Fire alarm sales

[Itscold]

Hello everyone a quick question for owners or pms on here about fire alarms. I recently became a Siemens distributer on the fire alarm side of my company. We have been installing other people systems for a long time and finally feel its time to install our own. I am reaching out to all the electrical contractors we've work for in the past to let them know about it.

I know they get bombarded with salesman from other companies but these other companies only offer parts and smarts, we are able to provide a whole system installed. Is this a determent? Our journeyman techs are about 13 dollars an hour cheaper then a journeyman electrician in this area, giving them a cheaper price to markup on. What angle am I missing?

I've visited this site often and I'm glad I joined!

 

[follybeacher]

Part and smarts or turnkey is at the contractor or client’s discretion. Only way to know for sure is to start quoting jobs!

 

[ronball]

Hello everyone a quick question for owners or pms on here about fire alarms. I recently became a Siemens distributer on the fire alarm side of my company. We have been installing other people systems for a long time and finally feel its time to install our own. I am reaching out to all the electrical contractors we've work for in the past to let them know about it.

I know they get bombarded with salesman from other companies but these other companies only offer parts and smarts, we are able to provide a whole system installed. Is this a determent? Our journeyman techs are about 13 dollars an hour cheaper then a journeyman electrician in this area, giving them a cheaper price to markup on. What angle am I missing?

I've visited this site often and I'm glad I joined!

Where you located? Have a project in cental Illinois. Villa Grove Il. can e mail me imfo, ronthomas84@hotmail.com

 

[ronball]

Interested. ronthomas84@hotmail.com

 

[gadfly56]

Hello everyone a quick question for owners or pms on here about fire alarms. I recently became a Siemens distributer on the fire alarm side of my company. We have been installing other people systems for a long time and finally feel its time to install our own. I am reaching out to all the electrical contractors we've work for in the past to let them know about it.

I know they get bombarded with salesman from other companies but these other companies only offer parts and smarts, we are able to provide a whole system installed. Is this a determent? Our journeyman techs are about 13 dollars an hour cheaper then a journeyman electrician in this area, giving them a cheaper price to markup on. What angle am I missing?

I've visited this site often and I'm glad I joined!

Hey, welcome to the family. Maybe we'll see you at the VAP shindig next year.

We have been a Siemens distributor for about 30 years or so. Over the last 10, we've seen our mix go to about 80/20 parts and smarts versus full scope. GC's and architects are still geared to thinking that you get your fire alarm from the EC. Our highest rate of success for doing full projects is current customers or past customers who want to do an expansion.