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Readers’ Choice Awards

TFM Readers cast their votes for the product and service providers they preferred most in 2006.

Access Control
Schlage Lock

Schlage designs access control solutions that meet the most demanding facility specifications. Today, Schlage is at the forefront of engineering cutting edge technologies that help managers keep their facilities safe and productive.

» Type 513 on Reader Service Card.

Access Floors
Tate Access Floors

Tate Access Floors, Inc. is committed to manufacturing cost effective, environmentally friendly solutions for those involved with the design, construction, and maintenance of facilities.

» Type 514 on Reader Service Card.

Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Philips Medical

For more than a century, Philips has pioneered technology that makes life better. The company offers a trusted defibrillator solution to help caregivers treat sudden cardiac arrest quickly and effectively.

» Type 515 on Reader Service Card.

Badging
HID Global

Starting with the widest range of proximity and contactless smartcard technology, HID Global has developed badges to meet customers’ specific needs.

HID Global works with customers to provide the right technology, card materials, and design to produce a complete badge, including individual personalization and card issuance.

» Type 516 on Reader Service Card.

Building Automation Systems
Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls’ product design philosophy is to provide flexible, yet standard, products that apply the latest technologies to meet the needs of its customers.

» Type 517 on Reader Service Card.

Building Materials (Tie)
Dow Corning

Dow Corning’s silicon based products are backed by more than 60 years of proven performance and innovation.

Dow Corning is committed to partnering with its customers in order to provide individual solutions to help them grow.

» Type 518 on Reader Service Card.

DuPont Polymers/Surfaces

DuPont consults with industry professionals to determine Corian® colors and aesthetics to complement any commercial space without sacrificing durability and ease of care. DuPont Corian® meets the criteria described in the AIA guidelines for increased infection control and is GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified®.

» Type 519 on Reader Service Card.

Business Continuity
IBM Global Services

IBM’s Business Continuity and Resiliency Services leverage over 40 years of experience in disaster recovery to help clients address the common gaps in disaster and crisis planning to ensure their human capital, processes, and systems are able to recover from, and respond to, disruptive events.

» Type 520 on Reader Service Card.

Carpet (Broadloom)
The Mohawk Group

The Mohawk Group offers a comprehensive range of carpeting for every possible type of commercial facility. Not only is The Mohawk Group America’s premier single-source commercial carpeting provider, it also is a leader in innovation.

The company has been honored repeatedly for its proactive environmental efforts and environmentally responsible manufacturing practices.

» Type 521 on Reader Service Card.

CarpetFibers/Treatments
Antron

Antron carpet fiber products are developed to exceed performance expectations and resist wear while maintaining excellent appearance. Antron’s family of commercial carpet fiber offers a range of products to meet the specific needs of the commercial flooring market.

» Type 522 on Reader Service Card.

Carpet (Modular) (Tie)
Lees Carpets

Lees Carpets has made modular carpeting a new standard in commercial design. As the market continues to embrace the benefits of carpet tile, Lees will keep working to offer customers modular carpeting options that are not only fashion forward, but high performing, affordable, and environmentally friendly.

» Type 523 on Reader Service Card.

Milliken

Milliken’s worldwide design studios harness the most advanced pattern technology in the industry to create stylish designs that are universal in appeal. The company works with leading design voices to create expressions for the floor.

» Type 524 on Reader Service Card.

The Mohawk Group

From a corporate boardroom to the aisles of a retail boutique and the corridors of an Ivy League campus, The Mohawk Group offers a comprehensive range of carpeting for every possible type of facility.

» Type 525 on Reader Service Card.

CCTV
Sony

Sony offers cameras and camcorders that meet the needs of a diverse group of professional applications. The company manufactures an array of image capture devices, from art digital cameras to low light sensitive surveillance cameras.

» Type 526 on Reader Service Card.

Ceilings/Ceiling Tiles
Armstrong

Armstrong understands that as more owners desire to make a design statement in their buildings, they are looking at acoustical ceilings instead of the traditional flat, white variety. The company maintains a high level of performance and environmental consciousness.

