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Benson Electrical Contracting Alerts Commercial Property Owners of Electrical Warning Signs
Due to their complex wiring systems, commercial and industrial buildings are much more prone to electrical issues than residential properties. To ensure your building remains safe, it’s crucial to perform routine checks. Here are a few common electrical problems that can be seen around commercial and industrials buildings. Flickering Lights Poor connections tend to be […]
What Kind of Fire Protection System is Best for Your Business?
There are two different categories of fire alarms available for commercial buildings. The first is a manual alarm, which offers pull stations installed around your business. These are triggered manually and alert authorities instantly. The second main type of fire alarm is automatic. These alarms are able to detect smoke or heat in a building […]
Bright Thoughts on Lighting Efficiency
According to Ameren Illinois, Lighting accounts for 20% to 50% of the average business’ electricity consumption. Second only to the broad category of “other”. This category includes miscellaneous electric loads , process equipment, motors, and air compressors. That’s a considerable percentage! Yet Benson Electrical Contracting would like to shed some light on how making simple […]
Upgrading a Parking Lot?
Many businesses and public complexes have large parking areas that are covered by a small number of old light fixtures. This is typical when facilities are originally building with inefficient metal halide or mercury vapor lights that don’t have the lighting radius and strength of LED lights. Not only do the old lights cause safety […]
Integrated Security Systems Protect Your Business and Your Bottom Line
Many companies use a combination of security systems that provide an integrated approach to protecting their businesses. From intruder alarms, fire notification, to 24-hour monitoring. These systems can not only provide peace of mind, but also reduce maintenance costs. Their main objective, of course, is to protect employees and other important assets of a company. […]