With new technology emerging every day, cable TV is still a powerful workhorse. Yet cable TV designs can be among the most demanding and least forgiving, requiring the most expertise. ARK has the skill to take it on.

And we’re not just talking about forward transmission, but return transmission as well, for applications like distance learning systems (ARK has designed some of the largest in the world).

We’re the experts at projects from small to large. From single buildings to campuses. With or without fiber optics. From 550 MHz set-ups, to systems utilizing gigahertz technology. We’re extremely well-versed in current design standards, for those who need to use their systems to run alternate technology.

And of course, it’s all backed by our world-class 24-hour service. Not to mention our 30 years’ experience taming coax.

Access Control and Biometric ID
For almost everything you need in terms of data, voice, video, security, intercom and more, there’s a wireless solution that can get the job done. Quite often, for less money, and with added flexibility. ARK can make it work for you.

Put security right where you need it without having to run wires. Give your people wireless access campus-wide. Transmit voice and video wirelessly, across the room or across the region.

From one device to one thousand, point-to-point (PTP) or point-to-multi-point (PTMP). We can work with the solution that best suites your needs, including microwave, and 802.11 A, B or G. And we can seamlessly connect it with what you already have in place.

In the field of SCADA systems, ARK is a highly experienced contractor, providing water treatment plants with powerful wireless solutions.

Wireless changes everything. And so does experience. ARK is proud to offer you both.

When it comes to handling voice communications today, it can be easier to do more than ever before. And yet harder to determine what you need and how to get it. So whether it’s PBX you need, or Voice-over-IP, what you need most is experience. And ARK has it all the way.

After 30 years working with telephone systems, we know PBX like the back of our hand. We can design, install, test and service precisely the PBX set-up you need.

Or, if you’re ready, we can tell you about Voice over IP (VOIP). It puts your telephone communications on your IP network. So you can scale back (or practically eliminate) your telephone infrastructure while increasing control of your phone, voice mail, paging and intercom communications.

From single offices to high-rises to campuses and beyond, whatever the solution, ARK is the expert at getting you what you need, and making it work with what you already have.

Your Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) options are more impressive than ever. That’s why finding the right contractor is more crucial than ever, to assess what you need, to nail the design, and to properly install, monitor and service your CCTV system. That contractor is ARK.

From one camera to multi-camera. Baseband, digital, or IP (installed on your data network). Wireless systems. Covert cameras. Infra-red. Remote viewing and archiving. ARK handles it all, with skill and experience.

We’ll help you determine your archiving needs, from VCRs to multi-terabyte digitalstorage capability. And we’ll expertly monitor your system’s network utilization, to keep your CCTV from overwhelming your bandwidth.

We’re the experts at meshing with your legacy systems and integrating your CCTV into your access control and even your fire solutions.

No matter how many options are out there, you still need the right one. Start by opting for the contractor with over 30 years’ experience.

CATV Video Distribution Systems
Media Retrieval Systems
Voice Communications (PBX & Voice Over IP)
Fire Alarm Systems
When you consider how crucial security can be, and when you think of all the options that you’re faced with today, one thing becomes clear. You need a contractor with experience. For assessment, design, installation, testing and service, ARK is the expert across the board.

From the smallest security project to the largest, ARK brings over 30 years of experience to the task, at government facilities, military bases, research centers, corporate campuses, high-rises and educational institutions, just to name a few examples.

We can make your system part of your IP network, send it over your phone lines with cell phone back up, or design it to stand alone, if that’s what you need.

Our solutions are turnkey, in the truest sense of the word. From the most advanced access control and biometric technology, to video surveillance, metal detectors and x-ray units, all the way out to the most basic physical elements of your security system, including door contacts, motion detectors, traffic gates, barriers and even tire treadles.

We are UL approved for central station design and installation, and UL 2050 listed for industrial high-security systems. We have Department of Defense facility clearance. And we’re an active member of all leading security organizations.

ARK is an experienced security contractor, and experience makes all the difference in the world. Experience can make your security what it should be. And ARK has it.

Wireless Solutions
ARK is already an experienced contractor in the cutting-edge field of Media Retrieval Systems. Many top institutions have turned to ARK for their systems.

Whether you’re well-versed in media retrieval technology, or can’t even imagine all that’s possible today, ARK is the perfect company to call. We represent leading media equipment manufacturers. We know what’s here, we know what’s coming, and we’re experts at connecting it to what you already have.

