I caught up with NSCA Executive Director Tom LeBlanc on my latest pre-InfoComm-2024 videocast to talk about the BizSkills Workshop NSCA is holding the day before the InfoComm show floor opens (June 11, 2024). The workshop is a comprehensive one-day education program will deliver a strategic business curriculum, empowering participants with invaluable insights and tools […]

Snap One today announced it has joined the National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA), a not-for-profit association that is “focused on providing commercial integrators with the training and resources they need to grow their businesses across all vertical markets.” According to Joey Palkowitch, director of commercial sales at Snap One, the decision to join NSCA was […]

NSCA recognized Jay Rogina with the 2024 NSCA Education Foundation Founders’ Award at the 26th annual Business & Leadership Conference (BLC), held Feb. 27-29, 2024, in Irving, Texas. Jay Rogina, former CEO and principal of Spinitar (acquired by Solutionz Inc. in 2022), has more than 35 years of executive management and technical experience in the […]

NSCA honored Gina Sansivero with the 2024 Volunteer of the Year Award at the 26th annual Business & Leadership Conference (BLC), held Feb. 27-29, 2024, in Irving, Texas. Gina Sansivero is the vice president of marketing and corporate communications at AtlasIED. She has over 17 years’ experience working within the audiovisual, security and communication technologies […]

NSCA presented Ingolf de Jong with the 2024 Per Haugen Lifetime Achievement Award at the 26th annual Business & Leadership Conference (BLC), held Feb. 27-29, 2024, in Irving, Texas. de Jong has worked in the industry for more than 40 years and is the former CEO and owner of General Communications Inc. (GENCOMM) and Communa […]

AtlasIED and National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) Education Foundation have created a joint grant program called Ivey’s Everyday Heroes. The program’s mission is to provide financial support to individuals in schools throughout the United States who have “selflessly acted in ways to keep others safe during emergency situations.” Through Ivey’s Everyday Heroes, this grant “encourages […]

NSCA announced the 2024 Excellence in Business award recipients. Winners are being recognized in six categories: Business Performance: Hyphn, Portland, Oregon Customer Experience: Parallel Technologies, Eden Prairie, Minnesota Differentiating Strategies: Fairchild Communication Systems, Indianapolis Employee Engagement: ET Group, Ontario, Canada Strategic Transformation: 5 North Media, San Diego, California Talent Development: Texadia Systems, Addison, Texas “The […]

NSCA just released its updated Financial Analysis of the Industry report for 2023, providing information that systems integrators can use to benchmark and compare their expenses, profits, sales, and other data against industry peers of similar size and business focus. The latest Financial Analysis of the Industry report details the industry’s performance based on data […]

It’s official—registration is now open for LAVNCH WEEK 9, the industry’s flagship virtual event for ProAV, UCC, digital signage and EdTech practitioners! The event will take place on the LAVNCH platform March 18-24, 2024. “We’re thrilled to be returning with what will be another successful LAVNCH WEEK,” said Gary Kayye, founder of rAVe [PUBS] and LAVNCH WEEK 9 […]

NSCA announced the election of new NSCA leadership as part of its executive committee, including a new president, as well as many other NSCA leadership changes and the addition of a new officer to its board of directors for 2023-2024. Dan Schmidtendorff, president and CEO at Communication Company and current NSCA vice president, assumes the […]

Jetbuilt announced a strengthened membership engagement with the National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA). Jetbuilt has emphasized forging relationships with NSCA’s community of commercial electronic systems professionals and, in turn, providing access to Jetbuilt’s proposal generation and project management. NSCA connects electronic systems integration professionals, including integrators, manufacturers, consultants and other industry experts, with the right […]

Last week, ISC West was held at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, NV. The show is designed for security professionals looking to expand their networks and explore cutting-edge products, technologies and solutions. As AV professionals often crossover into this market segment with command and control rooms and various government installations, the rAVe [PUBS] team […]

Commercial Integrator Expo, the new exposition and conference for the commercial audiovisual integration channel and technology managers, announces a partnership with National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA), a not-for-profit association representing the commercial integration industry. NSCA will join Commercial Integrator Expo 2023, from Sept. 6-9, 2023, as a supporting industry association partner to feature educational opportunities, […]

NSCA just announced the winners of the 2023 Excellence in Business Awards in six categories: Business Performance: Branch AV, Nepean, ON Customer Experience: PIVIUM, Phoenix, AZ Differentiating Strategies: Basepoint Building Automations, Des Moines, IA Employee Engagement: Vitel Communications, Amarillo, TX Strategic Transformation: Pavion, Chantilly, VA Talent Development: Radiant Technology Group, Lewis Center, OH “Year after […]

NSCA has announced two distinguished NSCA awards honorees for 2023. Recipients will be honored during the 25th annual Business & Leadership Conference, held Feb. 28-March 2, 2023, in Irving, Texas. Mike Bradley, 2023 Per Haugen Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: Mike Bradley, president and CEO at ECD Systems, is the recipient of the 2023 Per Haugen […]

