Awards
Posted on 13 December, 2010
DBS Communications wins IEC Award for its work with Wyse Advertising
The Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc. (IEC) is pleased to announce that DBS Communications in Brook Park, Ohio, received the 2010 IEC National Award of Excellence in Low‐Voltage Systems during the 53rd Annual IEC National Convention & Electric Expo in Phoenix, Arizona, for its work on the Wyse Advertising offices.
DESIGN: The Wyse Advertising offices had approximately 125 workstations on the main floor of a historic building in downtown Cleveland that had been vacant for more than 10 years. The construction project began when the building was gutted down to its outside, load‐bearing walls and support columns. The main floor had 17‐foot high ceilings.
OBSTACLES OVERCOME: Due to the unique installation environment, the cabling scope of work’s level of difficulty was extremely high. Each office needed cabling, but without drop ceiling and standard pathways, it was nearly impossible to get the wires to the workstation locations without exposing the wires and ruining the aesthetic look of the office.
The cabling foreman accepted the challenge and created solutions to wire all of the offices without leaving a single wire exposed. All wiring was run through cable trays, down chimneys, underneath eaves, and anywhere that could conceal the wires. Without this creativity and skill level, the installation would not have been acceptable to the customer or the overall appearance of the
offices.
SAFETY: The foreman ran his crews efficiently and with safety as the primary concern. Weekly safety meetings were attended and safety checks were regularly completed for each crew.
THE NUTS & BOLTS: The Wyse floor plan had a series of departmental areas spread throughout the main floor. Those areas included administration, IT, reception, design, creative, and marketing. All areas were wired back to one main closet located in the IT department. Overall, this cabling infrastructure provided Wyse Advertising a solid platform for its current technology needs and flexibility for future technologies that will be used in the
years to come. This project was implemented with the above in mind while being as cost‐competitive as possible in order to win the project and stay profitable.
Awards of Excellence in Low‐Voltage Systems recognizes IEC member companies that exhibit excellence in low-voltage systems construction by striving for innovation and total quality.
DBS Wins IEC National Award of Excellence in Low-Voltage Systems Construction – Two Years in a Row!
IEC National is pleased to announce that DBS Communications, a member of IEC Northern Ohio ECA, received the IEC National Award of Excellence in Low-Voltage Systems Construction for its work on the Central Hummer East dealership in Beachwood, Ohio.
The cabling infrastructure of the Central Hummer East dealership was designed to provide as much immediate and potential capacity as possible for future applications and flexibility so that moves, adds and changes can be easily completed internally.
“I would like to congratulate DBS Communications for implementing an advanced, flexible, cost-effective and aesthetically pleasing cabling infrastructure, said Emerson Smoker, IEC National Awards Committee Chairman.
The IEC National Award of Excellence in Low-Voltage Systems Construction is given each year to recognize IEC members who exhibit excellence in low-voltage systems construction by striving for total quality. Awards were presented at the 48th Annual IEC National Convention and IEC Electric Expo 2005.
Established in 1957, IEC is a trade association made up of more than 3,200 members with 74 chapters nationwide. Headquartered in Alexandria, Va., IEC is the nation’s premier trade association representing America’s independent electrical and systems contractors. IEC National aggressively works with the industry to establish a competitive environment for the merit shop – a philosophy that promotes the concept of free enterprise, open competition and economic opportunity for all. For more information, contact Marlise Drischler, Public Relations Manager at (703) 549-7351, or via email: mdrischler@ieci.org
DBS sets itself apart from its other Cleveland-area competition with our experienced, highly trained and certified staff.
DBS reinvests every year in its technical and sales staff so that every solution includes the latest techniques and adherence to codes.
- • Systimax Authorized Installed
- • Avaya Business Partner
- • Dupont™ Preferred Customer Affiliate
- • Seat on CMP 16 of 2008 NFPA NEC Code
- • Seat on Members of NOECA/IEC
- • Members of OSHA Challenge
- • Listed as a Drug and Alcohol Free Work with the BWC Worker’s Comp
- • State Certified Electrical Contractor
- • Two State Certified Low-Voltage Journeymen
- • BICSI RCDD Certified on staff
- • Two BICSI-rated Technicians
