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Your comment about linking up with one large or several small companies has been my biggest business decision with this product. Big companies who sell the additional services, do the installation using their own people, usually have their own monitoring company relationships. Fair enough. But they often only sell alarm systems made by themselves or by companies in which they have a financial interest. ADT is a good example of that. They are still big here in Australia. Also big is Signature Security - but they have one business here and a separate and completely unrelated business in Canada - neither is involved in any way with the other.
Yep - margins are small at the wholesale distribution end. So as an international distributor, it is an issue of numbers and the quality of the people on the ground. I could establish a new business in competition with the big guys, or use the distribution and installation networks of existing retailers. Costs and potential profits give strong arguments for both alternatives and I am not yet resolved on which path to take. Lots of research and analysis to do yet.
But I just wanted to thank you for your opinion - and for taking the time to write.
Cheers and have a great day - IanM