# Northland Controls

> Northland Controls designs, installs, integrates, and manages enterprise physical security systems. Its offering combines consulting, engineering, global project delivery, maintenance, outsourced security operations, and DESIRAY managed security, with software interoperability supplied by its BlackBear Labs division.

- **Founded:** 1982
- **Headquarters:** Fremont, United States
- **Products:** Physical security consulting and design, Engineering, installation, and program management, Maintenance, GSOC as a Service, DESIRAY
- **Notable:** Reports delivering projects in more than 90 countries., Reported 15 strategically located offices on its about page when researched in October 2026., Announced BlackBear Labs and DESIRAY on April 10 and 11, 2024, respectively.

## Products & services

- **Physical security consulting and design** — Risk assessment, technology planning, security standards, architecture, construction drawings, and implementation roadmaps.
- **Engineering, installation, and program management** — Configuration, deployment, commissioning, hardening, and coordination of enterprise access control and video systems across locations.
- **Maintenance** — Ongoing physical security component service, device health checks, repair, and lifecycle support.
- **GSOC as a Service** — Outsourced monitoring, alarm management, incident triage, notification, travel support, threat intelligence, and response coordination. Trade reporting documented the offering in December 2014.
- **DESIRAY** — Managed physical security combining hosted systems, software support, engineering, maintenance, break/fix, GSOC services, critical event management, and interoperability.
- **BlackBear Labs / BlackBear.io** — Northland division and integration hub connecting physical security technologies, corporate databases, and risk platforms through software drivers.
- **Data Center Group** — Dedicated global data center security practice spanning consulting, design, installation, custom software, and ongoing operations. Dedicated business unit launch reported in the 2025 year-end review.
- **Rapid Deploy Kit** — Customizable mobile security kit for temporary spaces, with related demo and testing applications.

## Achievements

- Reports delivering projects in more than 90 countries.
- Reported 15 strategically located offices on its about page when researched in October 2026.
- Announced BlackBear Labs and DESIRAY on April 10 and 11, 2024, respectively.
- Reported low-voltage licensure in 24 additional U.S. states during 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published guidance on building a threat intelligence program, emphasizing procedures, periodic reviews, and trained operators.
- **2026-06** — Edward Wears became CEO effective June 1 under the succession announced March 23; Pierre Trapanese moved to Executive Chair.
- **2026-02** — Published a DESIRAY explainer video featuring managed services leader Zach Henderson.
- **2026-01** — Announced Terry Browne as General Manager of the Data Center Group.
- **2025-12** — Year-end review reported offices added in Germany, India, Malaysia, and Japan, and a dedicated data center business unit.

## Links

- Website: https://www.northlandcontrols.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/northland-controls
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/northlandctrls
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-da7k97F3lWiXxOR_KTg5Q
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/NorthlandControlSystems/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23