History
Five decades of staying one step ahead
- 1973
Gary Owen establishes Owen Detectron in Calhoun.
- 1997
Surpasses 1,000 customers.
- 2008
Owen Detectron rebrands as Owen Security Solutions.
- 2013
Celebrates 40 years in business.
- 2015
Moves headquarters to 209 S Wall St in historic downtown Calhoun and opens its first branch office in Cartersville.
- 2016
Acquires Davis Security (Woodstock), Tight Security Systems (Ellijay) and Medley Systems (Plainville).
- 2017
Acquires ASC Security (Rome) and DAS Security (Canton), joins the SDM 100, and establishes branches in Dalton and Rome.
- 2018
Acquires Ellis Services (Rome), Williams Alarm (Lindale) and Robinson Door & Security (Rome). Named Small Business of the Year by the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber.
- 2019
Named Installer of the Year in Security Sales & Integration’s SAMMY Awards.
- 2020
Acquires the Cartersville branch of Priority One Security. Named an SDM Top Systems Integrator.
- 2022
Acquires Actio Security and receives the DMP Small Business Dealer award.
- 2023
Celebrates 50 years.
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