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Sierra Announces DEC Forum in Sept.

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Sierra Breaks Ground on New Facility

On October 15, 2009, Sierra Detention Systems broke ground on its new facility in Brighton, Colorado. The new 38,000 square foot building, on 6 developable acres, will be completed and ready for move-in mid 2010. The building will house Sierra's office and manufacturing staff and their respective areas, several multi-purpose conference rooms, a model show-room, fitness center and a full kitchen. Brandon Borgmann, Work Procurement and Operations Manager, led Sierra through the joint development ageement and initiated the project. Project Manager, Jon Dirmeyer will carry the project into completion. Read more.

InduSoft inducts SDS as a Certified System Integrator

In November 2009, InduSoft inducted Sierra Detention Systems as a Certified System Integrator. The choicesoftware of Sierra engineers, InduSoft is the platform by which we develop individualized HMI systems for each project. Among its capabilities specific to the detention industry are: Read more.

Managing Risk with Partnerships

Early in 2007, Denver County entered into a contract with Hensel Phelps General Contractors, Greely, Colo., to build the Denver County Justice Center on a guaranteed maximum price basis. The $290 million project consists of a six-story court house with 23 courtrooms and a five-story jail (with mezzanine) to accommodate 1,500 inmates. The finished complex will occupy a two-city-block area in downtown Denver. Read more.

NAAMM Launches Detention Equipment Manufacturers Association

Kiawah Island, S.C. - The National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers launched its new Detention Equipment Manufacturers Association division at the Illinois-based national trade association's spring conference. As NAAMM's newest operating division DEMA will represent manufacturers of detention products, equipment, systems and components from security electronics and hardware to facility and detention components. "We look forward to assissting the detention market with new ideas and progressive solutions," says DEMA Chairperson Kirk Cote, of Sierra Detention Systems. Read more.

Opportunity Space: DEMA Raises Detention Bar

In January, Correctional News reported from the American Correctional Association’s 2008 winter conference in Grapevine, Texas on the formation of the National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers’ newest division — the Detention Equipment Manufacturers Association. DEMA chairperson, Kirk Cote, a senior project manager with Sierra Detention Systems, spoke with Correctional News about the detention market and the new association, which aims to promote the use and development of quality detention products and services and to provide information and support to design professionals, contractors and facility owners in the detention market. Read more.