Paul and surrounding areas since 1943, our 66th YEAR Alder Security. In 2008, Adam Schanz founded Alarm Protection Technology in North Salt Lake City, Utah. Under the name of Alarm Protection Technology, Schanz along with a team of 10 sales reps began offering services in Utah, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Florida. This first team was called the A Team, they had a van and provided services to 12,000 customers. In 2011, Alarm Protection Technology dropped “technology” and switched over to Alarm Protection AP. At the time of the switch, AP had between 80 and 100 reps and was offering services in Alaska, California, Utah Texas, Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, Utah, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Florida.