July 22, 2010 - The Mircom Group of Companies, is proud to announce that its international subsidiary has completed the acquisition of the business and operating assets of United Export, a distributor of a complete line of fire fighting and fire protection products. United Export will join the Mircom Group of Companies’ international division led by Victor Sebben, Vice President of International Operations.
In commenting on this acquisition, Mark Falbo, Executive Vice President of the Mircom Group, stated, “We believe that the addition of United Export to the Mircom Group of Companies is a key achievement in our strategic initiative to expand the breadth and scope of our product offering to our valued international customers. Our primary objective during the ownership transition period is to reassure United Export customers and suppliers of the company’s intention to maintain the industry-leading vendor relations and exceptional customer services for which both companies are very well known.”
Peter Baranay, former President of UEC, believes “it is a win/win situation for the customers of UEC and the Mircom Group of Companies”.
For additional information, please contact Victor Sebben at 
About Mircom:
The Mircom Group of Companies is the largest privately-held independent manufacturer and distributor of Fire Alarm and Detection and building communications products in North America. The Mircom Group manufactures a full line of high quality fire alarm, communications and security products to meet the specification demands of any commercial, industrial or multi-unit residential building or complex. Mircom Group products are sold under Mircom™, Secutron™ and Summit™ brands in more than 50 countries around the world. The Mircom Group also supports their customers with a network of more than 17 Mircom Engineered Systems™ sales and services branch offices across Canada, the USA and international markets. Mircom Group companies are ISO 9001:2008 registered.
About United Export:
United Export, more commonly known as UEC, started business in 1939 as a traditional export company (representing North American manufacturers in overseas markets). Early in the 1960’s the company had one product and one customer. Today, nearly 70 years later, the company exports a myriad of fire fighting and fire protection products to over 200 customers, in 75 different foreign markets. Current fire protection product lines include monitors, fire hoses, nozzles, fire extinguishers, and fire hydrants. Virtually all products are UL listed and FM approved.
