Announcing Launch of VIBE: Women’s Empowerment Group

[Oak Brook Illinois, March 22, 2024] — National parking lot and commercial roofing contractors, Let’s Pave and Let’s Roof, are pleased to announce the recent launch of the VIBE Women’s Empowerment Group.

Established by Lana Halzel, business development manager, and Ashley Kuzlik, project coordinator, VIBE provides a platform for female colleagues to network, share experiences, and support each other personally and professionally.

“Paving and roofing are male-dominated industries,” explains Halzel. “Let’s Pave and Let’s Roof have a unique advantage in that our team is 42% women and counting. The ladies in our organization bring valuable perspective and VIBE leverages that mindset to drive results—not only to help our businesses, but to inspire others as well.”

VIBE co-founder Ashley Kuzlik continues, “While women working in construction is not new, our empowerment group is taking it to the next level. Our mission is to help women realize their full potential and promote female strengths and successes in construction careers. Through this encouragement, we hope to see more ladies hire in and further diversify the industry.”

Throughout the year, members of VIBE plan and participate in a series of events, programs, and activities designed to empower women of all industries through engagement, skill building, networking, and mentoring. The group meets once a month to strategize on upcoming initiatives, and is actively searching for guest speakers in the retail facilities industry.

If you are interested in connecting with VIBE or would like more information, please visit https://www.letspave.com/vibe.

About Let’s Pave

Let’s Pave provides end-to-end parking lot solutions to commercial properties nationwide, offering centralized service and rapid response to asphalt and concrete parking lot needs anywhere in the country. For more information, visit www.letspave.com

About Let’s Roof

Let’s Roof, a division of Let’s Pave, provides complete roof maintenance and replacement services to commercial and industrial properties nationwide as well as partner solutions including roof planning and management. For more information, visit www.letsroofusa.com

Let’s Pave Media Contact

Jessica Bordelon
Marketing Director
jbordelon@letspave.com
804-332-4276 

Paint Folks welcomes a new member to the team, Bethannie Ortiz

Paint Folks welcomes a new member to the team, Bethannie Ortiz. As a former part of Benjamin Moore’s National Accounts division, Bethannie brings her paint product knowledge to her new role as Business Development Specialist. Bethannie is here to help facility mangers in the Hotel & Senior Living Sectors streamline their paint projects and complete successful repaints and refreshes in record time.

She can be reached at 888-888-7870 x5420 or bortiz@paintfolks.com.

Paint Folks

105 Main St., 3rd Floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601

888-888-7870

201-336-9180

paintfolks.com

Heritage Fire welcomes a new member to the team, Jacklyn Bean

Heritage Fire welcomes a new member to the team, Jacklyn Bean. As a former District Manager at ADP, Jacklyn brings the asset of strategic prospecting and social media marketing to her new role as Business Development Representative. Jacklyn is here to help facility mangers in the Retail, Restaurant, Bank, Hotel and Hospitality Sectors streamline their fire security and complete successful installations and yearly routine inspections.

She can be reached at 800-688-5557 or jbean@heritagefiresecurity.com

Heritage Fire Security

Corporate Headquarters
105 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601 3rd Floor

HeritageFireSecurity.com

Main Call Center: (800) 688-5557

Afterhours Direct: (917) 416-0368

info@heritagefiresecurity.com

Barron Lighting Group Appoints Jeff Musilek as Business Development Manager

Barron Lighting Group Appoints Jeff Musilek as Business Development Manager

Glendale, AZ – December 12th, 2023 – Barron Lighting Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Musilek as Business Development Manager. Musilek brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the role, having worked at the lighting rep, distributor and manufacture level for 10 years.

“We are thrilled to have Jeff join our team,” said Barron Lighting Group’s VP of Sales Operations, Heather McCune. “His impressive track record of success and his vision for the future of our business make him the perfect fit for this role.”

