What’s New Industry News, ALOA News, New Products and More ALOA at Yankee Security ALOA Northeast Director Bill Mandlebaum represented ALOA at the Yankee Security Convention October 28 to November 1 in Springfield, MA. There, he manned the ALOA booth, educated attendees about the benefits of ALOA and signed up new members. NEWS BRIEFS Seasoned door hardware expert John Kieffer has joined Lockmasters, Inc. to work in outside sales. He has more than 30 years of experience in the industry and began his career as a locksmith. He spent nine years with a national wholesaler, three years with a locksmith/integrator and most recently was with an ASSA ABLOY manufacturer for 10 years. He is based out of Lockmasters’ Washington, D.C., facility and can be reached at (800) 654-0637 ext. 515 or [email protected]. Advanced Diagnostics USA has announced a free update for ADS2269 Ford 2019 software. This update brings owners the ability to program the 2018-2019 Ford Eco- sport (bladed and proximity), 2019-2020 Transit (bladed) and 2020 Escape (proximity). The company also has two new software releases for Smart Pro. The ADS2279 GM software provides for process- ing the PIN code on many GM models through the 2019 model year. ADS2279 also allows for one additional key or remote to be added to the system. The new ADS2280 Hyundai/Kia software provides reading of PIN codes and programs prox- imity keys for numerous Hyundai/Kia models, including the 2019 model year. ABLOY USA has signed Joe Brown to serve as vertical market manager of transportation. He is based in Charlotte, N.C., and reports to Jerry Burhans, managing di- rector of ABLOY USA. For the last 11 years, he was the director of national accounts for Prime-Line Products. Previously, he served as vice president and general manager of Global Door Controls, a wholesale door hardware company. Brown also was a district sales manager for Yale Security. ABLOY USA has also augmented its distributor net- work with the addition of Accredited Lock Supply, which is headquartered in Secaucus, N.J. It has also added Dallas-based IDN Global, Inc. whose IDN-Acme and IDN- Hardware divisions will distribute ABLOY solutions through its six regional business hubs in North America. 8 KEYNOTES DECEMBER 2019 WWW.ALOA.ORG
