Most people take the ability to place and receive phone calls reliably for granted. We assume that service should just always work, in our homes, offices, and on the road. So, when service is interrupted, we get annoyed and even angry. It is hard to imagine life before telephones. The pace at which people and […]
Go Hawks!!! | Paramont EO | LinkedIn Chicago is a tough town for sports. We feel obligated to support our Bears, derive a masochistic sort of pleasure from rooting for the Cubs, and get occasional satisfaction from our White Sox. The Bulls have had their ups and downs, but the Blackhawks deliver. In our blue collar […]
At Paramont EO, picking and packing orders is nearly a 24-hour operation executed with careful planning to reduce errors and confusion during delivery. In April alone, there were 3,657 deliveries with 20,155 line items shipped out of the Woodridge location. Despite this high volume, Paramont warehouse staff were able to uphold their standard fill rate […]
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and the heat. The summer heat taxes everyone’s air conditioning systems, but you can give some relief to the AC units by installing ceiling fans to improve air circulation. The counter-clockwise motion of the fan will generate a gentle breeze to circulate the cool air and help […]
May isn’t just another month on the calendar. It is National Electrical Safety Month, which is the perfect time to focus on and emphasize the importance of electrical safety at work and at home, even though it is a top priority year-round. Please consider these sobering statistics: A Fire Research report from the The Fire […]
Decorative lighting influences the way every room feels and looks. “Today’s lighting customers are looking for stylish, easy-to-maintain fixtures that are reminiscent of older finishes of yesteryear with a modern update,” says Amy Fimbianti, showroom manager for Crest Lighting, a division of Paramont EO. Lighting trends tend to follow the furniture industry, which is now […]
The concept of prewiring, preassembling or prefabricating some components of an electrical system has long been popular with electrical contractors. Contractors utilize prefabrication to cut down on repetitive job-site work processes that can be done faster and better in a controlled environment off-site. However, pre-fab is a service that few electrical distributors provide […]
One of the Paramont EO customer experience insights we gleaned from our recent opinion survey is that one-third of our customers are not familiar with our many money- and time-saving value-added services. These valuable and labor-saving services include: Dedicated staging/phasing Does your job site lack the space to store all the materials you need to […]