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Jeans and Cowboy Boots Leads to Career at H&S
Dennis McNamara walked into Ed Horgan’s office over 30 years ago. Ed owned and operated Horgan Sales and Service out of Stevens Point, WI, at the time (Horgan Sales and Service merged with Sentra Protective Systems to form H&S Protection in 2007). Dennis was looking for a job. Ed hired him even though he wore…
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Slamka Brings Craftsmanship to H&S
Greg Slamka brings craftsmanship to H&S Protection. Though he serves as a technician at H&S and provides technical support to customers, Slamka’s appreciation for good craft work extends to buildings, photographs, cars and gun collecting. “I’ve developed an interest in gun collecting and appreciate the history of vintage guns and the craftsmanship and technology of…
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Another “Cool” Frontier
We’re entering another cool frontier here at H&S Protection. We’ve said over the past few years that we’re “no longer your father’s alarm company.” Instead, we’ve added products and services sought by businesses and homeowners that provide convenience and cost savings to our customers. Now we’ve added more “cool” features. Alarm.com, our partner on interactive and…
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A Heart to Help Others in H&S’s Nancy DeSandre
When Nancy DeSandre lost her job in 2013, she began looking for work in a new field. She had extensive customer service experience from past jobs in the restaurant field so that’s where she began her search. “In April of 2013 I found an ad for H & S Protection Systems on the internet and…
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H&S Sales Team Transitions as Two Retire
Several weeks back, two of our longer tenured H&S employees retired– Jim Kurtz and Rick Janowski. Both worked in sales out of our Pewaukee, WI office. We were sad to see them go. But everyone reaches a stage where there’s a time to take the next step in life. We appreciate the great years of service…
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H&S Completes Annual Road Pickup
Recently, H&S Protection completed our annual road pickup on a 2-mile stretch of Highway 66 between Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids. It’s an annual trek for many of us. There’s a lot of garbage out there, more than there should be, and it’s important for us to do something about it. Our employees live in…
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Family Business the Way to Go for Kelly Ransbottom
Working in a family business is the way to go for Kelly Ransbottom. Before joining H&S Protection three years ago, she lived in Little Chute, WI and worked for a family-owned company for 13 years. She found H&S to be a good and dependable company to work for when she moved to the Stevens Point…
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Guns and Ammo
Most retails stores that sell guns and ammunition have security – cameras AND alarm systems. Owners understand the value of that investment. Last year, in our southeast Wisconsin service territory, we heard of two instances close together (in proximity and date) of break-ins and the theft of significant firearms. Despite security, the burglary still occurred.…
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Restaurant Experience
If you go into a restaurant, you’re looking for a good experience – tasty food, superior service, reasonably priced drinks and dishes. You also want the restaurant to have “experience” – in other words, you want their people to know what they’re doing. We’d like to add a touch of H&S Protection to your restaurant…
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Oh, the Places We Go…..
Every security company has a territory. H&S Protection serves southeast and central Wisconsin. We’re proud to live in the state and provide our services to a significant percentage of the people who live here. If you draw a circle around our two offices in Pewaukee and Stevens Point, how far would our team reach? Pretty…