Tyco International 2009 Annual Report
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TYCO INTERNATIONAL 2009 ANNUAL REPORT I RELY. “I rely on SimplexGrinnell to be our partner in life safety. Our relationship is built on mutual respect and trust. The SimplexGrinnell team combines the technical excellence we need with outstanding customer service.” MIchAEL McGOVERN DEPUTY CHIEF FOR INSPECTION AND CODE ENFORCEMENT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTIcuT FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE COVER University of Connecticut students make their way to class on the main campus. From its humble beginnings in 1881 as a highest percentages of students living on school of agriculture, the University of campus of any public university in the U.S. Connecticut (UConn) has developed into In fact, more than 70 percent of undergraduate a leading public university with a diverse students at the main Storrs campus reside student body and faculty from all corners in university-owned buildings. Each of these of the world. Today, UConn—with a main 114 residential facilities is equipped with campus in rural Storrs, five regional advanced fire detection technology and fire campuses, Health Center, School of Law, sprinklers. and School of Social Work—has a combined SimplexGrinnell has a long-standing enrollment of nearly 30,000 students. relationship with UConn, having provided the university with fire and life-safety systems FIRE since the 1980s. During this time, UConn PROTECTION Over the last decade, the university has come to rely on SimplexGrinnell as a carried out a major building construction single-source provider of fire alarm, fire program to modernize facilities, boost student sprinkler, fire suppression, and emergency enrollment and support its commitment to communications systems and services. campus safety. To date, UConn has invested A dedicated team of SimplexGrinnell more than $1.3 billion in this initiative and professionals works closely with the SimplexGrinnell has completed nearly 100 capital projects university’s fire department to inspect and and comprising some 10 million square feet maintain life-safety systems throughout of new and renovated space across its the campus. In addition, SimplexGrinnell University campuses. provides around-the-clock electronic of Connecticut The wave of new construction has surveillance of UConn’s fire systems through revitalized the university, giving it its Central Monitoring Center in Westminster, technologically advanced research, Massachusetts. classroom, residential, and recreational With 1 million customers, 150 offices in facilities. Student enrollment has grown North America and a 200-year history in the significantly, and the university has gained a fire business, SimplexGrinnell is the industry FAST FACTS ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT greater ability to recruit world-class faculty, leader in fire and life safety. The University of attract research funding and offer a wider Connecticut serves as a prominent example UniVERsitY Founded in 1881 array of academic programs. Among the of Tyco’s leadership in meeting the needs technology enhancements at UConn are of customers in the field of education. The student enROLLment OF 30,000 state-of-the-art fire and campus-safety company serves thousands of institutions of NeaRLY 8,000 FacuLTY and staFF memBERS systems that have been installed and are higher education, ranging from small colleges $1.3 BILLion inVested in new camPus being maintained, monitored and serviced by to major universities, as well as Kindergarten constRuction Tyco’s SimplexGrinnell business. through Grade 12 schools throughout North STRong Focus on camPus saFetY Student housing is a special area of focus America. 29 FULL-time FIRE dePARtment emPLOYees for the university, which has among the WE WE WE ANTICIPATE. ADVISE. DELIVER. JENNIFER JERSEY MIKE MARCIANO GERRY CAMPION Account Manager Technical Representative Senior Project Manager SimplexGrinnell Supervisor SimplexGrinnell SimplexGrinnell “ UConn’s life-safety needs are constantly “ As lead technician at UConn for the past “ We are accountable for completing evolving. Our success as a company 17 years, my job is to know the systems projects on time, on budget and with depends on us working closely with the inside and out. I am the face of minimal disruption to campus operations. university to address today’s needs and SimplexGrinnell to the university and We have worked hard to earn UConn’s anticipate tomorrow’s challenges.” strive to deliver great customer service confidence by delivering on our every day. ” commitments.” _ 1 “I rely on our partnership with ADT to develop effective solutions that not only limit shoplifting and theft, but help us to support sales and service while protecting our assets.” MIKE LAMB VICE PRESIDENT, AssET PROTECTION THE HOME DEPOT Since the opening of its first two stores in include relatively expensive chemicals, like Atlanta, Georgia in 1979, The Home Depot weed killers, which are attractive to steal but has become the fifth largest retailer in