Integrators Rising Against Coronavirus

Published May 27, 2020 13:02 PM

IPVM integrator statistics make it clear - Coronavirus's impact on business is lessening and many are anticipating even better news in weeks ahead.

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Compare to our April report, Bottom: Integrators Start To Stand Vs Coronavirus and March report Integrators Hit Even Harder By Coronavirus.

Inside this report, we share these statistics and dozens of integrator comments to show what is going on right now in the industry.

Executive *******

*********** *** ***** ******* ********** ***** hit:

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*******, *** ********* ** *********, **** 21% ** ********* *** ********* '*** very' ******** ****** ******** **** **.*% last ***** *** ***** ********* '****' impacted *** **** ** ***** **% compared ** **** **% **** *****, as *** ******* ***** *****:

Not **** ********: ******* ***********

*********, *** ********* ** ******** **** optimistic *** **** *** ****** **** business ** *** **** ***** *** increased *** ** *********** ***** *********** relaxes, *** ******* ******** ****** *** service ***** *** **********:

  • "******* ******. ** ** ** *** able ** *** ** ************ ***** and *** **** ****. ******* *** still ***-****** *** ***. ** **, VT, *** ** ** *** **** busy *** **** **** *** *** last *****. ****, ** *** ***** work ** ******* ** ***** ******. PPE ** *** ***** *** ** and ******* **** ******* *** ** hard ** **** *** *********."
  • "******* ****** ** ** ** **** companies ***** **** ** ****. *** service ********** ** *** **** ******* impacted **** **** ********** **** **% for *** *****. ****** ***** *** new ************* ** **** **** *** for *** *****, ***** ** ****** impacts ****** ********. *****-**** ********= ***** times. ***-**** ********, *******, ******* ******** and **** **** ***** ****."
  • "******. ******** ************** ******** *** ******* along *** *** ***, **** *********, and ******* ******* **** *** *******."
  • "** ** ******* **, **** ***** leads ******."
  • "** ** ******** ** *** ****** as *** ** ***** **. ** has ****** *** ***** ** ****** nothing *** ***** ** *****, *** now **'* ******** ** **** **. We've *** ******** ******** *** *******, or **** **** **** ******** ********."
  • "****** *** * ****** ******. ** need ** **** *** ******* **** up *** *** ****** ** ** work."
  • "** *** ******* ******. ** **** originally ******** ***** **********. *** *** weeks ** ***** *** ***** *** online ******** *** ** **** *** service ***** **** **** ********. ** were **** ** *** ********** **** and *** ** ********** ** ******** the ****. ****** ******** **** ***** done ********. ** ***** ****** ******* work **** ***** ** *** ******'* preparation *** ************** ** ****** **********. Our ***** **** ********** ** ****** the ****** ** **** **** *************. Suggestions **** *** ***** ******* ** to ****-**** *** ********** *** **** up **** * ******** ******** ** most *****. "
  • "** *** **** *** ***** ******** commercial *** ************ ***** ******** *** picking **** ** ** * **** pace. ** ***** **** *** ***** is ********** ** ***** ******."
  • "** ************ ***** ** ***** ** PA ** *** ******* **** **** like * ******* ******."
  • "******** ** *** **** ******** ** May."
  • "******* ******. ******** ** *** ******** and **** ******."
  • "*****-** *** **** ** ** ****** in *****. ******* *** ****** **** of *** ** **** ****** ** on *** ******** **** ****** ****** the *****. *** ***** **** *** also **** ** ****** ** ********."
  • "******* ** *** ***** ** **** out ** * ****** ******* *** things *** ********** *********."
  • "***** **** **** ****** ** ***** and ***."
  • "******* ******, ** **** *********"
  • "************ ******* ** **** *** ************* are *********."
  • "******* ******, **** ******* **** ** for ********."
  • "** ** ******* * ****** ******. More ****** **** **** ******* ** have * ********** ***** ***** ********."
  • "***** *** **** **, *** ******* is ******** ****."
  • "***** *** ***-**** **** *** ****** non-existent *** ******** ****** **** *****. Larger, ******* ** ******* ****, *** still **-*****."
  • "******* *** *** ** *** ****** have **** ******* ******."
  • "******* ********* **** ****** **** *** put *** ****. **** **** ******* opening **** **, ** ******* ******."
  • "******* ******, ******* *** ******* ********** to **** ******* **** ********** ********* jobs *** *** ********* *** ****** on **** **** ******** *****."

