Installnet

04/22/2026

In recognition of Earth Day and our commitment to sustainability, here’s a look back at one of our largest and most logistically intensive decommission projects.

We partnered with Alfred Williams & Company to support their customer, a large national bank that had just completed a recent acquisition. The project involved refreshing seating across nearly 1,200 branch locations, primarily along the East Coast, while removing and decommissioning old assets through sustainable reuse and recycling practices. This was a project defined by scale and complexity, requiring impeccable end-to-end project management.

Throughout the project, our teams often managed work at four to five sites in a single day. Many of the locations were in small, rural communities and required direct coordination with branch managers to minimize disruption to daily operations.

The process had to be seamless, efficient, and consistent at every location: coordinating receipt of new chairs, delivery to the site, removal of existing ones, installation, and cleanup.

Behind the scenes, the logistics were even more complex.

With more than 24,500 pieces in circulation, we worked with our providers to receive, store—sometimes thousands of chairs at once—and redistribute assets. By carefully sequencing routes and logistics, we kept this large-scale project moving efficiently from site to site.

A central priority of this refresh was to divert materials from landfills while creating meaningful impact. Our team coordinated donation efforts, partnering with organizations including Goodwill Industries International, Habitat for Humanity and Christian Appalachian Project. In many cases, recipients received full trailer loads of furniture to directly support their communities.

The impact was significant: More than 950,000 pounds of furniture were diverted from landfills, with an overall 96.4% total diversion rate, and donations were made to 248 organizations across 19 states. From Pennsylvania to Florida, donation recipients shared heartfelt thanks for the support they received.

This is where partnering with Installnet made the difference.

Managing more than a thousand projects across 15+ states required more than manpower. It required precise project management, a strong, reliable provider network and the ability to bring everything together under a unified approach.

From start to finish, our team delivered consistency across a highly complex rollout, keeping usable furniture out of landfills and putting it to work where it was needed most.

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03/30/2026

As we celebrate 30 years, here’s a look back at a project that highlights what experience, attention to detail, and strong partnerships make possible.

We partnered with a longtime customer, a leading manufacturer of school and library furnishings, to transform the historic Main Street Library in Newport News, Virginia. The project involved removing aging shelving, installing 272 new bookcases, and carefully relocating 24,000 books.

For a partner taking on this type of project for the first time, the stakes were high. Maintaining order without disrupting the system required careful planning, constant coordination, and a team that could execute quickly.

Our project manager, Kelli French Dietrich, brought prior experience with similar projects and understood exactly what it takes to remove, track, and reshelve thousands of books without missing a step. That experience brought clarity to the process and confidence to the entire team from day one.

Over the course of two weeks, our team worked section by section. Books were removed and organized, existing shelving dismantled, new bookcases installed, and every book returned to its precise location. An eight-person crew showed up every day, tackling long commutes, tight timelines, and mentally and physically demanding work without missing a beat. All existing shelving—some more than 50 years old—was recycled, making way for a modern, more functional space.

Teams worked in sync, using specialized carts to keep materials organized as they moved through each section. At the same time, while our team progressed through each section, separate crews simultaneously refreshed the space, painting walls and upgrading a staircase. Maintaining sequence and order while working alongside other trades added another layer of complexity that the team navigated seamlessly.

This is where our people made the difference.

From early planning through on-site ex*****on, we worked side by side with our customer to solve challenges in real time and deliver an exceptional result with the precision they rely on.

Newport News Public Library

03/27/2026

03/09/2026

As we celebrate 30 years, here’s a look back at one of our most logistically intensive projects.

In 2017, we partnered with Mil-Comm Group and the U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command to install ballistic-protection systems at recruiting centers across the country. The goal was simple, but critical: Help protect the men and women serving our country.

Following the 2015 shooting at a military recruiting station in Tennessee, the Armed Forces took action to strengthen safety measures nationwide. This project was part of that response. It combined design, logistics, and ex*****on to provide protection on a large scale.

We were tasked with coordinating installations across nearly every state, partnering with over 70 service providers, and working directly with military leadership to ensure each location was completed correctly and safely.

