On August 24th 2017, Novidam acquired Briscoe Protective Systems, Inc..  Founded in 1978, Briscoe, with >55 people and offices in Centereach, Harrison and Manhattan, is one the the largest privately held security companies in New York, the largest specialized in fire safety exclusively.  Briscoe focuses on fire security and fire alarm monitoring and provides services for more than four thousand commercial clients, such as Grand Central Terminal, well known hotels and universities, and thousands of iconic Manhattan office buildings.  With Worldwide Security, the combination and its >115 employees becomes the largest privately held security company in the NYC-Metro area, and one of the 35 largest public and private security companies in the United States, based on the 2017 US SDM-top 100 ranking. (http://www.briscoeprotective.com)