Musilek has a proven track record of success in new business development and sales, having achieved top performance in his previous roles. He is a highly motivated and creative individual with the leadership skills to drive expansion and meet goals through strategic business planning and innovative sales initiatives.

“I am excited to join Barron Lighting Group team,” said Musilek. “I look forward to working with the team to develop and implement strategies that will help the company reach its goals and continue to grow.”

Musilek is a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

Barron Lighting Group is thrilled to have Musilek join the team, as they strongly believe he will bring immense value and contribute significantly to the company’s growth and success. They eagerly anticipate the positive impact Musilek will make, further propelling the company towards new heights.

 

Media Contact

Diane Hoffman | Marketing Manager

Barron Lighting Group

(623) 580-3948

diane.hoffman@barronltg.com

Transformative iGDT Platform Unveiled by Immersion Data Solutions

Transforming CRE Property Technology with Dynamic Reality Capture and Persistent Virtual Environments.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, October 11, 2023 — Immersion Data Solutions, a pioneering presence in commercial real estate (CRE) property technology, proudly presents the iGDT Platform, a revolutionary immersive digital twin platform that redefines property engagement. The iGDT Platform, short for Geo-spatial Digital Twin Platform, revolutionizes the industry by seamlessly merging geo-spatial data with cutting-edge immersive reality capture on a persistent, open, and dynamic architecture platform.

The iGDT Platform empowers clients with an array of transformative value propositions, allowing them to manage facilities and explore their properties in an immersive 3D virtual reality. Beyond reshaping visualization, the iGDT Platform uncovers latent potential that conventional analyses might miss, enhancing decision-making.

This groundbreaking platform enhances the realism of property experiences and fosters informed decision-making. Best-in-class high-definition 3D virtual reality ensures users engage with lifelike digital replicas of properties, enriching their insights.

Built on an open architecture foundation, the iGDT Platform is adaptable, promoting seamless integration with other technologies and bolstering functionality and value. The platform’s persistence guarantees an unchanged virtual environment over time, ensuring data integrity and analysis continuity.

The “iGDT Experience” embodies the platform’s dynamic essence, granting real-time insights and actionable information, akin to the properties themselves. The iGDT Platform marks a paradigm shift, enabling multi-site portfolio management with a 360° view, eliminating the need for a physical presence.

As a leader in CRE property technology, Immersion Data Solutions continues its legacy of innovation with the iGDT Platform, empowering clients to navigate properties through an immersive, data-rich, and dynamic virtual realm, unlocking unrealized value and optimizing decision-making across the entire property lifecycle.

About Immersion Data Solutions:

With 11 years of innovation and collaboration in immersive technology, Immersion Data Solutions stands as a trusted leader in CRE property technology. The company empowers clients to maximize property potential through digital twins and immersive reality across sectors like facilities management, retail, construction, and property management.

For more information on the iGDT Platform and IDS contact:

Krissie Mason 

Platform Marketing Manager 

kmason@immersiondata.com

https://www.immersiondata.com/digital-twin-platform/

Modern FM service providers can now accelerate business growth and deliver customer delight across portfolios with cloud-based Connected CMMS

[New York, October 3, 2023] Facilio, a leader in the property operations & maintenance software space, has witnessed a 100% increase in demand for its Connected CMMS software, with fast-growing FM service providers managing complex, multi-site portfolios making it their primary platform for portfolio-wide O&M. The company has strengthened its Connected CMMS solution with powerful capabilities, making it a pioneering software platform that consolidates all property maintenance, client engagement, vendor management, asset performance monitoring and reporting in a single solution.

Facilio’s unique property operations cloud platform is enabling FM operators to make this transition in approach, by allowing them to:

Track financial processes across customers & vendors
Field service management to optimize resource allocation
Automate maintenance at portfolio scale for SLA adherence
Customize and manage complex workflows 
Drive delightful end-to-end experiences for clients
Mobile-led inspections & compliance tracking 
Automated pre-built reporting to stakeholders

Serving as a unified ecosystem for managing both in-house and contracted operations, the Connected CMMS software platform empowers FM service providers to diversify their offerings and explore new verticals and service lines with ease.