» Type 527 on Reader Service Card.

CAFM
Autodesk: FM Desktop

For 24 years, Autodesk has invested in people, software, and technology to help customers realize their ideas to compete and win. Autodesk technology leads in industries such as building, infrastructure, manufacturing, media and entertainment, and wireless data.

» Type 528 on Reader Service Card.

CMMS
Archibus, Inc.

ARCHIBUS is the leading provider of infrastructure and facilities management solutions in the world. With ARCHIBUS/FM, organizations can use a single comprehensive and integrated solution to make informed strategic decisions that optimize ROI, lower asset life cycle costs, and increase enterprise productivity and profitability.

Today, more than 3,000,000 ARCHIBUS/FM users collectively manage over 1.4 million buildings.

» Type 529 on Reader Service Card.

Conference Room Furnishings
Steelcase

All of the conference room furnishings that Steelcase develops are designed to combine aesthetics with unparalleled comfort and ergonomic support.

» Type 530 on Reader Service Card.

Door Hardware/Locks
Schlage Lock

Schlage locks are the most durable and dependable locks on the market today. They are easy to install, simple to repair, and require little maintenance.

» Type 531 on Reader Service Card.

Electronics/Communications
Motorola

Motorola is a global communications leader revolutionizing broadband, embedded systems, and wireless networks, bringing cutting edge technologies to everyday life.

» Type 532 on Reader Service Card.

Elevators/Escalators
Schindler

Schindler moves more than 700 million people every day around the world. The company offers a complete line of elevators, escalators, and moving walks, as well as maintenance and modernization services for all brands of equipment.

» Type 533 on Reader Service Card.

Energy Management
Johnson Controls

As a recognized world leader in energy management solutions and sustainability, Johnson Controls has been helping customers manage energy for decades, saving their clients over $16.7 billion in energy costs. Their team of experts can help facility managers plan energy procurement and consumption.

» Type 534 on Reader Service Card.

Energy Services
Alliant Energy Corp.

As an energy provider, Alliant recognizes its special obligation never to separate business from environmental objectives. It focuses on preserving the environment while reducing the risk of harm to human health and safety.

» Type 535 on Reader Service Card.

Executive/Task Seating
Herman Miller

Herman Miller’s seating products are developed from sound research into client needs. Additionally, the company follows a strict Design for the Environment protocol.

» Type 536 on Reader Service Card.

Facilities Management Services
Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls creates customized solutions that help managers make the most of their budgets and increase efficiencies through outsourcing, strategic sourcing, and technology.

» Type 537 on Reader Service Card.

Fire/Life Safety Products
SimplexGrinnell

SimplexGrinnell is committed to delivering reliable fire and life safety systems that keep people and property out of harm’s way and provide ongoing value to customers.

» Type 538 on Reader Service Card.

Flooring
Armstrong

Armstrong Commercial Flooring helps create the right space for health care, education, retail, hospitality, and institutional and government spaces. The company offers an extensive portfolio to meet specific design and budget needs.

» Type 539 on Reader Service Card.

Furniture Refurbishing
National Office Services

National Office Services repairs and refurbishes all types of office furniture, from wood restoration on more traditional pieces to reupholstering commercial seating and remanufacturing systems furniture.

» Type 540 on Reader Service Card.

HVAC/Indoor Air Quality
Trane

Trane is a leading supplier of high performance, energy efficient building equipment, systems, controls, services, and solutions. Trane systems and air handling products are engineered for optimum IAQ performance.

» Type 541 on Reader Service Card.

Lamps
GE Lighting

GE Consumer & Industrial spans the globe as an industrial leader in lighting. Using innovative technologies and “ecoimagination,” GE provides solutions for commercial, industrial, and residential use in more than 100 countries.

» Type 542 on Reader Service Card.

Lighting Controls
GE Lighting Systems

GE Industrial’s Total Lighting Control (TLC) provides a flexible and easy to integrate lighting control system.

» Type 453 on Reader Service Card.

