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LVC Companies received top honors in the PSA Security Network and Security Systems News’ (SSN) inaugural Integrator of the Year and Bill Bozeman Awards competition. Announced at PSA Tech in Denver, the awards are designed to identify the nation’s top security and audio-visual system integrators. “At PSA we have the privilege of working with the best integrators in the business,” said PSA CEO Matt Barnette. “I’m continuously impressed with the quality of our members’ and owners’ organizations. These awards honor the exact type of integrator we have now and hope to continue to attract.” The awards are named after industry icon Bill Bozeman. “Naming the awards after Bozeman was a natural choice,” said SSN editor Paul Ragusa. “In addition to giving more than 40 years to the industry with his security systems integration business, Bill led PSA as CEO for more than 20 years, helping the global consortium to grow and succeed, while also moving the industry forward through his leadership and dedication.”
LVC Companies welcomed 20 aspiring commercial real estate professionals to our Edina, Minnesota, headquarters Thursday, May 5 for an educational session on property management trends and technologies. Attendees are members of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Greater Minneapolis trade association’s BOMA Young Professionals (BYP) program. “Attendees enjoyed hands-on sessions on fire alarm and security technologies in LVC’s educational Suite 16,” said LVC Service Sales Supervisor and company BOMA representative Jim Oelhafen. “As well as a deep dive with LVC Sales Manager Mike Botten into industry challenges and solutions in everything from Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) to destination elevators.” Participants were also treated to portable fire extinguisher training with LVC Portables Supervisor Andy Freiermuth. A veteran of LVC’s live fire training programs and portable fire extinguisher services, Freiermuth walked attendees through the basics of safely stopping fires—then gave each a chance to put their newfound skills to the test.
LVC Companies once again celebrated Construction Safety Week, a nationwide effort to make workers safer by increasing safety awareness and strengthening the industry’s safety culture. Observed May 2-6 this year, Construction Safety Week is an annual event designed to promote workplace safety through sharing best practices, tools and resources at jobsites and offices across the U.S. “Creating a safe environment for our employees, customers, and other workers on our jobsites is a top priority for LVC,” said LVC President and CEO Bert Bongard. Our Safety Committee—made up of office and field staff from all LVC divisions—works with management year-round to keep everyone safe on the job, increase safety awareness, and strengthen LVC’s deeply ingrained safety culture.
LVC Companies’ exceptional sales and service have again earned a Million Dollar Award from Notifier by Honeywell, the world’s largest manufacturer of engineered fire alarm systems. Since 1994, Notifier has routinely recognized LVC with honors including the Million Dollar, President’s Circle and Diamond Distributor awards. “Congratulations to LVC for making it again to million-dollar Notifier distributor status!” said Notifier Regional Sales Manager John Muhle, who presented LVC with the award. “LVC’s stellar reputation and relationships with partners in the electrical contractor, architecture and engineering communities have made LVC the ‘go-to’ resource for even the most complex fire alarm applications. “I have no doubt that LVC’s dedication to technology, innovation and customer service will continue to make them a leader in the life safety market,” he continued. “As an early adopter of the latest Notifier systems, LVC forged a new path to the future of fire alarm and fire alarm communications, which will undoubtedly lead to continued success in years to come.”
LVC Companies once again earns the Minnesota Safety Council’s prestigious Governor’s Safety Award for its commitment to workplace safety and health. Since 1934, the annual Governor’s Safety Awards program has honored Minnesota employers with exceptional safety performance. Applicants are judged on several years of injury data as it compares with their industry’s national statistics, and on their progress in implementing a comprehensive safety program. Of 191 total award winners for 2022, LVC was one of 68 employers recognized for Meritorious Achievement. Attaining this level of recognition required having incidence rates better than the industry average for at least three years, and earning high marks on a stringent 100-point safety program evaluation scale. This marks the 12th time since 2007 that LVC has received a Governor’s Safety Award.
LVC Companies was proud to provide video surveillance and access control security solutions in the renovation of the historic Butler Square building in downtown Minneapolis. The iconic nine-story, brick-and-timber structure at 100 N. Sixth St. has been a fixture of the city’s Warehouse District for more than a century. Built in 1906, it long served as a warehouse. But it also helped spark the Warehouse District’s revitalization in 1974, when the east half of the building was renovated with a pioneering mix of offices, shops and restaurants set around a dramatic atrium. The recently completed renovation project will help Butler Square continue to be a pillar of downtown for years to come. “LVC’s video surveillance and access control solutions will allow the building’s operations team and security personnel to better secure the building, prevent incidents from occurring, and provide historical information on who accessed the building, when and where,” said McGough Senior Property Manager Angela Samargia.
The Eau Claire office of LVC Companies Inc. has won the bid to install communications cabling, access control and video surveillance systems that will protect and connect a new state-of-the-art highway department facility in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. On Monday, March 14, the Eau Claire County Highway Building Committee awarded LVC the bid for the cabling, access control and video surveillance systems in the new facility, including a salt shed and unheated vehicle storage. Committee members, county staff and Market & Johnson, the general contractor handling the project, were quick to settle on LVC’s bid. Market & Johnson project manager Kevin Dallas told the committee, “I would see no reason not to proceed” with LVC. “We’re excited at the opportunity to help protect and connect Eau Claire County’s new facility, which will serve our community for decades to come,” said technology consultant Steve Wilson, of LVC’s Eau Claire office.
The PSA Security Network (PSA) recognized LVC Companies’ industry leadership, values and visionary strategies by awarding LVC coveted PSA High Tide honors for 2022.
Hanwha Techwin America, a global supplier of IP and analog video surveillance solutions, has received LVC Companies’ 2021 Partner of the Year Award.
LVC Companies is honored to once again support Ronald McDonald House Charities’ (RMHC) mission of hope and healing. In December 2021, LVC employee donations and company matching funds yielded more than $24,000 in gifts for families visiting RMHC locations in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Arizona.
