2018 Facility Executive Readers’ Choice Awards

In this annual survey of Facility Executive readers, votes were cast for product and service suppliers preferred during 2017.

By The Facility Executive Staff
From The February 2018 Issue

Numerous companies offer products and services that meet the diverse needs of facility management (FM) professionals. For the past 25 years, our editors have asked readers to vote for their preferred vendors in a variety of categories. For this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, the survey included 25 categories, and FM professionals were asked to indicate what companies they rated highest based on product aesthetics, product reliability, value, and customer service. See below for the results…

facility executive 2018 readers' choice awards

BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS

Siemens Building Technologies

BUILDING ENVELOPE/ROOFING

Firestone Building Products

CEILINGS

Armstrong® Ceiling Systems

CLEANING/MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS

3M Commercial Cleaning

COATINGS AND PAINTS

Sherwin-Williams

COMMUNICATION/WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE

Anixter

ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Johnson Controls

FACILITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

ARAMARK

FACILITY SOFTWARE/REPORTING TOOLS

ARC Document Solutions 2018 Readers’ ChoiceARC Document Solutions

ARC Technology Solutions, a unit of ARC Document Solutions, delivers innovative, easy-to-use mobile apps for the facilities and construction industries. With building Information at their fingertips, ARC Facilities Dashboards help teams operate buildings more productively, more efficiently, and smarter.

FIRE/LIFE SAFETY

Johnson Controls

FLOORING

Armstrong® Flooring

FLOOR SAFETY TOOLS

3M Commercial Cleaning

FURNITURE

Steelcase

FURNITURE: REFURBISHED

Davies Office 2018 readers' choiceDavies Office

Transform old, tired looking furniture into contemporary designed solutions. Davies will re-engineer and rework existing furniture by remanufacturing it to like-new options. Take taller panels, filing, and storage and re-index them to lower heights and workspace solutions.

HVAC/INDOOR AIR QUALITY PRODUCTS

Trane

LIGHTING

LEDVANCE / SYLVANIA

OFFICE/WORKPLACE TECHNOLOGY

Cambridge Sound Management 2018 readers' choiceCambridge Sound Management

Cambridge Sound Management creates sound masking technology that protects speech privacy and improves workplace acoustics. Designed to integrate with any architectural style, our products can be installed in any space quickly and effectively by our certified network of installers. One such product is the Qt® Active Emitter, a single source emitter capable of both sound masking and simultaneous clear reproduction of paging and music signals.

PAPER PRODUCTS/DISPENSERS

Kimberly-Clark Professional

PEST/BIRD CONTROL

Bird-X 2018 Readers’ ChoiceBird-X

The Bird-X QuadBlaster QB-4 emits soundwaves felt by birds, and is designed to confuse, disorient, and intimidate. Ultrasonic pressure conditions birds to stay away from the treated area. This industry standard is used worldwide, protecting facilities from damage and liability.

RESTROOMS (FIXTURES/EQUIPMENT)

Sloan

SECURITY

Johnson Controls

SIGNAGE

APCO Graphics

UTILITY VEHICLES

Cushman EZ-GO 2019 Readers’ ChoiceCushman/EZ-GO

Customer research guided the design of our Cushman® Hauler® utility vehicles. Based on the need for a higher level of versatility to fit daily demands, we incorporated key features like a customizable bed, functional dash storage, and increased visibility for added safety.

WASTE MANAGEMENT/RECYCLING

Rubbermaid Commercial Products

Connectrac 2018 Readers’ ChoiceWIRING INFRASTRUCTURE

Connectrac

At Connectrac, our approach to designing new products involves considering the needs of all stakeholders—facility executives, specifiers, and installers of our systems. Our goal is to create attractive, durable, and economical floor-based cabling distribution solutions. The Connectrac 2.7 wireway is quickly becoming the industry standard because of our focus on the important details and needs of our stakeholders.