More than ever before, real estate owners, operators, and FM service providers recognize the need for real-time operational intelligence to help them make informed decisions about areas for improvement. Here are some of the game-changers who have tasted success after adopting the Connected CMMS approach:

Dipping into his experience of having made the shift to a cloud platform solution, Mark Hazelwood, MD of Q3 Services says, “We see Facilio as a key driver in our business. Our partnership has made us incredibly agile with deploying software for our clients. We can go in on day one and deliver the promises we made during the tender process. The future we see for Q3 is in integrated FM, providing the entire gamut of services. Data-driven delivery is absolutely key to do this well, and without a Connected CMMS platform, it’s just not possible.”

“Our decision to switch from our in-house CMMS solution to a Connected CMMS solution was nothing short of transformative. With Facilio as our technology partner, we’ve seamlessly deployed standardized use-cases, enabling us to successfully venture into new verticals. The results have been remarkable – a steep drop in customer escalations and a 30% decrease in reactive call volumes across client portfolios – propelling us to new heights of operational excellence and service quality,” says Sumith Sukumaran, Operations Manager Quality FM.

CIT Group Ltd’s Executive Chairman Naser Gulaid adds, “For one of our key customers, we digitised end-to-end O&M processes, achieved QHSE audit and compliance readiness in a record three weeks time. Typically, CMMS deployments of this scale take months due to evolving requirements and the lack of adaptable tools to support dynamic operations. Facilio’s platform offered us a simplified approach. It effortlessly handles KPI reporting and audit-readiness, which was tedious with legacy systems.”

About Facilio

Facilio’s AI-driven property operations platform allows real estate owners to aggregate building data, optimize performance, and control portfolio operations – all from one place. Customers in the commercial office, healthcare, retail, education, and other real estate categories across the world use Facilio to reduce operations costs, increase net asset value, and de-risk operational liability. Headquartered in New York City with offices in Dubai, Chennai, Singapore, and Sydney, Facilio is a global company backed by leading investors including Accel India, Tiger Global Management, Dragoneer Investment Group, and Brookfield Growth.

Facilio Media Contact

press@facilio.com

ProxyPics Welcomes Daniel Guajardo as National Sales Executive

[Chicago, October 2, 2023] ProxyPics, a crowdsource technology platform for on-demand property data, is excited to announce the newest addition to their team, Daniel Guajardo, who joins as National Sales Executive. With a career spanning over a decade in marketing and sales, Daniel brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the data collection pioneer.

As Daniel joins ProxyPics, he shares his enthusiasm for the company’s vision and culture, stating, “Beyond the initial excitement of joining a team that is passionate about the multi-site facilities management industry. What I found most enticing was the culture and team ProxyPics has carefully developed to bring their vision to life. Their work to create solutions by adding quantifiable value through technology for FMs and vendors alike will make a notable impact and change how we think about facilities auditing and data collection in the future.”

Daniel Guajardo is no stranger to the Facility Management industry, having actively contributed to its growth and development. He is an integral part of various industry committees, including serving as a co-chair for the ConnexFM, The Multi-Site Facilities Management Network, and the Young Professionals Committee. Additionally, Daniel was a dedicated mentor in the 2022-23 ConnexFM Mentorship program, where he guides and inspires young professionals in the field.

Furthermore, Daniel’s commitment extends to his involvement in the RFAM, Restaurant Facility Management Association, Conference Curriculum Committee and Emerging Professionals Task Force. In these roles, he remains at the forefront of industry trends, continually assessing market challenges and opportunities, and devising national-level educational initiatives that benefit Facility Management professionals across the country.

“We are thrilled to welcome Daniel Guajardo to the ProxyPics team,” said Luke Tomaszewski, CEO at ProxyPics. “His impressive track record, industry involvement, and dedication to professional development make him a valuable asset to our company. With Daniel on board, we are confident in our ability to offer even greater value to our clients and partners on the facility management sector of our business.”

