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Basement Systems Helps Bring USA Gymnastic Championships to Hartford

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:08:16 -0400

When the 2010 Visa Gymnastic Championships were scheduled to fall on the same days as the annual Basement Systems International Dealer Convention in August, USA Gymnastics thought Hartford might not be an option. This was because Basement Systems had completely booked the Hartford Marriott and Convention Center.

Luckily, it didn’t take much convincing to get Basement Systems, Inc. President Larry Janesky to solve the problem by pushing the convention back a week.

“This event would not be possible without Larry and his company (Basement Systems, Inc.),” said Steve Penny, CEO of USA Gymnastics. “It took Larry no more than a few seconds to say, ‘That’s easy, we’ll move our meeting’.”

Now that the championships are moving forward, USA Gymnastics and the entire city of Hartford is preparing for its arrival by holding special events, and promoting past Olympians and the 2010 competition throughout the region. On June 10, Olympic athletes, sponsors, fans and press gathered at Hartford’s XL Center to watch gymnastics demonstrations and honor the organizations that helped make the championships happen.

“This really is a tremendous national event and there’s such broad-based community support that’s rallying behind it,” said Tim Daggett, 1984 Olympic gold medalist. “The local sponsorship is so crucial and makes such a difference.”

Olympic silver medalists Jonathan Horton, Bridget Sloan and Alicia Sacramone were at the event giving demonstrations, signing autographs and teaching gymnastic routines to children. Former Olympic champion Ron Galimore, now vice president of USA Gymnastics, was also on hand to personally offer his thanks to Janesky and Basement Systems for their willingness to put Hartford and the state of Connecticut ahead of their own agenda.

March Showers Bring April Flowers

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:33:43 -0400

After February's furnace catastrophe, who would believe, we had yet another house-related catastrophe. The newest bane of our existence? A flooded basement. Nay, a flooded FINISHED basement. Great.

This is clearly an exaggeration, but it's sure how we felt. The first flooding (yes, more than one instance) occurred in February. It had rained heavily for two days and just as it began to snow the water appeared. He rushed upstairs as I was lying in bed and we spent the next several hours vacuuming up the water and preventing its spread. In all, there was about an inch of water in the utility closet and bathroom (the rooms are adjacent), with little spread in the truly finished portion. We were so fortunate His Mom had a wet/dry vac, otherwise we don't know what we would have done...though we would find out soon enough.

After some thought and examination, we determined the water was ground water that was unable to filter down because of a frozen watertable and the saturation issues from the heavy rain. I immediately began calling local "dry basement" companies to get a sump pump installed. Since our area had been experiencing mild flooding, we only had two agencies come out to quote us, one of which never called back. Boo! We ended up contracting with Connecticut Basement Systems to come out after we returned from vacation.

To read the full article, click below:

http://itmustbeher.blogspot.com/2010/04/march-showers-bring-april-flowers.html

A Rainy Month for Connecticut

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:50:42 -0400

The month of March definitely came in like a lamb and left like a lion. Two major storms produced heavy winds and torrential rain, flooding basements and downing trees. Connecticut saw as much as 10 inches of rain throughout the state.

Connecticut Basement Systems is still recovering from the overwhelming amount of calls we received from Connecticut homeowners with basement flooding. On March 15, CTBS received 8,686 phone calls between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., and booked 204 appointments. Our employees also drove out across Fairfield County, one of the most heavily damaged areas, dodging downed trees and flooded roads, to get sump pump batteries to homeowners without power.

Rivers and streams are still swelled and flooding is still an issue throughout the state. And Spring has only just begun!

Photo from the Register Citizen.

Possible Basement Flooding in Connecticut

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:16:19 -0500

Connecticut has been experiencing wet and rainy conditions this week, with more rain expected into the night and some snow tomorrow.

The Hartford Courant newspaper has been regularly updating their website with weather reports and forecasts. Today's update even included a warning to Connecticut homeowners with basements.

The Courant writes: "Rainfall will continue throughout the day, heavy at times, and may cause flooding on local streets and highways. Basement flooding is possible as well."

To read the full article, click below:

http://www.courant.com/news/weather/ctn-ct-weather-0225,0,2928498.story

Basement Systems Helps Out Toys for Tots in Connecticut

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:04:54 -0500

Many families felt the pinch of a shaky economy this year, and with the holidays nearing there is no better time to reach out and help. When Dan Fitzgerald from Basement Systems learned that donations were down this year for the Valley Toys for Tots drive, organized by the Valley United Way and TEAM, Inc., he jumped in to lend a hand.

This Thursday through Saturday, December 17 to 19, Basement Systems and Wal-Mart will be sponsoring an additional toy drive outside of the Wal-Mart in Derby (656 New Haven Avenue) to ensure that needy children in the greater valley can still experience a happy holiday this year. Those who donate a toy worth $10 or more will receive a free sump pump inspection!

Volunteers will be setting up outside of the Wal-Mart during the day and into the evening Thursday, Friday and Saturday. They will also accept monetary donations to benefit the Valley United Way and TEAM, Inc., both non-profit organizations working to improve the lives of families in Connecticut.

Employees Celebrate Halloween

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:39:59 -0500

Basement Systems always knows how to celebrate holidays! Each year on Halloween, the employees go all out coming to work dressed in costumes. At the end of the day we have a big Halloween party with lots of food, sweets, a costume contest and prizes.

This year saw employees dressed as the Cat in the Hat, pirates, and the zombies and Michael Jackson from the Thriller video!

A great time was had by everyone. Hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween!

Valley United Way Praises Basement Systems

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:42:05 -0400

Basement Systems regularly works with the Valley United Way to raise money for the organization and to help out in any way possible.

Recently, representatives from the United Way stopped by Basement Systems headquarters to discuss their programs and thank the company for all of their help.

Valley United Way also posted an article about Basement Systems on their website praising the company for donating over $15,000 this year -- a dramatic increase from last year's $3,200.

To read the article, visit here: http://www.valleyunitedway.org/campaign/09-10/basement.htm

Basement Systems Helping Local Economy

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:41:52 -0400

Now that the dust is starting to clear from the recession, businesses are trying to put the pieces back together and get their companies in top shape again.

The Valley Gazette, a local newspaper serving the greater Valley Connecticut area of Seymour, Derby, Orange and Ansonia, recently published an article about local businesses that were helping to make the greater Valley economy stronger.

The Gazette mentioned Basement Systems in the article along with other companies that were seeing growth.

To read the full article, visit this site: http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38082:outlook-slowly-begins-to-brighten-valley-business-community-ready-for-better-times-&catid=194:local-news&Itemid=1884

SEO Specialist Trains Web Team

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:27:13 -0400

Well-known SEO expert Jill Whalen visited Basement Systems yesterday for an all-day training session with the web team.

Whalen, CEO and founder of Boston-based High Rankings SEO consulting, gave the web department a crash course in SEO, keyword researching, content writing and more. She then held a question and answer session to help the web employees tackle any problems they've run into as well as help them run their department more efficiently.

It was a productive day and the web team learned quite a bit. Everyone will be bringing what they learned into practice immediately.

Thanks, Jill!

Solar Panels Published in New Haven Register

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:26:49 -0400

This weekend the New Haven Register published an article about the solar panel open house we held here last week. They also wrote all about the solar panel installation, and what this new source of energy means to our company as well as others.

The article contains great quotes from Basement Systems President Larry Janesky, President of the Valley Chamber of Commerce Bill Purcell, and representatives from EOS Ventures and Alteris Renewables.

To read the complete article, click here: http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/09/26/news/valley/b10-sebasementsystems_art.txt