Basement Systems Wins Award for Crawl Space Support System

Basement Systems, the international basement waterproofing company, is proud to announce it has been awarded a gold Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Innovation Prize (CQIA). Ten CQIA Innovation Prize examiners agreed that the SmartJack® Crawl Space Stabilizer from Basement Systems qualifies to receive the prize.

The Connecticut Quality Improvement Award is America’s first state-level quality award that uses the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality for Performance Excellence criteria. The Connecticut Quality Improvement Award’s prestigious Innovation Prize is presented to organizations in Connecticut who have used innovation to create a new opportunity or solve an existing problem and who can demonstrate numerically the benefit to its business and customers.

"Even in an uncertain economy, Basement Systems, Inc., has shown that forward-looking organizations continue to introduce and bring to market new products and services," said Sheila Carmine, Founder and Executive Director of the Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Partnership, Inc.

Basement Systems’ SmartJack is an adjustable, supplemental support system used in crawl spaces to stabilize and potentially lift failing floor joists or beams. It rests on a solid concrete base, which is placed on engineered fill, and then a heavy-duty steel column is secured to both the concrete base and to the bottom of the beam or joists above. The unique adjustment ability of the SmartJack allows it to support the load above.

The award was presented at the CQIA’s 24th Annual Conference on Quality and Innovation last month at the University of Hartford in West Hartford.

Basement Systems is an international network of basement waterproofing, crawl space repair, basement finishing, and foundation repair contractors with headquarters, based in Seymour, Connecticut. Larry Janesky's Basement Systems has been helping homeowners increase their usable living space for over 20 years across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. They have 27 patented basement and crawl space products, designed to help homeowners get more out of their basements and increase the value of their homes. For more information or for a free estimate, visit www.basementsystems.com.