The results:

🎯 1,221 recruiting locations across 48 states in less than six months
🎯 Approximately 8,000 panels installed
🎯 73 service providers coordinated nationwide
🎯 Daily coordination with Marine Corps leadership to track progress and resolve challenges

Each system—constructed from compressed fiberglass panels, fabric finishes, and aluminum framing—was designed to blend into the workspace while providing critical bullet-resistant protection for the Marine Corps recruiters. Each panel weighed 120 pounds!

This was not a plug-and-play installation. Panels needed to be modified by providers before installation. Assembly instructions had to be rewritten in the field. Teams drilled, retrofitted, and adapted systems on-site, all while maintaining strict timelines and coordinating across hundreds of active projects at once. Daily check-in calls kept everyone aligned across Marine Corps districts nationwide.

This is where our people made the difference.

As complexity increased and timelines tightened, we leaned in to bring clarity, coordination, and real-time problem-solving to ensure consistent, high-quality ex*****on across every location.

Because at the end of the day, this project wasn’t just about installation. It was about delivering work environments that support and protect the people who serve.

02/19/2026

30 years. Hundreds of thousands of projects. One purpose.

Here’s a look back at one of our most memorable Ecoserv projects from 2016. At the time, it stood as one of the largest and most complex projects in our company’s history.

When Zurich North America relocated 3,000 employees to its new LEED Platinum headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois, they faced a six-week deadline to decommission two office towers (more than 40 floors total) and wanted to do so responsibly. Sustainability wasn’t optional. It was core to their mission.

We mobilized quickly, inventorying, aligning with multiple partners, and executing a complex, large-scale decommission under an aggressive timeline.

The results:
✅ 76 semi-trailers of surplus product resold
✅ 28 semi-trailers donated to 33 nonprofit recipients
✅ 20 semi-trailers recycled
✅ 2,918,000 pounds diverted from landfill

One nonprofit recipient, the Battered Women’s Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties in Ohio, shared that when two huge trucks arrived with over 100 dressers, chairs, and lamps, it transformed their shelter into a space that felt hopeful and dignified for families on what is often the hardest day of their lives. That’s the power of circularity with purpose.

This project was a win-win-win. For Zurich, it was a seamless transition aligned with their environmental and social commitments. For donation recipients, it was meaningful, tangible support. For Installnet, it meant translating our customer’s values into action and delivering their business objectives through precise, flawless ex*****on.

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01/22/2026

As we celebrate our 30th anniversary, we’re launching a new Staff Spotlight series highlighting team members who have helped shape our journey.

At Installnet, our strength has always been our people.

Michelle Craig, Ecoserv Strategic Advisor, has been part of our team for nearly three decades. During that time, she’s seen Installnet grow from a small team of four employees to an industry-leading company delivering high quality service throughout North America.

Her story reflects what’s stayed constant at Installnet: solutions-driven thinking and a deep commitment to doing the right thing for our customers, partners, and communities.

Read Michelle’s full story, including her most memorable 42-floor project, on our website.

https://ecoserv.eco/installnet-staff-spotlight-michelle-craig/

01/15/2026

This year, we’re celebrating Installnet’s 30th anniversary.

Our company began with a simple question from local customers: “Can you manage our installation needs in other areas?”

We said absolutely, and then got to work figuring out how to do it the right way.

Thirty years later, that commitment has grown into a North American network of trusted partners supported by customer-focused project managers who make complex projects feel seamless.

Together, they’ve become the foundation of our success - allowing us to confidently manage projects of every size, anywhere our customers need us.

The results speak for themselves:

🔹 288,000+ projects completed across North America
🌎 Work completed in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Canada
♻️ 59+ million pounds of furniture diverted from landfills
🔸 4,500+ customers served from local businesses to Fortune 1000 companies
🔹 300+ service provider partners – the largest network in the industry
🏆 Six-time Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies honoree

What hasn’t changed? What matters most. Trusted partnerships, creative problem-solving, and teams who deliver exceptional service every day.

Throughout 2026, we’ll be celebrating the people, projects, and partners who built our foundation as we shape the next chapter together.