the difficult for the retailer to tag. Based on ADT’s world. In the process, it has revolutionized technology, an anti-theft tag was developed the home improvement industry by that is inserted into the chemical bottle at the concentrating up to 40,000 different kinds point of manufacture, and able to perform of building materials, home improvement after remaining in a caustic solution for supplies, appliances, and lawn and garden weeks or months. Work gloves are another products in each of its warehouse-type popular item for less-than-honest shoppers to stores. Today, The Home Depot chain pilfer. ADT’s industry-leading source tagging consists of more than 2,200 outlets in the program provided another practical solution: U.S., Canada, Mexico, and China, setting a tiny tag is securely sewn into the glove by SECURITY the merchandising standard for do-it- the manufacturer. yourselfers and professional contractors. As the world’s largest electronic security provider, ADT is uniquely equipped to provide customers with solutions for their diverse In addition to many other vertical markets, security needs. The company has developed ADT Tyco’s ADT Security Services is focused source tagging applications for everything on developing solutions that help retailers from meat in grocery stores to vitamins in and reduce theft and better protect their products. drug stores. The Home Depot That mission has set the stage for a strong Video surveillance systems with smart partnership over the years with The Home cameras and special software offer another Depot, which is committed to protecting powerful security tool. The Home Depot its investment by rigorously combating uses public view monitors to let would-be shoplifting and retail theft. thieves know they are being observed and At the heart of this relationship is ADT’s to discourage them from shoplifting or other Sensormatic® brand of Electronic Article criminal activities. Surveillance (EAS) systems. Each year, ADT’s relationship with The Home Depot more than 5 billion products are protected underscores its commitment to be more at leading retail stores like The Home Depot than just a provider of high-quality products with Sensormatic anti-theft tags. Affixed to and services. ADT offers a vast portfolio of store merchandise, these sophisticated and solutions ranging from anti-theft systems to FAST FACTS ABOUT THE HOME DEPOT dependable devices trigger an alarm at a video surveillance to intrusion and life safety store exit if not deactivated at the time of protection. In addition, the expertise of ADT Founded in 1978 purchase. security professionals offers retail partners FIFth LARgest RetaiLER in the woRLD The Home Depot has found ADT tags proven solutions to protect their assets, as moRE than 2,200 stoRes in the U.S., canada, to be an effective theft-deterrent for many well as helping them run their businesses meXico, and china of its materials and supplies. Some items, more efficiently. 350,000 FULL- and PART-time associates though, pose a technical challenge. They WE WE WE INNOVATE. LIstEN. MAINTAIN. BILL WOODAll RHONDA EAstER MAtt DIllON Regional Director, Senior Specialist, National Regional Director, National Accounts Accounts Sales Support Installation and Service ADT ADT ADT “ The Home Depot places a high priority on “ As part of the account management “ When the Home Depot entrusts us with loss prevention efforts. For 14 years, they’ve team, I provide customer support at every a job, I help make sure the products collaborated with us in making important touch-point along the way. We listen to the are installed and maintained to exceed security decisions. Through our close needs of the customer and provide The expectations. Whether it’s the burglar and working relationship, ADT has developed Home Depot with a single point of contact fire alarms or the anti-theft systems, new and creative ways to apply a variety of to help them manage operations at their ADT maintains them to assure they help technologies that help protect Home Depot’s numerous locations.” do the job of life safety and security.” assets and limit their losses due to theft.” _ 3 “I rely on Sempell to provide highly engineered valves that are critical to the safety of the power plants we design and build. Tyco’s strong global presence gives us a partner we can work with wherever AREVA does business around the world.” DENNIS ANDREWS AREVA CORPORATE PURCHASING MANAGER–VALVES As one of the world’s leading energy For more than 130 years, Sempell AG, a companies, AREVA focuses on meeting business in Tyco’s Flow Control segment, has the growing demand for electricity from all been a trusted supplier of valve products for corners of the world. A number of factors are conventional and nuclear power plants across driving this demand, including population Europe. The company, founded in 1874 by increase, rapid economic growth in emerging Albert Sempell, is located outside Dusseldorf, markets like China, India and Brazil, and Germany where it designs, manufactures and the need to replace existing power plants services a comprehensive range of products.