Maintenance/Cleaning Products
Rubbermaid

Rubbermaid Commercial Products, LLC provides best in class durable equipment to maintenance professionals.

» Type 454 on Reader Service Card.

Non-Task Seating
Steelcase

Steelcase’s non-task seating is multi-purpose furniture for a variety of essential functions that are ideal for any place people want to sit in comfort.

» Type 455 on Reader Service Card.

Paint
Sherwin-Williams

Sherwin-Williams is North America’s largest supplier of high quality paints, stains, masonry coatings, and brand name wall and floor coverings.

» Type 456 on Reader Service Card.

Paper Products
Georgia-Pacific

Georgia-Pacific is one of the leading designers and producers of dispensing systems that help reduce usage and waste of paper products.

» Type 457 on Reader Service Card.

Pest/Bird Contol
Terminix

Results driven by innovation are behind the products and services Terminix provides.

» Type 458 on Reader Service Card.

Plumbing Fixtures
American Standard

American Standard pioneers product innovations that help make life safer, healthier, cleaner, and more comfortable.

» Type 459 on Reader Service Card.

Rest Room Accessories
Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark is a global team of people who share a passion for finding new ways to improve user health, hygiene, and well-being.

» Type 460 on Reader Service Card.

Roofing
Firestone Building Products

For more than 25 years, building owners and specifiers have trusted Firestone Building Products company as the leading source for superior commercial roofing solutions.

» Type 461 on Reader Service Card.

Security Systems/Services
GE Security

GE works diligently to ensure they design, develop, and deliver the right products and solutions.

» Type 462 on Reader Service Card.

Shredders
Shred-it

Shred-it is the world’s leading on site document destruction company, manufacturing products that efficiently destroy everything from paper documents to CDs.

» Type 463 on Reader Service Card.

Signage
FASTSIGNS

FASTSIGNS offers a full range of sign and graphic products and can design, create, and install any custom sign.

» Type 464 on Reader Service Card.

Sound Masking Systems
Dynasound

Dynasound manufactures a complete line of professional sound masking equipment, including systems for installation above traditional suspended ceilings and below raised access floors.

» Type 465 on Reader Service Card.

Storage
Spacesaver

Spacesaver Corporation is the world’s leading manufacturer of high density mobile storage systems and a major supplier of rotary storage systems and related high density storage accessories.

» Type 466 on Reader Service Card.

Systems Furniture (Tie)
Herman Miller

Herman Miller’s innovative systems furniture stems from partnerships with the world’s foremost industrial designers, coupled with careful research and leading edge manufacturing processes.

» Type 467 on Reader Service Card.

Haworth

Haworth, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of systems furniture with a reputation for innovative, high quality products and services.

» Type 468 on Reader Service Card.

Steelcase

Steelcase focuses on flexibility and systems that are simple to install, expand, shrink, and reconfigure as an organization’s needs change.

» Type 469 on Reader Service Card.

Uninterruptible Power Supply
American Power Conversion

American Power Conversion Corporation designs and manufactures products and services that protect facilities from the threat of power and environmental disturbances.

» Type 470 on Reader Service Card.

Urinals/Toilets
Sloan Valve

Sloan Valve Company is very proud of its innovative and highly efficient water-saving product line.

» Type 471 on Reader Service Card.

Wall Coverings/Panel Fabrics/Textiles
DesignTex Inc.

DesignTex supplies a broad range of environmentally responsible textiles and wall coverings, from classic to the unexpected.

» Type 472 on Reader Service Card.

Window Film
LLumar Window Film/CPFilms

Solar energy rejection, fade reduction, glare control, anti-shatter protection, aesthetic revitalization, and privacy enhancement are just a few of the benefits offered by LLumar.

» Type 473 on Reader Service Card.

Wireless Networks
Cisco

Cisco provides a rich portfolio of wireless networking solutions designed to increase productivity, enhance collaboration, and improve responsiveness.

» Type 474 on Reader Service Card.
» See also Readers’ Choice Awards for 2005.