SIA New Member Profile: Sloan Security Group

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Sloan Security Group designs, builds, integrates and maintains perimeter security solutions for distinctive brands and institutions. The company is headquartered in Boise, Idaho, with regional offices in California, Washington, Utah and Puerto Rico.

SIA spoke with Terin Pickett, marketing manager at Sloan Security Group, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

Tell us the story of your company.

Terin Pickett: In 1991, Ed Sloan started Sloan Forest Construction to serve local timber mills and help his four teenage sons earn money for college. With the collapse of the forestry industry, they began fencing remote properties. 

In 1998, Sloan won the contract to secure Mountain Home Air Force Base. In 2006, Sloan emerged as the go-to national security provider via its innovative security perimeter work in the missile defense program.   

In 2018, Sloan designed and built two record breaking pop-up barrier systems for a Fortune 10 client. After 30 years of hard work, Sloan is the global leader in constructing the advanced security infrastructure needed for distinctive brands and institutions such as Facebook and the U.S. Departments of Defense and State to accomplish their missions. 

What solutions/services does your business offer in the security industry? And what makes your offerings/company unique?

TP: Sloan Security Group designs, builds, installs and maintains physical perimeter security, including crash-rated vehicle barriers, access control and intrusion detection systems. Sloan uniquely deploys a complete life cycle security solution, SloanSecure.

The SloanSecure process incorporates design, budgeting, planning, procurement, installation, commissioning, training and maintenance to help our clients save money, improve safety, increase efficiencies and reduce equipment downtime.

What is something we might not know about your company – or something new you are doing in security?

TP: Sloan Security Group is known for its innovation in the physical security space and is incorporating highly integrated solutions with customized guard controls and touch screens operations. Sloan provides industry leading onsite training and video documentation to give our clients complete control and confidence over their security protocols. Additionally, our maintenance programs are managed by a collaborative team of technicians who work closely with clients to deliver valuable insights and planning unlike any other.

Sloan is also ranked #30 on the SDM Magazine Top Integrator List. Other awards include the 2019 Best Places to Work in Idaho and the 2020 BBB Torch Awards for Integrity.

What is your company’s vision, and what are your goals for the security industry?

TP: Sloan’s vision is to be a trusted leader in perimeter security solutions.

Our goal is to be a top 10 integrator in the United States as defined by SDM Magazine’s Top Integrator 100 List.

What do you think are the biggest opportunities in the security industry right now?

TP: We believe that the biggest opportunities are in security design, training and maintenance programs.   

What are the biggest challenges facing your company and/or others in the security industry?

TP: Sloan faces similar challenges as others do in the industry: manufacturer lead times and staffing shortages.   

What do you enjoy most about being at your company – and in the security industry?

TP: Sloan Security Group gives its employees the chance to keep people and assets safe through innovative and reliable perimeter security and access control.

Our employees like to look for ways to improve, look for challenges and finish what they begin. Most employees are motivated by the fact that the security industry is always changing with new threats and new technologies.   

What does SIA offer that is most important to you/your company? And what do you most hope to get out of your membership with SIA?

TP: Sloan Security Group is focused on advancing the company through SIA’s advocacy programs, networking, education and events.

Sloan hopes to contribute to the SIA community in a unique way through its depth and breadth of expertise.

What does your organization engage with SIA? What are your plans for involvement in the next year?

TP: Sloan Security Group and our CEO, Brice Sloan, plan to be involved in SIA’s professional development programs, industry resources and research, security events, Standards Committee and speaking and presentation opportunities.

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