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 […]

At the end of February, the National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) had its annual Business and Leadership Conference. If you haven’t been to one before, whether in person or virtually (like this year), then you should prioritize it next year.  There were a lot of great keynotes, talks, and breakout sessions spanning sales, marketing, design […]

Visionary has announced the PacketAV Duet Wallplate Encoder with Bluetooth (DuetE-WP-BT) as a recipient of NSCA’s seventh annual Excellence in Product Innovation awards. The Excellence in Product Innovation (EPI) awards are NOT pay-for-play awards and recognize products that have a profound impact on systems integrators. Visionary’s PacketAV Duet Wallplate Encoder with Bluetooth was honored as […]

On Feb. 24 and 25, rAVe attended NSCA’s 2021 BLCv, or Business & Leadership Conference (virtual), the 23rd iteration of the legacy event offering industry education and purposeful discussion. The audience and purpose of the National Systems Contractors Association’s event, as opposed to other NSCA events like the annual Pivot to Profit (P2P) conference, was […]

NSCA announced the winners of its seventh annual Excellence in Product Innovation awards, a recognition program for 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 Feb. 25 at […]

“Stepping up when it counts.” That was the tagline for NSCA’s 2021 Business & Leadership Conference (BLC or, this year, BLCv: the “v” for “virtual”). This was the 23rd iteration of the legacy event offering industry education and purposeful discussion. NSCA’s BLC attracts hundreds of executives annually to learn from other leaders, discover new ways […]

NSCA announced the winners of the 2021 Stepping Up Awards. The Stepping Up Awards temporarily step in for NSCA’s annual Excellence in Business Awards, which typically honor systems integration firms and their efforts to implement new strategies to navigate the constantly changing industry. “However, the past year hasn’t been typical,” said NSCA Director of Industry […]

NSCA’s membership is at an all-time high, as is engagement. Why? Well, according to this videocast with NSCA’s executive director, Chuck Wilson, and rAVe founder, Gary Kayye, when the economy is tough, communication, collaboration and transparent dialogue from within the industry community is critical. NSCA has built its reputation on providing systems integrators with business […]

NSCA’s executive director sent out a letter today that I felt compelled to share. He’s making a great case as to why you should join the 2021 NSCA BLC – Business and Leadership Conference. I hope you will join him as NSCA does some great work fo the systems integrator community: Dear NSCA Members: NSCA […]

NSCA released an updated Financial Analysis of the Industry report for 2021, providing information that systems integrators can use to benchmark and compare 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 collected from […]

NSCA has announced topics and sessions for the 23rd annual Business & Leadership Conference (BLC), to be held virtually on Feb. 24-25, 2021. NSCA’s BLC is a platform for executive-level education and discussion. The 23rd annual BLC is particularly crucial for the integration community, which is battling through once-unpredictable market challenges, according to the organization. […]