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Congratulations to Josh Trim
Congratulations on 15 Years of Service at Pennington & Trim!Please help us congratulate Josh Trim on 15 YEARS 🎉 with Pennington & Trim! What an accomplishment! On this important milestone, our founder Ed Trim reflects on the accomplishments of his oldest son:...
Sole II Soul 5K Run & Fun Run
Pennington & Trim is pleased to announce that we are signature sponsors for the "1st Annual Mississippi Sole II Soul 5K Race" and "Superhero 1 Mile Fun Run"! The races benefit the community by bringing awareness to the importance of having fun while being...
Through the Eyes of an Intruder
Researchers Study Convicted Burglars to Prove Effectiveness of Alarms, Shed Light on Habits and Motivations There’s no better way to figure out what motivates a burglar than to go directly to the source: Just ask the burglar. A groundbreaking new study by a...
Building a Successful Team
In one of our recent department meetings, we discussed The Seven E’s Of Enhancing Potential To Build An Effective, High-Performance Organization from The Mentor Leader by Tony Dungy. This is a great book about building people and teams that win consistently....
SMILE!
At Pennington & Trim, we try to always remind our whole staff about the importance of providing the very best in customer service. A few months back we did a SMILE theme month, and we gave everyone a smiley mirror to remind them to SMILE when talking to all...
Demolition Day
We used our old office building from 1987 to 1997 until we built our new office building. We have grown to 23 employees and parking has become a problem. Today, we demolished our old building to make some more room for parking.
Residential Fire Alarms
I have been doing residential alarm systems for many, many years and some people just want the burglar alarm. When I ask them why don’t they want a fire alarm they say, “Oh, I’m not worried about it I have insurance, let it burn down.” And for some people that may be...
About Motion Detectors
I have always thought of motion detectors as an interior trap. You can protect all of your doors and windows in your house, but there are ways to get in besides opening a door or raising a window. I have seen people come in from the roof and even someone with a...
You’re Not Perfect but You’re Awesome
In our department meetings earlier this year we once again focused on the importance of customer service. We talked about some information from a book called “Lessons from the Mouse” by Dennis Snow who worked for years at Disney World. Dennis said during a...
About Glass Break Detectors
Glassbreak detectors came along and started becoming a popular product in our industry around 1986. Caddx was one of the first to come out with this old-timey acoustic glass-break detector. It came with a small plastic stick to test the device that you could slap the...
Winds of Change
Life can be fun, awesome, exciting, and amazing. We don’t always know what tomorrow will bring, but no matter what, we must learn to adapt to change. September is the month we change seasons from summer to fall. Change is a part of life, so we must learn to handle...
What’s Your Focus?
In the department meetings we did with our staff earlier this year, we once again described our mission statement in terms of behavior. Part of our mission statement is to do things with “a spirit of excellence”. Excellence means…You list objectives and...
It’s All About the Experience
Earlier this year Ed and I attended the Electronic Security Association Leadership Summit and had an opportunity to attend a seminar about customer service by Dennis Snow. Mr. Snow worked for Disneyworld for about 20 years, and we really enjoyed listening to him since...
Lessons From Mount Rushmore
Each year Ed and I create a list of goals, and we check them off one by one as we accomplish them. One of the things on our vision list is to visit each of the 50 states in the USA. When we had an opportunity to visit South Dakota, we were able to make our...
A Day We’ll Never Forget
Every year it seems to be my tradition on Memorial Day to watch the movie “Saving Private Ryan”. It’s a really good view into what it must have been like on D-Day. Every guy likes a good war movie, and who doesn’t like Tom Hanks. He’s always been one of my...
Keep Your Home Safe While Traveling
The temperatures are rising and if you’re like millions of Americans, you may be getting ready to take a long-awaited vacation. But before you pack up and hit the road, make sure you aren’t neglecting the security of the home that you’re leaving behind....
Secure Your Home by Enforcing Smart Social Media Sharing Rules
Social media has far exceeded its original purpose of easily connecting friends and family. Now, social networks such as Facebook and Twitter are used for buying and selling goods, sending and responding to event invitations, claiming coupons from retailers, and...
No Phone Line – No Problem
When moving into a new home, many people today don’t even look at getting a phone line but just use their cell phone. That’s no problem, we can install a cellular backup so the security system can communicate with the central station. You simply add the...
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