Previously ****** ******** **********

******, ** **** ***** ****** ******** orders *** ******** *** ******* ** open **** **, *********** ****** **** previously ******* ******** *** **** ***** moving *******:

  • "** *** ***** ** ****** ** a *****, **** ********** *** ******* back ** ** ********. * **** had ******** ********* *** **** ** hold, **** ** **** **** ****** me ** ***** *********."
  • "** *** ******* ** *** ***** side *** *** *** **** **** up ****** ** ***** ** *** pipeline ** *** ** ********** **** we **** ****** ** ****** *** pandemic."
  • "****** ****** *** ******** ** **** back **"
  • "**** ****** ** ****, *** ****** open **** ****."
  • "****** *** ******* ** *** ******** that *** ******* *** ** ****** restrictions *** ****** *******, **** ** slowly."
  • "******* ********* **** ****** **** *** put *** ****. **** **** ******* opening **** **, ** ******* ******."
  • "**** ** *** ********* ****** *** to ***** ********. ** **** ****** open ** ******* * ************ ******* for *** ******* ********. ** ** slowly ******* ****** ** ***** ********* reopen."
  • "** **** **** * *** ** projects **** **** ******. **** ** work ***** ** *** ***'* **** what ****** **** **** **** ** 6 ******."

Moderate ******, *** ** *** ** ******

**** *********** ****** **** ********* ****** a **** ******* ******* **** **** has ******** **********.

***** **** *********** **** ******, **** describe '*** *** ****' *** ****** has *** ************, *** ****** ** some ******* **** **** ****** ** gains ** ******:

  • "*** ** *** **’* *** * fairly ******* ******. ******** ****** *** down **** *** ** **** ** take * *** ** ***** *********** for ***** ******, ************, *** *******."
  • "***** *** * **** ***, *'* say ****** **** **** * ****** dip."
  • "** *** ******* ******* **********. ** had * ******** ******* ********** ******* of *** ********, *** **** **** not * **** ****** ********. **** of *** ******** ****** *** **** municipal, ***** ** ***** ******. ** still **** **** ******* ********** *****. Our ***** **** ********* **** ***** on ********** *** ********* ***** ** have ********* ** ** *** **** the ***** *******."
  • "** ******** ***. **** ******** **** put ** **** ** *** ******** while ****** ***********."
  • "**** **** **** ** **** ***** but ** ******** ** ******."
  • "*** ********* ** *** ***** ******* out **** *** *** ****** ** significantly ***** ****. ********** **** ** essentially **** ** ******, *** *** business ** ******** ****** **** ** have **** *** ****. ************ ** our **** *** **** ******* *** the **** ****** ** ***** *** does *** **** ** ** ******* down."
  • "** *** ****** ** * ******, but *** ****. **'* ******* ******."
  • "*** *** ***** *** **** ** about **% *** ** *** ***** doing ****. ** **** * ***** backlog ** **'** ***** ******* **** with *** ****** ********."
  • "***** *** **** **** ****** ****** between ***** *** ***. ** ***** have ****** ** **** ** *** customers' ********** *** **** **** ******* off ** * ****** *******."
  • "***** **** ****** ********. **** ** normal *****, *******, *******, *** ******-****. Everything ** ****** **** ****** **** lots ** ***** ******** **** ******** clients *** *** *********. *** **** thing **** ****** ** **** ** we *** * ****** ** ********* cases ** ***** **** *** *****. Everyone ** **** *** *** **** were *** **** *** * *** weeks. ****** ****** ***** **** ***** thing ** *** *** **** **** a **** **** ** ** *** are *** *** *-** **** ** your ****. ****'* ** ******** ** risking *** ****** ** ******. **** is *** *** ******* *** ****** distance **** ***** *** ****** *****. We **** **** ** **** * few **** ******* *** ** ****** servicing. ** ** ****'* *** ****** distancing *** ********* *** ******, ** could **** ****** *** ***** ****** sick ** *** **** ****."
  • "*** ******* **** *********** **** ******** being ****** ***. ** ****** ***** avenues **** ******* ******* *** **** access ******* ***** ***** *** ******** lockdowns ** *** ******** ***** ** more ******* ****."
  • "** *** ****** ******* **** *** being **** *** ****** ** ****** Healthcare ** **** *** **** **** decrease ** ****."
  • "**** ********** ****** *** ** ******** projects. ****** **** **** **** ** do ******** *** ******** ******** ****** up."
  • "******* ************ ******* *** ******* *********** to ******* ***** ** ** ****. Installation ******* ** **** **% *** April, **** ****** ******* ** **** down ***** **% **** **** **** last ****."
  • "****** *** ******* **** *** **. Significant ******** ** ******* *** *** scanners"
  • "*********** ****'* ******** *** ******* *** it *** ******** **** ******** **** start ** **** **** **** ******. Many ******* **** ****** **** ** during **** **** *** ******** **** impacts **** ** **** ** ** so **** ***** ** *********** *** communications **** **** ******** ******."