With Daniel’s extensive experience and active involvement in industry committees, Daniel is uniquely positioned to help ProxyPics expand its reach and impact within the Facility Management community. His role will be instrumental in developing and nurturing key relationships, identifying emerging trends, and crafting innovative solutions that align with the evolving needs of our clients.

Join ProxyPics as they welcome Daniel and stay tuned for the exciting initiatives and contributions that he will bring to the data collection platform in the coming months.

About ProxyPics

ProxyPics redefines property data collection by using patented technology and a mobile workforce to provide on-demand visual verification of any location, eliminating the need to be physically present. Our marketplace connects users with Proxies who deliver property insights within 24 hours through our mobile app, offering a convenient and efficient solution for professionals across various industries.

ProxyPics Media Contact

Jessica Sandoval
jessica@proxypics.com

ConnexFM 2024 Conference in Nashville to Spotlight Skilled Trades with Mike Rowe

ConnexFM 2024 Conference in Nashville to Spotlight Skilled Trades with Mike Rowe

Leading facilities management association to foster industry growth and education.

United States, 29th Sep 2023 – ConnexFM, the premier Multi-Site Facilities Management Association, is gearing up to host the 2024 ConnexFM Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, from April 7 to 10, 2024. The conference, a facility management calendar highlight, promises to be an educational and networking exhibition featuring special guest Mike Rowe.



With over 3,000 members representing 700+ companies, ConnexFM empowers facilities management professionals with best practices, benchmarking, education, discussion forums, and valuable partnerships. The upcoming conference aims to further the association’s mission by shining a spotlight on the skilled trades industry. Bill Yanek, CEO of ConnexFM, expressed his excitement, commenting, “We are so excited to have Mike Rowe join us in Nashville next year, as we’re working to continue to find and develop opportunities for growth for the skilled trades workers of America.”



Mike Rowe, best known as “the dirtiest man on TV” from his hit show Dirty Jobs, brings his passion for the skilled trades industry to the forefront as the special guest for a Q&A session with ConnexFM. He is a writer, narrator, producer, recording artist, Emmy Award-winning TV Host, New York Times Best Selling author, and the CEO of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation. Rowe’s foundation has awarded over six million dollars in work ethic scholarships to nearly 1,500 men and women, highlighting his commitment to reinvigorate the skilled trades. Mike will be joining the ConnexFM 2024 Conference General Session for a moderated Q&A on focused on his career and the importance of the skilled trades.



The 2024 ConnexFM Conference invites professionals from the facilities management, retail facilities, construction, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and other skilled trades sectors. The event is not limited to experienced industry veterans; students and newcomers looking to explore opportunities in the facilities management space are also encouraged to attend.

“We believe and see the opportunities all around us, and we want to bring more attention to them in the facilities management industry – not just for our current members, but for all those students and young professionals – for the next generation,” remarked Bill Yanek. 
The conference will encompass a wide range of topics, from technological advancements and industry trends to essential skills training. It will also provide a platform for attendees to network and connect with industry peers. ConnexFM’s recent launch of its Education Membership – built specifically for students, educators, schools, and other educational intuitions – further underscores the association’s commitment to facilitating learning and expanding opportunities for those in the skilled trades and facilities management.



ConnexFM invites facilities management professionals, students, and anyone interested in the skilled trades to join them in Nashville for an event that promises to energize, educate, and empower the industry. This conference serves as a testament to ConnexFM’s dedication to fostering growth and advancement in the facilities management and skilled trades sectors, reinforcing its position as the leading authority in multi-site facilities management.



For more information about the 2024 ConnexFM Conference, please visit the conference website at https://www.national.connexfm.com

Exitronix Announces New Guardian G3 – The Future of Emergency Lighting is Now




[Glendale, AZ, August 30, 2023]Exitronix, a division of Barron Lighting Group, is excited to introduce Guardian G3, the next evolution of software for life safety equipment.

