Building Controls and Services, Inc. (BCS), of Wichita, was recently named Siemens Building Technologies 2014 Building Automation Independent Field Office Partner of the Year. IFO of the Year is a highly competitive, nation-wide award presented to a Siemens distributor annually. BCS achieved the highest combination of net and percentage sales growth of all Siemens’ U.S. IFO value-added partners, installing APOGEE Building Automation Systems in a variety of new and existing facilities in Kansas.
Scott Hamilton, Senior Sales Director for Siemens, presented the prestigious award at the 2014 National IFO conference in Chicago, and shared: “BCS truly had an exceptional year in 2014 and Siemens is pleased to recognize their outstanding performance. We are proud to work with BCS in serving customer building automation system needs in Kansas.”
BCS has been a Siemens partner for 30 years and has successfully installed the APOGEE BAS in diverse facilities such as K-12 schools, medical facilities, commercial buildings, and industrial locations. APOGEE systems regulate airflow, monitor energy use, and can be integrated with other building systems to deliver comfort, safety and energy efficiency.
“We are proud to be named the Siemens IFO Partner of the Year award winner,” says Ken Stoppel, President and CEO at BCS. “The combined efforts of our service, construction and control groups allowed us to leverage our HVAC and mechanical, service base into new projects for our building automation group. We found Siemens APOGEE control products to be a great competitive and reliable product for our customers.”