It’s official! Paramont EO –has been delivering electrical supplies and lighting materials throughout Chicagoland for over 50 years! We want to thank our loyal customers, and welcome our new ones, with a special opportunity to fill out a raffle ticket at any of our material counters or showrooms between now and March 31st for your […]
The electrical and lighting industry moves at the speed of light. Staying competitive in this industry requires vision and adaptability. Change is constant. New offerings and business refinements must be prioritized, and communication must continue to flow–sometimes even as the details are still being finalized. The reinvention of Paramont EO & Crest Lighting is the result of 2 years […]
One of our customers called me the other day and told me he was considering becoming a Union company and wanted my input. While I’ll have to be the first to admit I had never really given much thought to the difference between being a union shop or not, I gave him some suggestions that […]
In most institutional and commercial buildings lighting is typically the single largest operating cost, consuming about 40% of the total electrical use—and upwards of 50% when the cooling load associated with the heat generated by inefficient lighting is factored in. There are abundant opportunities in most facilities to cut lighting energy cost in half and, […]
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When leading corporations and commercial real estate companies make multi-million dollar investments in energy efficient facility technologies, the economic message and the marketplace momentum are clear. Energy efficiency is a profitable business opportunity moving solidly into the economic mainstream. In a recent study by McGraw Hill Construction Research & Analytics, 81 percent of CEOs and […]
Recently, Paramont EO completed work on the ARC Center, whose doors opened in the fall of 2014. The ARC Center features a fitness center, locker rooms, three-court gymnasium, and a walking/running track. Paramont was in the running for this project along with three other companies in the area. But what ultimately won us this job […]
We simply call it the “ABCs” of Customer Service because it is the first thing we teach our staff and our fundamental guiding principle. Going “Above and Beyond” for every customer on every project is just what we do. In the wholesale distribution business there isn’t a ton of opportunity for differentiation in the product […]
“The beginning is the most important part of any work.” ― Plato Welcome to 2015, a year in which our merged and strengthened entity, Paramont EO, is primed and ready to achieve new heights in terms of sales, service, and delivery. New years bring new energy and we are channeling ours into offering even better […]