The Schneider Company, a South Carolina partner with manufacturers of quality lighting products for over twenty-five years, is focused on obtaining profits through customer satisfaction and market share. Our customers are designers and specifiers of lighting systems, the lighting distribution network, the installer and the end user.
We believe that our success is dependent upon selling at the specification level. We will understand the design, specification and purchase process of the lighting system and be sensitive to the needs and concerns of the client involved. We will assist in determining the needs of those in our marketplace and deliver their desired satisfaction better and more effectively than our competition.
11/08/2007
Our Mission
9/18/2007
Strom Thurmond Fitness and Wellness Center
It seems only fitting that the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center was named after the oldest and longest-serving U.S. senator in history. Senator Thurmond dedicated his life to serving others and to fitness. Built by the University of South Carolina, the fitness center is located at the intersection of Blossom and Assembly Streets in Columbia, the fourth most active intersection in South Carolina and not far from the state capitol.
The project began in the early '90's according to Jerry Brewer, Director of Student Life at USC. At that time the university began an assessment of the existing recreational facilities on campus. What they quickly realized was that there were no peer or aspirational facilities dedicated specifically to wellness and fitness. The study also revealed that the university's main athletic facility, the Blatt Building, which was created in the late '60's and early 70's was designed for shared recreational sports and activities. Research showed that prior to 1980 most facilities were designed for male dominated activities. Today, individual fitness for both genders is the focus.
Knowing that the facility would be a valuable tool in student recruitment, The University wanted an aesthetically pleasing building and one that offered both a fitness and a social component to students.
The next step was to set the project goals and to develop a team to facilitate the process. At that point, The Boudreaux Group, a Columbia based commercial architecture firm was hired. Led by architect Scott Garvin, a team of over 30 people which included Terry Buchmann, Randy Huth, Kim Bendillo, Chuck Hulstrand and other staff of The Boudreaux Group worked with consultants including David Body and his associates with Cannon Design of Los Angeles, CA, a fitness and pool consultant, along with Kevin Belka and Cliff Stringfield of Belka Engineering Associates of Columbia, David Jordan of The Schneider Company and the Fitness Center staff led by director Herbert Camp.
Once the team was selected, the assessment process continued. The team collected information about 52 different fitness centers in the US and visited two dozen of those sites. Next, they completed intensive case studies on ten of those facilities, looking at schematic drawings and cost figures.
Once the research was complete the design and construction process began in September of 2000. After an eight-year process, the building opened on March 1, 2003. Today, the center is dedicated to student access to fitness and wellness on a daily basis.
9/17/2007
TSC and SCASLA
The Schneider Company is proud to have been a “green” sponsor for the South Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (SCASLA) annual state conference Thinking Green Today for Tomorrow in Greenville, SC held on August 16-19 at the Westin Poinsett Hotel. Visit the SCASLA website to view images from the conference.
Pretty in pink
Don’t be surprised if you see a gentleman pulling a pink sample case entering your office soon. It’s not Barbie’s newest fashion collection but rather Oxygen lighting’s newest pink sample case filled with contemporary decorative interior lighting solutions. To see some of these hot new items, check out www.oxygenlighting.com.
TSC opens new offices
The Schneider Company has opened new offices in Columbia and Charleston to serve you better. The Columbia office is located at 1401 St. Andrews Road, Suite 120. The North Charleston office is located at 3300-A, W. Montague Avenue, Suite 101.
Welcome our new employees
The Schneider Company is pleased to welcome five new employees. Will Riley is a specification sales representative. His territory includes Greenville, Spartanburg, Greenwood, Anderson and Clemson. David Jacobs has also joined the distributor/contractor sales team in Columbia. Angela Davis is the project coordinator assistant for specification sales. Tari Beeson and Rob Roth joined the Greenville office in the quotations department.
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