Education is essential to promoting responsible legislation. This is especially true in Florida, says John, in light of the trend toward relaxing regulations in areas across the country. He is concerned that when one aspect of fire protection, sprinklers for instance, is highly regulated, that comes at the price of relaxed regulation for portables and special hazard suppression systems. We as an industry need to educate everyone that we can about the benefits and effectiveness of our products. We encourage educational presentations to AHJs, insurance representatives, engineering groups, and anyone else we can get to listen.
Everyday situations presented by owning and operating a business are a constant challenge.
Everything from deciding on how much of your advertising budget to use on yellow-page advertising to what kind of truck to buy affects the bottom line. But he never forgets the fundamentals. In other words, he takes his work home with him. Just like his dad did. Perhaps the medal I won in the fourth grade science fair was forewarning.