TINTON FALLS, NJ – January 3, 2014 – Today’s Facility Manager, the leading publication for facility executives, has announced the winners of its 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards. The list of companies receiving this year’s awards represents a wide range of the most dynamic manufacturers and service providers in the professional facilities marketplace—from access control to carpet, doors and locks, energy management services, furniture, flooring, lamps, and more.
“The January/February 2014 issue of Today’s Facility Manager (TFM) celebrates our 21st annual Readers’ Choice Awards,” said Susan Coene, Co-President of Group C Media Inc., parent company of TFM. “For over two decades, this program has recognized and celebrated first-class products, services, and solutions within the facility management community. To earn the recognition and respect of facility managers who spend much of their working lives purchasing products and services for their facilities is an impressive achievement, and we congratulate all our winners.”
Anne Cosgrove, Editor in Chief of TFM, said, “These annual awards provide a view into what products and services facility managers have found beneficial to their work in the preceding year. Considering the number of options available in the facilities marketplace, being voted as a Readers’ Choice Winner is a testament to what this year’s winning companies have to offer.”
To evaluate preferred suppliers, Today’s Facility Manager distributed links to an online survey to more than 25,000 of its subscribers via opt-in e-mail.
Following is a list of the results of Today’s Facility Manager’s 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards:
- Access Control: HID Corporation *
- ADA & Ergonomics: Wooster Products *
- Building Automation Systems: Johnson Controls, Inc. *
- Building Materials: Georgia-Pacific Gypsum
- Cabling & Cable Management: Legrand/Wiremold *
- Carpet: Mannington Commercial *
- Carpet Fibers/Treatments: Invista/Antron *
- Closed Circuit Television (CCTV): Sony *
- Ceilings/Ceiling Tiles: Armstrong Commercial Ceilings *
- Cleaning/Maintenance Products: Kimberly-Clark Professional
- Conference Room Furniture & Equipment: Steelcase *
- Data Center Management: Schneider Electric *
- Doors/Door Hardware/Locks: Sargent (ASSA ABLOY)
- Elevators/Controls: ThyssenKrupp *
- Emergency Power: Generac
- Employee ID/Badge Printers: Digital Identification Solutions *
- Energy Management: Johnson Controls, Inc. *
- Facility Management Services: Staples Facility Solutions *
- Facility Management Software: Autodesk *
- Fire/Life Safety Products: SimplexGrinnell *
- Flooring: Armstrong Commercial Flooring *
- Furniture: Herman Miller
- Furniture – Refurbished: Davies Office Refurbishing *
- Furniture – Seating: Herman Miller *
- Furniture – Storage: The HON Company
- Groundskeeping/Facility Fleet: Cushman/EZ-GO
- HVAC/Indoor Air Quality (IAQ): Trane *
- Lamps and Bulbs: GE Lighting
- Lighting Controls: Lutron
- Office Technology/Communications: AT&T *
- Paint (Exterior and Interior): Benjamin Moore
- Paper Products (Cafeteria, Restroom): Georgia-Pacific Professional *
- Pest/Bird Control/Deterrents: TIE — Bird-X – and- Bird-B-Gone
- Plumbing/Faucets/Fixtures: Sloan Valve *
- Recycling Products: Air Cycle *
- Restroom Dispensers/Accessories: TIE — Georgia-Pacific Professional * –and- Kimberly-Clark Professional
- Roofing: Firestone Building Products
- Sealants & Coatings: 3M Industrial Materials *
- Security Systems: Honeywell Security
- Signage: APCO Signs *
- Sound Masking: Dynasound *
- Water Treatment/Purification: GE Water & Process Technologies *
- Window Films: Solar Gard *
- Windows: EFCO, a Pella Company *
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* 2013 Winner
