Turner, Wood and Smith Engages ACG Solutions for Powering the Intelligent Building

Staff Report From Gainesville CEO

Tuesday, March 13th, 2018

ACG Solutions, a leading provider of information technology, security and telecommunications solutions, announced that valued customer, Turner, Wood & Smith, Northeast Georgia's largest independent insurance agency, utilized the company's architecting the intelligent building service for its 16,000 sq. ft. corporate headquarters construction project.

In the first phase of the engagement, Gainesville, Ga.-based TWS enlisted ACG's experts for a holistic review of the planned building's blueprint to architect optimal technology design and placement, as well as confirm that specifications met local and state fire codes. The analysis resulted in a detailed and holistic intelligent building blueprint, as well as guidance for enhanced positioning of access control technology. As the building's construction progresses, ACG also will deploy the technologies and provide ongoing support.

"ACG Solutions has been a long-time business partner and we've been very satisfied with the quality of their work and product," said Brett Fowler, REBC, vice president of Employee Benefits, Turner, Wood & Smith. "ACG's experts provided us with holistic options for our headquarter building's design to empower us to make the right decisions for our business needs. It was beneficial and efficient to work with one vendor for all the expertise our team needed."

As a single-source supplier of solutions for "Internet of Things" initiatives, ACG Solutions offers a broad portfolio of technologies and services to architect each client's digital and physical assets to drive operational efficiencies, improve visibility to reduce risk, and ultimately, enable business success. ACG's technology solutions are backed by comprehensive warranties along with decades of deep subject matter expertise in designing, delivering and supporting intelligent building technologies.

"Now more than ever, organizations need to leverage evolving technology for operational transformation," said Laura Faught, president and chief operations officer, ACG Solutions. "We are pleased that Turner, Wood & Smith entrusted our architectural blueprint services to meet their desired business goals for their new headquarters. Our holistic approach and methodologies are aimed at removing the daunting burden of creating an interoperable technology environment so our valued customers can remain focused on their core business and performance objectives."