Electronic Security Systems & Fire Alarm Systems

Capabilities | Projects | Industry Partners

This division is headquartered in Manassas, Virginia and supported by technical and administrative staff located throughout the Company. They are responsible for providing a wide range of technical and professional services related to the design, installation and customization of Electronic Security and Fire Alarm Systems for government and private industry. Lord & Company is a distributor for ENSEC products, a high-end manufacturer of electronic security hardware and software systems. The functional areas, capabilities and target systems of this division are:

Design of Fire Alarm and Security Systems includes site surveys and conferences to determine needs and obtain the data upon which to develop a design; the preparation of preliminary concept sketches, layout plans and preliminary cost estimates; the preparation of final designs, Auto-CAD generated drawings; hardware and software specifications; detailed cost estimates; and implementation schedules.

Fabrication and Interconnection of Components includes fabrication of panels and control consoles, purchases of components and subsystems and electronic systems integration; fabrication of cabling and all components needed; quality assurance inspection and modifications to design drawings to reflect as-built conditions.

Software Implementation includes highly customized applications, programming and configuration to meet specific client requirements; testing of software on both development system and target hardware; documentation and all information required to maintain the system.

System Validation includes assembling all electronic hardware in a laboratory environment and providing temporary cabling for system energization; downloading of all software into target hardware; interconnection of target system for test and simulation to confirm appropriateness of software/hardware functionality and demonstrations of operational features and general system operations.

System Installation and Commissioning includes installation of new hardware and cabling with appropriate interconnections to field devices; initial energization and confirmation of proper operation of newly installed hardware; checkout of affected subsystems for proper operation; system level checkout and tests throughout the facility's; complete documentation of the new system and operator training.