User:Brittanylees/BSI-Draft
This is a draft of an article for Basement Systems, Inc. Given the COI declaration, I am hoping to offer a version of the deleted article that meets Wikipedia's standards for Notability and Neutral POV and that can be reviewed by a Wikipedia editor.
| Company type | Private Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Basement Waterproofing |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Founder | Larry Janesky |
| Headquarters | Seymour, CT , U.S.A. |
Area served | North America |
| Products | Drainage systems, sump pumps, basement walls and windows, dehumidifiers. |
| Brands | |
| Services | Basement waterproofing |
Number of employees | 265 (2013) |
| Website | https://www.basementsystems.com/ |
Overview[edit]
Basement Systems, Inc. is a U.S. developer and distributor of basement and crawl space waterproofing and repair products installed through a franchise-like network of specialty contractors in 46 states in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.[1]
History[edit]
Starting out in 1987 as a local basement contractor, Larry Janesky founded Basement Systems, Inc. in 1990 with the goal of building a product line and a network of waterproofing contractors to install and sell the company’s products. By 2002, the company had 85 dealers and in 2016, about 345 dealers.[2] By 2013, the company's products included drainage systems, dehumidifiers, and sump pumps designed for interior basement waterproofing. Many of the products were developed and patented by Larry Janesky.[3]
In 2008, the company was named in the Tech Top 40 by the Connecticut Technology Council in the energy and environmental technology category.[4] The company has been in the Top 10 Places to Work in Connecticut in 2012 and 2015 through 2019.[5]
Janesky's approach to basement waterproofing has been featured in Bob Villa,[6] The New York Times,[7] Ron Hazelton’s show House Calls,[8] and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's The Rehab Guide.[9]
In 2019, Janesky, through an umbrella company called Contractor Nation, launched a new Basement Systems dealership in the Columbus, Ohio region, acquired a stake in a Nashville, Tennessee dealership,[10] and acquired Master Services, a Basement Systems dealer serving Tennessee, Indiana, and North Carolina.[11]
Business Model[edit]
Following a franchise-like model,[12] the company offers training, marketing services, and business support to dealers. The company's businesses include a local Basement Systems dealer serving Westchester County, NY and Connecticut, a financing company,[3] and digital marketing agency.[13]The company's business model and growth are described in The New Rules of Sales and Service in a section titled Call Larry: How One Entrepreneur's Story Defines a Company.[2] and in Tom Peters's The Excellence Dividend[14] and in Peters' writings[15], where he commends the idea of being "a superstar performer in a mundane business."[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dealer Network". Basement Systems, Inc. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ a b David Meerman Scott (14 June 2016). The New Rules of Sales and Service: How to Use Agile Selling, Real-Time Customer Engagement, Big Data, Content, and Storytelling to Grow Your Business. Wiley. ISBN 978-1-119-27243-4.
- ^ a b "Up From The (Wet) Basement". Hartford Business Journal. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Connecticut Technology Council Honors Tech Top 40" (PDF). Connecticut Technology Council. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "About Basement Systems, Inc". Top Work Places. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Bob Vila Episode 63". BobVila.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ Jay Romano (19 May 2002). "How to Deal with Water in Basement". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Waterproof Your Basement". Ron Hazelton House Calls. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Foundations, Volume I of the Rehab Guide" (PDF). U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. June 1997. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "A New Duet Comes To Nashville as Contractor Nation Partners With Longtime Dealer, Continuing Network's Expansion". Contractor Nation. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ Brenna McDermott (27 August 2019). "Master Service founder sells company to start criminal justice reform foundation". USA Today. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ Heather Hunt (18 October 2013). "Comprehensive Training Builds a Business". HR Daily Advisor. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Google Economic Impact Report - Connecticut". 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ Peters, Tom (3 April 2018). The Excellence Dividend. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 9780525434634.
- ^ "Excellence Everywhere". Tom Peters!. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "MVPs, 2007". Tom Peters!. 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2020.