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
Home alarm. Price is reasonable, they act quickly when the alarm is activated & customer service is very good.
Response from the owner:We appreciate you leaving a positive review, Dianne! We're happy our team provded excellent service!
Tim Kapottos deserves more than 5 stars for work “above and beyond” upgrading my Guardian alarm system in the fall of 2025. He is an expert technician, a great problem solver and a genuinely nice person. The upgrades were expected to be relatively simple, but turned out to be more complex. Tim had to solve a number of unexpected problems to complete the work, and he worked methodically to solve each one. He also took the time to explain what was happening. The next time I need a Guardian technician, I hope it’s Tim (or someone he trained).
They sent a few text messages through the week to notify appointment. Once the day of appointment was here, they called and confirmed the 1 to 2 hour window they were showing up. 30 minutes before they called to make sure we were still home and ready for their arrival. They showed up and fixed the problem within 10/20 minutes.
- great communication
- great service
Response from the owner:Thank you for taking the time to share your experience, Donald! We're happy to hear you had a positive experience with our team!
We’ve had a series’s of updates needed due to switching wifi companies. Finally guardian sent Collin K. who was amazing, Knowledgeable and able to solve our problem.
We had other techs out who were unable to resolve our issues and needed to escalate for a senior tech.
Collin I was able to troubleshoot our panels and cameras and Wi-Fi! He knew what At&T needed to change and called with me. Experience was amazing.
Response from the owner:We're thrilled to hear Collin was able to step in, diagnose the problem and get your system running smoothly again. Thank you for recognizing his expertise and for sticking with Guardian Alarm through the process! We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a positive review, Monica!
Ive had Guardian for years; but, I took personal interest after a couple of life changing challenges. They came out, reviewed my system, we made a few tweaks. Customer service is great! I have the direct number for management, if needed.
Response from the owner:Thank you for sharing your experience, Susan! We appreciate your long-time loyalty and your kind words about our customer service. We're glad our team could support you by reviewing and updating your system!
Very professional on time
Response from the owner:Thank you for the positive review, Michelle! It's great to hear that our team provided professional service.
Dennis is great, please keep him on the team!
Response from the owner:Thank you for your kind words, Nathaniel! We're so glad Dennis provided you with great service!
Colin Kiplin was very professional and knowledgeable.
Response from the owner:Thank you for the great feedback, Cindy! We appreciate you taking the time to share your positive experience.
TJ came to my home and updated my alarm system . He was polite & professional and explained what he had completed. I would highly recommend TJ.
Rudy was very helpful in getting me access to our cameras!
