TESA, Philips Team on Hospitality Security

ATLANTA-In one of the largest joint ventures in hospitality industry annals, 50-year-old TESA Entry Systems of Atlanta and Philips Communication, Security & Imaging Inc. of The Netherlands are developing custom-built surveillance systems for the hotel industry. The value of the Tesa-Phillips contract was not disclosed.

TESA calls itself the world’s largest supplier of electronic locking systems. Philips CSI is one of the world’s largest suppliers of closed-circuit television products and systems. Their newest offering is expected to reach hotel properties by the fourth quarter.

“Demand in the marketplace is increasing for integrated security solutions provided by a single supplier,” Pascal Metivier, vice president/global sales and marketing, TESA, says in the statement.