{"id":1048,"date":"2025-09-26T15:10:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protectionsystemsinc.com\/?page_id=1048"},"modified":"2025-11-21T19:27:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T19:27:48","slug":"protection-systems-security-highpoint","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/protectionsystemsinc.com\/?page_id=1048","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1048\" class=\"elementor elementor-1048\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18782dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18782dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0314f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0314f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0494f74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0494f74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Protection Systems<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef297b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ef297b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7be5e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7be5e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8463228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8463228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ca7205 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ca7205\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_widget&quot;:[&quot;elementskit-testimonial&quot;],&quot;_ha_eqh_to&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_disable_on_tablet&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_disable_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bfdf7f elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6bfdf7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tOUR HISTORY\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf4deb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cf4deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"normal\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1076 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/protectionsystemsinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/officestaff.jpg\" alt=\"Image of original staff of Protection systems security highpoint, North Carolina\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" \/>Mel Lohr served in Strategic Air Command (SAC) while he was in the Air Force. When his tour of duty was finished, he came home to High Point to serve in the fire department for six years. With this background Mel had the experience and the knowledge of what it would take to own a security company.<\/p><p class=\"normal\">During Mel&#8217;s time off from the High Point Fire Department, he was working out of his home building Protection Systems. In 1970, he began to make his dream a reality when he finally was able to put his effort full time into making Protection Systems, Inc. what it is today.<\/p><p class=\"normal\">Mel recruited his son, Chris, at the age of six when he found it difficult to reach some small attic places. Chris continued helping his father part-time throughout his schooling. 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