazing!
Response from the owner:We are happy to hear you had a positive transition! Thank you for being a loyal Guardian Alarm customer!
Tim was thorough, did great work and was very communicative with us during the install of our new camera. Would recommend him and Guardian alarm!
Response from the owner:We appreciate your positive review, Alexandra! We're thrilled to hear that Tim provided such a positive installation experience. Thank you for sharing such kind words!
Today, 11/12/25, Guardian technician John Fay came to my home to determine why my new wireless doorbell could not connect to my WiFi system. The problem started 11/6/25, when I recharged the battery for the first time and it did not reconnect to the WiFi system. I called Guardian Alarm technical support and worked with Andre for 30 minutes but the doorbell could not connect. He scheduled first available appointment for 11/12, noon to 4 pm window. John Fay called ahead and arrived at 2:25 as estimated. John updated the firmware and then connected the doorbell with no problem. He was professional and efficient, patiently answered my questions and provided tips on setting the doorbell for best use in my location. I will be asking for John Fay if I need any service calls in the future. I am pleased with service and quality of equipment Guardian Alarm provides.
Response from the owner:Thank you for being a valued Guardian customer for 15 years, Catherine. We're thrilled to hear that Kara and Michael made your system update seamless and provided clear, professional support from start to finish. Thank you for recommending Guardian Alarm!
Rudy was awesome! He was so helpful getting everything setup and was very friendly!
Response from the owner:We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review! It's wonderful to hear Rudy provided such a smooth and positive experience while getting everything up and running!
