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Technologies - Systems - Low Voltage Contractor Benchmarking Survey
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1.
What kind of Low Voltage / Systems work do you perform? (select all that apply)
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Security Systems (inclusive of CCTV, access controls, intrusion detection)
Life Safety Systems (Fire Alarm / Mass Notification)
Facility Management (building controls, telephone and network infrastructure, lighting controls)
Building Energy Management (Low voltage DC systems, Power over Ethernet)
Other (please specify)
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2.
What types of markets do you perform your Low Voltage / Systems in? (select all that apply)
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Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Utility
Public
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3.
How is your Low Voltage / Systems business organized within your company?
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Completely autonomous, separate, and stand-alone division.
Functional department , but still part of the Electrical Construction business sharing resources and overhead.
A separate company and stand-alone corporation.
We sub-contract out the majority / all of this work.
Other (please specify)
4.
How would you describe the difference in net profit when you compare your Electrical Construction business to your Low Voltage / Systems business?
To answer, finish this statement: Our Low Voltage / Systems business delivers ____________________________________.
more than 2X the net profit than our electrical construction business.
less than 2X the net profit but it is more profitable than our electrical construction business.
the same net profit as our electrical construction business.
less net profit than our electrical construction business.
I don't know, because I don't have the ability to access this information
I don't know, because we only report a single profit number combining all work and departments together .
5.
What is the primary worker classification you employ in your Low Voltage / Systems business?
The same as we use in my Electrical Construction business
Low Voltage / Systems / VDV Installer Technician
Interim Classifications like CW's / CE's / IJ's / or similar
Certified installers that are not union
Anyone we can find and we train them ourselves
We sub the work out to Low Voltage / Systems contractors
Other (please specify)
6.
What do you expect to happen to your Low Voltage / Systems business in the next 5 years?
Increase revenue and / or profit by more than 10X
Increase revenue and / or profit by more than 2X but less than 10X
Increase revenue and / or profit by less than 2X
Maintain our current revenue and / or proft
Revenue and / or profit will decrease
We will exit the Low Voltage / Systems business
I don't know
Other (please specify)