About Us
Of equal importance to providing a technical center of excellence in striving to delight customers is employee satisfaction. At AEM we know that the most important thing in any business is People. AEM experiences practically no turnover and has many long-term employees who have been with us since the beginning of AEM. We have a corporate culture in which our employees are valued and respected. We use an open-book approach with employees and customers and work as a team in making decisions.
Our Mission
To meet and exceed our customers' requirements and to establish long-term relationships based on trust and integrity.
Our History
Advanced Energy Management Ltd. was founded by Rino Levesque in 1985. Rino had extensive experience in the commercial/HVAC controls business, having worked in installation, project management, service and sales for over 10 years.
Immediately after being founded, A.E.M. formed a relationship with Tour & Andersson Controls, a major supplier of control products in Europe and North America. Utilizing their solid products, A.E.M. began bidding on construction projects and was successful in getting many jobs. For the next several years, A.E.M. installed Tour & Andersson electronic controls and field devices. Employees such as electricians were hired and trained to install these systems.
Providing service for the systems that were being installed became a priority. At this point, additional employees were hired to support service. It was then that the company landed a major service contract which involved the service work for a couple hundred schools. The company grew again.
As microprocessor technology advanced, the electronic systems that were traditionally used to control buildings changed to digital controls. Operator functions such as turning knobs and adjusting system settings were being done on computers. Different competencies were required to program these new systems and new employees with programming and automation skills were hired.
The company now had installation, service, and automation specialties.
About 10 or so years thereafter, smaller manufacturers of building automation products appeared on the market. In order to remain competitive in the marketplace, A.E.M. decided to add a product line; namely, Alerton Technologies. Alerton was one of the first companies to use the ASHRAE BACnet Standard. For the next number of years, A.E.M. installed the Alerton product.
It is important to note that the growth of the company did not come without pain. A.E.M. did make some mistakes along the way. No matter how painful, A.E.M. always owned up to its mistakes and corrected them. This has helped define who A.E.M. is as a company.
A.E.M. has always valued its employees and has treated them well. This has resulted in little turnover and continuous growth of the business.
In 2002, the original founder, Rino Levesque, decided he needed to introduce some new ownership to help take the company to a higher level and to lay the framework for succession. He teamed up with two key business people who already knew the business, provided good management experience, and could add a new area of growth.
The company then developed industrial competencies in the area of combustion controls. Utilizing the experience and industry contacts of the new owners, a team was formed. The team performed a great deal of research and development and eventually worked its way into providing service for existing combustion controls and designing and installing large boiler room combustion controls systems.
The automation systems that A.E.M. installed in hundreds of buildings control the entire building heating and cooling systems. Many times, A.E.M. would get called when the building heating and cooling did not function well. Utilizing specialists within the company, A.E.M. provided solutions to many problems found in buildings which were not just controls problems but also mechanical system problems. The company started to perform retrofit work for mechanical systems as well as controls.
A.E.M. introduced energy audits for existing clients to build on customer relationships and now actively performs energy audits in buildings. The customer will receive a comprehensive energy audit including project cost estimate and savings calculations. In some cases, A.E.M. will perform a project and also arrange third-party financing for projects.
Today, A.E.M. has two distinct automation specialties:
Within these specialties, A.E.M. focuses on:
- Installing automation systems
- Servicing automation systems
- Solving automation and mechanical system problems
- Implementing turnkey retrofits
- Finding ways to make existing systems run more efficiently
The values that were instilled into the company by its founder still remain the foundation of the company today.
Our Values
- Maintain exceptional technical ability
- Create a corporate Culture in which people enjoy coming to work and can put their energy into saving yours
- Empower people to make decisions and do whatever it takes to Delight Customers
- Make time to have fun and develop relationships with employees
Benefit
If people are in a positive frame of mind, they have a better ability to provide solutions for customer needs and will deliver superior customer service.
