How to Choose the
Optimal Cabling
Company?
5 Tips to help you find the perfect fit for your company
Having a good structured cabling system installed
and arranged in your business is a crucial part of
making a business run smoothly.
By using a structured cable system, your business can benefit from the cost-effective
installation, affordable upgrades, consistency and versatility. Implementing such a system
avoids the need for using multiple vendors or manufacturers and, instead, puts you in the
hands of one cabling company. When choosing that one cabling company, there are
several points to look at to find the perfect fit for your company.
307 West First Street • PO Box 116 Minster, OH 45865
419.628.1049 • 800.949.4724 • [email protected] • www.securcom.com
How to Choose the Optimal Cabling Company?
5 Tips to help you find the perfect fit for your company
1
Know your business needs.
You want to find a company with all of the solutions that your business
requires and are able to install the system that works according to your
business’s capacity. Following all of your requests without going
overboard or under to make sure it is the most efficient is critical. The size
of the business will help determine the length and type of cabling you will
need. You want to make sure you have high speed to keep up with the rest
of the world without weighing down the infrastructure.
Long term needs.
2
Find a company that knows and understands your long term needs for
your business. Make sure they listen and have recommendations to fit
your business and know that the macro perspective is needed. This cabling
company can build an infrastructure that will last not only 10 to 20 years
but also supports all the future programming, equipment, and platforms
that are to come. You want to make sure your system is able to support
updates without having any major problems or disconnecting you from
your work.
Experience.
3
Some say that this is everything when choosing the right cabling company
for your needs. You want to make sure this company comes with both
good experience and standings for installing the wiring. While asking the
company about their experience is a start, going even further and
speaking with their past customers lets you understand a little more about
them and gives you real feedback. Ask for references in order to do this
and also get the license numbers to make sure those are current and have
no restrictions put on them.
307 West First Street • PO Box 116 Minster, OH 45865
419.628.1049 • 800.949.4724 • [email protected] • www.securcom.com
How to Choose the Optimal Cabling Company?
5 Tips to help you find the perfect fit for your company
4
Good security.
If problems ever arise with your system, you want to get everything
resolved and cleared as quickly as possible. Customer support is
sometimes needed for bigger issues and a cabling company with excellent
support is important. The longer the issue is out there, the longer work is
down, resulting in loss of time and money. Finding a company with the
ability to offer support right away, even after- hours, is something to look
for. This gives you peace of mind knowing you will have continuous
support no matter when issues arise.
Professionalism.
5
When narrowing down companies, see what or how they go about doing
things. Do they start with a preliminary assessment of the facility? This is
important in order to get a plan of action of how and what is needed to be
done in order to put your business at the top performance that it can be.
Does this cabling company listen to what you are saying and offer options
or do they say nothing at all and just look around? Do they ask questions
about what your plans are for your business? A cabling company that
really gets involved shows you that they are there to build a relationship in
order to do work for you instead of wasting time. Professionalism also
takes on the aspect of what type of certifications they have. Having
certifications shows you the company is well-trained and involved in what
they do. They take pride in getting the most up-to-date information and
training in order to keep up with the growing technology.
Other factors can also play a part in choosing the specific cabling company that best suits
your needs, but these are just a few to get started. Make sure you have all your questions
answered and feel comfortable with your decision before you decide to hire the company.
After all, it’s your business that really matters!
307 West First Street • PO Box 116 Minster, OH 45865
419.628.1049 • 800.949.4724 • [email protected] • www.securcom.com