IPC International Corporation

Bannockburn, IL. On June 14th, 2008 IPC International Corporation celebrates its 30th anniversary of serving the shopping center industry.  Over the past three decades IPC has continued to set the standard in the shopping center security industry due to an unbending commitment to quality, attention to detail, forward thinking, and the development of new and innovative training and operational programs.

IPC was founded with the vision to offer Shopping Center Owners and Developers an opportunity to establish a positive partnership with a security provider to reach a common goal.  The end result is to work together to create a pleasant experience and environment in which customer service and safety would be addressed on a property by property basis for the benefit of shoppers.

A vision requires the right people to move it forward.  IPC’s success and reputation in the industry can be attributed in part to the depth and tenure of our core senior management personnel.

Our field management and public safety officers are the other component of our success story.  Their dedication, vigilance and professional delivery of service are the true face of IPC.

“As I look back at all that we’ve been able to accomplish as a company and within the industry, the most rewarding aspect to me are the special client partnerships, great industry colleagues and of course, all of the long lasting friendships we’ve made over the years.  It’ been a rewarding 30 years and if I could rewind it all I would just hit the play button to do it all over again,” commented Howard L. Kaplan, President and CEO of IPC International.

At 30 years young IPC is truly an international organization serving over 500 shopping centers in the United States, United Kingdom and the isle of Puerto Rico.

We continue to be the single source provider of “floor to ceiling security services” backed with the talent, experience and reach of three subsidiary companies.

In the United Kingdom our subsidiary company, St. James Security Ltd, has an outstanding reputation in the industry serving many high profile centers, prominent tourist locations and sporting events.  St. James also helped to craft new and unified industry standards for the U.K. security industry.

Our visual security company, IPC Technologies offers a range of video security advancements and solutions for shopping centers.  Prominent among these advancements are remote off-site monitoring that allows shopping center owners and security directors the opportunity to view live video surveillance of their property(s) from their office, home or on-the-go.

Uniformity Incorporated is our security uniform, safety kit and mobile patrol unit company.  Each day thousands of IPC Officers wear/use the uniforms, equipment and duty gear supplied by Uniformity.  In addition to the security market, Uniformity serves the needs of law enforcement agencies, fire and EMS departments across the country.

As IPC moves toward its fourth decade of service, shopping center security will continue to remain our core focus, but the changing security and protection environment will create new opportunities for IPC to serve customers and business partners.

We sincerely thank all of our clients, industry professionals, and friends for being a part of 30 VERY memorable years!