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Over 25 Attend Management Training at Foundation Supportworks
More than twenty-five owners and managers from fourteen Foundation Supportworks dealer offices attended Management Training in Omaha, NE last week. Attendees discussed topics such as leading vs. managing, recruiting talented individuals, hiring tough, 
orienting new hires, retaining top talent, handling employees with attitude and/or performance problems, writing effective performance appraisals, rewarding and recognizing effectively and much more. Rather than traditional learning techniques such as lecture, participants also held many small group discussions, observed demonstrations and used a variety of hands-on activities to solidify the concepts and apply them to real-world examples. This highly interactive training event created opportunities for in-depth discussion on real-world employee problems and opportunities, role playing on how to address common employee situations, and group brainstorming on ideas and best practices that could be shared throughout the Foundation Supportworks dealer network.
Owners and Marketing Directors Attend FSI’s Residential Marketing Training
Residential Marketing Training was held at the Foundation Supportworks Corporate Headquarters in Omaha, NE this week.
Many owners and marketing directors attended the two-day training to learn about the marketing strategies to employ for varying sizes of business.
Topics covered included tracking lead sources, effective trade show displays, internet marketing, grass-roots efforts, multi-media marketing mix, and much more.
Participants also spent time determining their own, specific marketing budgets for 2011 and applying those budget numbers to marketing strategies that make sense for their size of business.
More than 70 Attend Sales & Installation Training
Foundation Supportworks dealers are ready to hit the ground running this fall after attending sales and installation training in Omaha, Nebraska this month. More than 70 owners, sales managers, production managers, sales representatives and foremen from coast to coast attended training to learn the latest sales and installation techniques.
The four-day installation training included hands-on training at four different sites, where the attendees received first-hand experience installing push piers, helical piers, Geo-Lock™ wall anchors, and PowerBraces™.
The three-day sales training covered topics such as product features and benefits, interviewing the customer to learn about their wants and needs, proper diagnosing and inspection and presenting solutions. Sales training attendees were also encouraged to bring their laptops to receive hands-on training on the exclusive Foundation Supportworks sales presentation and proposal generating software program.
Marketing Training Held at East Coast Dealer Support Facility
More than 20 owners and marketing managers attended the newest training offering from Foundation Supportworks — “Residential Marketing Training.” Residential Marketing Training examines effective marketing strategies for varying sized businesses, from small and start-up businesses to companies that exceed $5 million in sales. The participants evaluated a multitude of creative ways to generate leads at an allowable cost, such as grass-roots, guerrilla marketing techniques to techniques that would not only generate 
leads but also build brand awareness in associated markets. The course also provided an opportunity for attendees to set goals, determine annual and monthly marketing budgets, and analyze the results of marketing expenditures to adjust future strategies. Residential Marketing Training was held at the Foundation Supportworks east coast dealer support facility in Seymour, Connecticut to allow for easier access for those dealer offices located on the east coast. The same course will be offered again at the corporate headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska in December of this year.
Foundation Supportworks Hosts Training for More than Sixty-Five
Foundation Supportworks hosted Sales, Installation and New Dealer Training in Omaha, NE during the week of May 10, 2010 and over 65 owners, managers, sales representatives and installers received training about the various foundation solutions offered by Foundation Supportworks. Dealers from West Virginia, Georgia, Colorado, Delaware, Washington, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Connecticut, Florida, Nebraska, Oregon and Ontario were in attendance and provided insight about the foundation problems in their region of the country. The training educated dealers on ways to effectively market, sell and install helical foundation systems, push pier systems, wall stabilization systems, and crawlspace support systems.
Foundation Supportworks Expands Facility to Accommodate Growth
Foundation Supportworks (FSI) has experienced exponential growth since 2008 and recently began construction of a 7,100 square foot addition to their office building located in Omaha, NE. The new addition will be connected to their existing 10,000 square foot office building and will make room for FSI’s ever-growing staff along with a state-of-the-art training facility. In addition to creating 22 new offices for FSI employees, the new office space will also include an interactive training center that will be able to accommodate more than 100 individuals. Amanda Harrington, Director of Training and Development for FSI, says, “With nearly 15 events on our 2010 training schedule and even more events scheduled for 2011, the new training center will provide a great learning environment for our dealers. The multimedia technology incorporated throughout the training center will allow training participants to learn in a variety of ways, ensuring the best opportunity to solidify learning concepts and incorporate them when they get back to the ‘real world’.”
The new addition is located next door to FSI’s 27,000 square foot warehouse and distribution center where finished product is stored and orders are shipped to dealers throughout North America. President and co-founder, Greg Thrasher, says, “Foundation Supportworks has been blessed with a talented staff and a committed customer base which has allowed us to invest in the future of the company. Our mission is to be the best in our industry and to “wow” our customers every step of the way. We accomplish that mission by providing our customers with the resources they need to be successful, and part of that mission will be lived out with this addition.” 
Initial construction of the addition began on March 22nd and the project should be completed by the end of August.
Foundation Supportworks Dealer Trainings
Training workshops have been in full swing at the Foundation Supportworks’ headquarters in Omaha, NE. Installation Training in April filled to capacity and had a waiting list, resulting in an added session in May.
Five new FSI dealers joined us for our May Sales Training, along with more than 25 additional attendees. Our newest training offering, Commercial Marketing and Sales Training, offered July 8-10 filled to capacity with over 40 attendees! Our most recent trainings in September included Installation Training and Commercial Markting and Sales Training, both of which filled to capacity.
The Foundation Supportworks network of foundation repair contractors is growing and they are busier than ever!
FSI Celebrates Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
On June 4, 2009, Foundation Supportworks celebrated the grand opening of its new warehouse and distribution facility with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Over 100 visitors from throughout the Omaha area were present to celebrate with us. While the warehouse has been in operation since January, we scheduled the grand opening for June so that all the landscaping could be completed in time for the event. This grand opening celebration reminded all of us at Foundation Supportworks of all the success we have been blessed with over the past year; none of which would have been possible without the commitment and dedication of our dealer network.
To the right is a photo of the ribbon cutting followed by a photo of owners, Greg Thrasher and Larry Janesky, holding the first wall anchor plate that was manufactured using a new press.