Of course there are a lot of manufacturers of structured cabling equipment and connectivity components to choose from.  And they are all present here in the Seattle/Bellevue market  but there are some key reasons that ITN chose to work with AMP NetConnect.  After over ten years in this industry, the first reason that comes to mind is that the AMP NetConnect is an “end to end” cabling solution—always has been, always will be.  Years ago there were partnerships between Commscope/Ortronics, Panduit/Belden, Leviton and I can’t remember, Siemons and ?,  plus a new rep every six months or the same rep visiting you to sell you a different product or different product combo.  We don’t like to confuse our clients and we know that AMP’s structured cabling solution is one of the best out there and since they make most of their own gear here in the US, none of that will change.  Engineering, a US engineered solution testing their equipment end to end for proper performance versus the groups that marry up to a new partner each year.  RoHS is also important as I believe that AMP NetConnect was one of the first to utilize RoHS standards in manufacturing (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) and a Lead-Free cable manufacturing process which is important since we are surrounded by our networks, all day every day.  It doesn’t hurt that AMP NetConnect is a part of Tyco Electronics which is a global corporation traded on the NYSE (TEL). 

Around the office, we like to poke fun at the car commercial phrase that goes something like “if you don’t call me today, I can’t save you any money” but there is some truth in this statement.  Our cabling design team has been referred into lots of projects after a vast majority of the space layout/architectural decisions have been made or in some cases, the construction project is already under way and beginning our portion is only a week away.  In most cases, these late starts works out fine as the standard facility has a 100% drop tile ceiling, adequate floor access/power poles for feeding modular furniture, and server rooms/termination closets that are usually sized just large enough.  ITN wants to learn about our clients projects as early as possible though because not every project or structure is the same.  For the projects that we are brought in on late that are different than the standard office, occasionally brand new sheet rock will need to be removed, conduits re-sized, or other extensive and expensive repairs will be required.  Please involve our team early so that we can put our AMP NetConnect design training to work early for you!