InfoComm has partnered with NSCA, the National Systems Contractors Association, on education for InfoComm 2023, which takes place June 10-16 (exhibits 14-16) at the Orange County Convention Center. “InfoComm is the must-attend pro AV show in North America, with the education program being a huge draw for AV professionals,” said David Labuskes, CTS, CAE, RCDD, […]

NSCA announced the release of its Electronic Systems Outlook Winter 2022 report. This research includes information based on actual data from January through November 2022, as well as forecasted information for 2023 and beyond. NSCA partners with FMI to provide this biannual report, which offers the newest, most relevant indicators of business opportunities for integrators. […]

The NSCA Education Foundation is excited to announce its third virtual celebration to raise funds for Ignite, an industry initiative focused on attracting and retaining next-generation workers in our industry. “Be the Spark” is a completely online experience being held on Dec. 8, 2022, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. CST. This year’s event will […]

Symetrix announced its new membership in the National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA), the leading not-for-profit association representing the commercial integration industries. This partnership will further enable Symetrix to help systems integrators across North America to grow their businesses. “We are delighted to welcome Symetrix as a member of NSCA,” said Tom LeBlanc, Executive Director at […]

Why are labor installation standards important in ProAV and how do they impact the bottom line? You can find the answer to that question — and more — during a December 20 LAVNCH & LEARN with NSCA. Earlier this fall, NSCA released updated Labor Installation Standard guidelines to help AV professionals improve and maintain project […]

NSCA announced the release of updated Labor Installation Standard guidelines in 2022 to help members improve and maintain project profitability. Because labor units are the biggest factor impacting project profitability, these updates provide “valuable data that will help integrators benchmark their labor productivity and accurately calculate their labor units.” The 2022 updates are the result […]

In her latest Rants & rAVes takeover, Steph Beckett chatted with NSCA’s Tom LeBlanc about his panel session at the upcoming DSE show. The panel, titled “Transform Your Talent Pipeline,” will focus on the integration “bubble” and how to break out of it. If you’re having trouble finding ways to bring new talent into the […]

NSCA has updated its biannual Electronic Systems Outlook report for Summer 2022. It includes construction outlook information for United States and Canada based on actual data from Q1 and Q2 of 2022, as well as a forecast for the remainder of 2022, 2023, and beyond. Overall, total U.S. engineering and construction spending is forecast to end 2022 up 9% […]

NSCA announced the election of new NSCA executive committee leadership, including a new president and the addition of a new officer to the NSCA Board of Directors, for 2022-2023. Ray Bailey, president at Lone Star Communications and current NSCA vice president, assumed the role of NSCA Board of Directors president on July 1, 2022. “NSCA became important to my business from […]

The NSCA Education Foundation has announced its first Ignite Fundraiser of 2022 — and the first in-person fundraising event since 2019 — on Wednesday, June 8, at the Brooklyn Bowl Landing Pad in Las Vegas, held in conjunction with InfoComm. Now in its sixth year, Ignite’s goal is to generate interest in communications technology. It […]

NSCA has just released its 2022 Compensation & Benefits Report, which is based on data gathered from systems integrators across North America. Now in its seventh iteration, the report tracks and benchmarks compensation and benefits data for a variety of key positions within the industry, including technical, non-technical and C-suite roles. Systems integration firms of all sizes and […]

On March 7, rAVe and NSCA will debut the inaugural episode of their new web series, AV 101, which is designed as an entry-level gateway into the technology solutions and career paths that make the ProAV industry exciting. The six-part series — hosted by Megan A. Dutta, director of emerging markets at THE rAVe Agency, […]

NSCA has announced the winners of its eighth annual Excellence in Product Innovation awards, a recognition program for manufacturers and products that have a profound impact on systems integrators. Any manufacturer that produces low-voltage products for installation by integrators in the commercial space is eligible to apply for this award. The awards were announced on […]

NSCA has announced its 2022 Excellence in Business award winners in six categories: Business Performance: ASW (formerly Atlanta Soundworks), Fayetteville, Georgia Customer Experience: Taurus Technologies Inc., Flower Mound, Texas Differentiating Strategies: Valley Communications Systems Inc., Chicopee, Massachusetts Employee Engagement: Mechdyne Corporation, Marshalltown, Iowa Strategic Transformation: Sound Incorporated, Naperville, Illinois Talent Development: Automation Arts LLC, Madison, […]

NSCA announced a rebranding of Ignite 2.0, a committee focused on improving diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the integration industry. It’s now called the NSCA DEI Action Council. The Ignite 2.0 committee launched in Summer 2020 and was born out of NSCA’s Ignite program, which reaches educators, students and jobseekers to inform, educate and […]

NSCA announced its 24th annual Business & Leadership Conference (BLC), which will be held at the Four Seasons Dallas at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas, Feb. 23-25, 2022, will be in person! According to NSCA, 2022 is set to be the most-anticipated BLC in history. Although last year’s virtual event was a success, NSCA has […]

NSCA has updated its biannual Electronic Systems Outlook report for summer 2021. It includes construction outlook information for the U.S. and Canada based on data from Q1 and Q2 of 2021. Overall, total U.S. engineering and construction spending is forecast to be up 2% at the end of 2021 as compared to up 5% in […]