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Private School Leaders: Are Facility Challenges Keeping You From Doing What You Love?
Across the country today, private school enrollment data reflects a clear trend. Since 2020 and the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, private schools are seeing more parents and prospective students touring their facilities and asking questions about moving away from public schools. With the worst of the pandemic behind us, one might expect to see…
Read MoreDon’t Let Poor Court Lighting Leave You in a Pickle
Are you the only person in America who hasn’t heard about Pickleball? The fine folks over at USA Pickleball want to change that! That’s right. Pickleball has a national governing body, official rules, official tournaments, and official rankings. Pickleball is the real deal, as far as legitimate sports go, and you can bet the elite…
Read MoreFSG’s Leon Mowadia Discusses the Importance of Manufacturer Relationships in tED Magazine
FSG’s Chief Operating Officer for Distribution, Leon Mowadia, was the subject of a recent feature article in tED Magazine, the lighting distribution industry’s leading North American publication. In the May 2023 edition, Mowadia was included in a “Business Focus” article that discussed the importance of solid manufacturer relationships in the lighting distribution industry. In the…
Read MoreThe #1 Consideration for Critical Infrastructure Facilities: Finding the Right Electrical Contractor
Sections: All across the country, there are facilities, and then there are facilities. Some facilities have been designated as critical infrastructure, and are subject to stricter building codes and regulations than other facilities. Generally speaking, whenever a facility is involved in the business of public health and safety, our government recognizes that the stakes are…
Read MoreUpgrading Industrial Lighting Without Downgrading Productivity
From the design team to the sales team to the project management team, along with the customer, everyone has to come together and figure out solutions to the different obstacles you come across.
Read MoreWhen “Leaving the Lights On” Gets Ridiculous
A recent NBC News report brought attention to problems with the lighting in a Massachusetts High School. Since 2021, more than 7,000 lights have been on non-stop following a software failure within the lighting control system at Minnechaug Regional High School. The high school’s troubles even made their way into a humorous “Weekend Update” segment…
Read MoreFSG Acquires West-Lite Supply
As FSG embraces its mission to grow as an institution, the company continues to seek out opportunities to expand its reach through targeted acquisitions and investments in other companies that share FSG’s vision and support the facility services we provide. One such company is California’s West-Lite Supply Company, Inc., and as 2022 comes to a…
Read MoreFSG Los Angeles Receives Multiple National Awards and Recognition
As the year winds down with the holidays upon us, FSG’s Los Angeles branch is taking a moment to celebrate a year of firsts. In 2022, the Los Angeles team brought home an Excellence in Construction Pyramid Award from the national trade association Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). This award, given for FSG’s work on…
Read MoreMore Than a Feeling: Human-Centric Lighting Delivers Results
If you are like most folks, you might think of lighting primarily as an aesthetic choice, to deliver a particular “look” or “feel” within a space. While certain professional environments have more tightly defined lighting requirements – like dental offices and airport runways – you might assume that for everyone else at home or in…
Read MoreFSG Storefront: Where Facility Managers and Business Owners Get Lasting Value and Personal Service
It has been a year since FSG “opened the doors” at FSG Storefront, our online store. For a growing list of customers, the experience of shopping online with FSG feels like the way things should have been all along. Our online store customers will be the first to tell you that the experience sure beats…
Read MoreLighting Distribution Delivers on the Promise of a Winning Lighting Design
Within a facility, the choices for illumination are varied and can run the gamut from industrial to whimsical, providing different moods and levels of visual interest for the people who occupy or visit the space. It naturally follows that modern architectural lighting design straddles the worlds of art and science, seeking to provide experiential value…
Read MoreThe Great Fluorescent Phase Out: US State Legislatures Push for Full Transition to LED
Across the country, businesses and facility owners are all feeling the pinch of rising energy costs. Compounding the problem is the fact that this is occurring during a time of generalized inflation, supply chain disruptions and delays, and dour economic forecasts. And yet, the news is not all bad. Even as one indicator after another…
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