As a property owner, it’s your responsibility to prioritize the safety of your facility. In case of emergencies, reliable emergency lighting systems are crucial for the well-being of occupants. Neglecting proper monitoring and testing may put people at risk during evacuations.

Enter the Guardian G3: an advanced system building on the trusted G2 model. Specifically designed to simplify code compliance, minimize the risk of personnel accidents, and reduce operating and maintenance expenses. This comprehensive solution offers automated testing, remote monitoring, and centralized reporting of emergency fixture status, all from a single location. With its secure Zigbee Pro scalable mesh network, the G3 eliminates any vulnerability and distance limitations. You can connect up to 100 fixtures to a single gateway, making it ideal for large facilities.

Moreover, the G3 boasts a user-friendly app interface, complete with an interactive 2D floor plan for easy fixture location. It also ensures centralized record-keeping for up to 60 months. Maintenance personnel can effortlessly schedule automatic tests or initiate real-time testing, eliminating the need for visual verification or disruptions to the building’s power supply.

By choosing Exitronix products, you are one step closer to ensuring that your facility meets the requirements for LEED® building certification. Safeguard your occupants and provide a secure environment with the reliable Guardian G3.

Guardian G3 takes the manual element out of code compliance,” said Alan Tracy, CEO. “Maintenance personnel can now provide up-to-the-minute reports and identify faulty equipment all from a central location.”

For more information, visit barronltg.com.

Barron Lighting Group Media Contact

Diane Hoffman
Marketing Manager
(623) 580-3948
diane.hoffman@barronltg.com

CoolSys Acquires 1gnite Asset Recovery Solutions

[Brea, California, August 8, 2023]CoolSys™, the market-leading nationwide provider of sustainable refrigeration, HVAC, energy and engineering solutions, has acquired 1GNITE, an environmentally friendly asset recovery, recommerce and specialized facility services company. In announcing its second acquisition within one week, CoolSys will expand its sustainable solutions to include equipment decommissioning and recommercing while reinforcing its nationwide network and capabilities.

“This latest acquisition reflects CoolSys’ commitment to sustainability and expanding cost-effective solutions for our customers,” commented Rick Frier, Chairman and CEO Interim at CoolSys. “With 1GNITE, we strengthen our capabilities and build on our lifecycle solutions to offer a new sustainable and financially beneficial approach to asset recovery, equipment decommissioning and recommercing.”

Headquartered in Frisco, Texas, 1GNITE provides used asset recovery solutions for mid-sized and large corporations. The company specializes in identifying ways to increase efficiencies, maximize value and transform waste into opportunities and resources for its clients.

“As part of the CoolSys family of companies, we are excited to bring our specialized and unique solutions to new customers and new markets,” commented 1GNITE CEO Brian Dick. “At 1GNITE, we understand the demands and constraints faced by our clients and work to maximize the value of their used assets or surplus inventory while minimizing the cost of facility cleanouts and helping them achieve their ESG goals.”

About CoolSys

CoolSys is the market-leading provider of sustainable refrigeration, HVAC, energy and engineering solutions for customers in the grocery, retail, food service, industrial, education, healthcare and government sectors. From engineering, design and installation to service and maintenance and energy optimization, CoolSys businesses cover the entire lifecycle of mission-critical HVAC and refrigeration systems. Headquartered in Southern California, CoolSys has more than 3,200 employees nationwide, serving the daily needs of more than 45,000 customer locations across North America. For additional information, please visit www.coolsys.com .

About 1GNITE

1GNITE Solutions, LLC provides asset management solutions and specialized facility services to clients across the country. Headquartered in Frisco, Texas, its team of experts act as trusted partners to their clients, providing unmatched cost-efficiency by devising innovative solutions, utilizing the latest technologies, and taking an organized and disciplined approach to its work.

CoolSys Media Contact

Mike Ochoa
Chief Commercial Officer, CoolSys
(714) 510-9595
MOchoa@coolsys.com