And we’ll do it with your specific requirements in mind. Highest function?Lowest cost? More options? More simplicity? ARK can design, install and service the perfect media retrieval system for you, then seamlessly connect it to your existing IP or cable TV system, or design it to stand alone if that’s what you need.

See for yourself what that kind of experience can mean for you and your organization.

At ARK, we understand that with fire alarm systems the stakes are high and the codes are tough. Expertise is crucial, and we’ve got it to spare.

We can design, install, service and test just about any type of fire alarm system you need, in just about any environment, large or small. From office to high-rise, from single building to corporate campus, hard wired or microprocessor based, conventional or IP.

ARK is one of the largest national distributors of leading fire alarm brands. Our technicians and engineers are certified, we’re a UL approved contractor with separate crews for testing and certification, and we offer some of the very best service in the fire alarm industry, 24-hours a day. ARK skillfully combines the very latest technology with over 30 years’ experience in the life safety industry.

When you hire ARK you’ve hired the expert. The one that can do it all.

Perhaps nothing seems more basic than a paging, sound or intercom system. And perhaps nothing fouls you up more when you don’t have what you need. ARK is the expert at assessing those needs, and then designing, installing and servicing the perfect system for you.

We handle both wired and wireless, hardwired or IP based, from desk to desk, or building to building. Even remote paging, intercom and sound distribution from site to site, if that’s what you need. And not just business applications, but public safety too, including the very latest in emergency evacuation broadcast technology.

ARK is also an experienced sound system contractor, from conference rooms to auditoriums, from single buildings to campuses and beyond. We handle sound distribution, acoustic design and more.

Whether it’s evacuating people to safer ground, or letting everyone know about the 3:30 meeting, experience matters. And ARK has it to spare.

When it comes to the fourth utility—low voltage—ARK is one company that can handle it all. From structural wiring to hardware to software. Through engineering, implementation, testing, certification and ongoing support. Everything your data networking requires. From the smallest project to the largest. Since 1973, our primary focus has been providing and servicing integrated low-voltage systems. We’re the experts. We can handle your server-PC set up. We can expertly implement enterprise applications. We can build a data backbone throughout your facility and lay your other low-voltage applications right over your data network, including fire, voice, life safety and security. Seamlessly and efficiently.

And we back it all up with truly expert 24-hour service.

From hubs to switches to routers to firewalls, our equipment is strictly best-in-class, from the world’s leading networking equipment manufacturers.

All of which makes your network more efficient and more reliable, so your return on investment increases dramatically.

And because ARK provides truly turnkey solutions, you get exactly what you need all from one reliable source.

Call ARK for your data networking needs now. Watch our 30 years’ experience bring everything together.

Data Networking
Video Surveillance Systems
Good design, expert installation and proper service always matter. And perhaps nowhere do they matter more than in nurse call and emergency call systems. At ARK, we proudly apply our expertise to getting it right.

We can show you the very latest in distress call technology, from wireless devices, pendants, bed alarms, bathroom pull cords, panic buttons, patient tracking and more. And we can implement it effectively to meet your needs, whether hardwired to IP-based, whether stand-alone or integrated into what you have already. ARK is the expert.

Today, you can even direct the calls to where you need them most, such as pagers, cell phones and video monitors just to name a few examples. Let ARK show you how.

We’ve handled 1800-resident apartments, college campuses, ICUs, transit systems, Alzheimer units and more. Wherever experience and skill matter most, ARK has been there.

Paging, Sound & Intercom Systems
Security Systems
Nurse Call & Emergency Call Systems
How do you make your security all it should be? Or better yet, could be? ARK has the answers.

We’re an industry leader in security design, installation and service, from simple telephone entry systems to the latest technology, including retina, hand, vein and fingerprint recognition, and more. Our equipment is strictly best-in-class. And our implementation is skillful and efficient—a fact that we’ve proven for over 30 years, at government facilities, research centers, corporate campuses, high-rises and educational institutions, just to name a few examples.

We have the skill to assess your perceived level of threat, and then show you precisely what you need to address it.

We can integrate it all into your existing data network, helping your IT and Security Departments find the best solution together. Or we can design it to stand alone, if that better meets your needs.

ARK is fully licensed, UL 2050 listed for industrial high-security systems, and has Department of Defense facility clearance. We’re an active member of all leading security organizations.

Choose ARK, and see what 30 years’ experience means for you and your security.