Work ************ ******

*******, *** ********* ******* ********* *** many *********** ** ******* ****, ********** since **** ***** ******* **** ***********, limit ******, *** ******* ***** ********** worker *** **** ***** ***** ****** with ** ******** ***** ** ***** relaxed:

  • "**** ******** *******...*** ** ****** ** it **** ** **, *** *** much ****** ** ********* ************"
  • "**** *** *** ******* ****** ** buildings."
  • "* *** ** ******* **** **** - ******** ********/****** ** ********. ** seems **** ***** *** ********** **** slowdowns ** ****** ***** ********** **** lock ******** *** ***********."
  • "*********** ** ***** ** **** ***** are ******* **. ***** ** ***** of ********** ****/***** ** ********, ***** to ***** ********, *****, ***."
  • "****** **** *** ** *** *** site ************."
  • "**** ******** *** ****** *******, *** different ***** ***. ** **** ************ on *** **** ****** *** ** on * *** **** ** ** an ********. **-**** ****** *** ********** temperature ****** ** **** *** *****. Owners *** *********** ***'* **** ** meet ** ******."
  • "****** ********** *** ******** **. ** do ********* ** *** ****, ** is **** ** **** **** *' distance **** **** ******* ** * panel. *** ******* *** ******** ** with ***."
  • "** **** *** **** ***** ********* to ******** *** ****** ** *** virus. ****** ******* **** **** *** anyone **** *** **** **** ****. We ***** ****** ** *** ****** to **** *******."
  • "******** *** ****** ***** ****** *** that ********* *** *********** ********** **** it ***** ** **** ***** '****** safety' **********."
  • "** *** ***** **** ******* **** but **** ** *******."
  • "*** **** ****** ** *** ** work ***. **** ** ** *** still ******* **** **** *** **** be *** *** *********** ******. ** have **** **** ********** ** ****. Not **** ******* *** ** ** have *** **** ***** ******* ** before. ******* *********** *** ****** **** attention ** ***** **** *** ******* more ***********. ******* *** ****** **** quite * *** *** ** ****** picking **** ** *** ** *** being ******* ** **** ***** ***."
  • "**'** ***** **** **** ******* ** which **'** ******* **** *** *** letting ** *** **** ***** ******** for ************ ** **** *** ***** are "*****", **** **** **** ** remain ** **** *****. ****, **'** found **** **** ******* **** **** very ***** ** ****** **** ******* to **** ** ****'** ****** *** their ******* **** ** ********. ***** clients **** ** ** *********** *** are ********* ** * ***** ********."
  • "***** **** ******* ***, *** **** has *******. **** ****** ******** *** now *******."
  • "****** *********** ** ********** ******** *** the ********** ** *** ******* ** we **** ** ***** ******* ** finish ***** ***** ** ********. ******* into ********** *** ****** **** *********, but **** **********. **** **** ** at ***** **-**% ** ***-*********** ******."
  • "********** *** ***** *** ******** **** no ******** ** ****** ** **** sites."

Very ********: ********* ***** ***

************* *** **%, *** ********* ** still **** ***. *********** ** **** group ********* ******* ******* ** ** new ********, *** ***** ***** ********* are ***** **** *** ******* ******** remaining *****:

  • "*** *******, **** ***** *****"
  • "* *** ********* ********** *** *** it ***** **** *** *******/****** **** have ****** ** *** ****** *** slowing ****. *'** *** ******** ******** that **** * **** ***** *** on **** *** ** ******* ****** budget ****."
  • "*** ** *** ******!"
  • "***** *** ** *** ****** ******* we ******* *** **** ** *** pipeline **** **** ** **** **********. Sales ***** **** **** *** ****."
  • "** *** ****** ****** ***********. ******* of *** ********* *** *** **** us ** **** *** *** ******* issues ***** ***. **** **** ** with ** ****** **. *** ** have *** **** *** ******* ******** in ***. ** **** *** ** new **** ***** **** ** ******** client, *** * ******** **** * different ******** ******. ****’* ***** * fourth ** **** ** ***** ******** get."
  • "** *** * *** ** ********* push ***** ** ***** ********. **** has ******* *** ***** ************ ** nearly * ****."
  • "*** ********* *********** ** ********** ** understand **** ***** ******* **** ** this **** ** ******* ******** ** hold *** ******* ************. ** **** continue ** ******** ** *** ****** in ****** ***** ******* *** ***** and ********** ********** ********** *** ****** phases."
  • "* ****** **** ******** *** ***** down **%"
  • "********** ***** *** ***** *** ******* delivery *** ***** ***** ****** ***."
  • "****** ******* *****."
  • "****** **** *****, *** ***** ****. Not **** *** ******** ****** **, nearly ** ******* *****."
  • "* *** ** *********** *** ******* changing ************ ****** ** **** ******* put ** ****. * ******* **** it **** *** ****** *** * bit *** **** *** **** *****."
  • "** *** ** ******** **% ** the ********** *****, ********* *** ******, we ***'* *** ** ** ** installations"
  • "** **** *** ***** ** ******** with ** ********"

Slow ********/ ***** ********

* ******* ****** ** *********** ****** that ********* *** ****** ** *** invoices *** ******* ********* **** ********* is **** ********* ** * *********** of *********** *********** *** **** ****** and ******.

********** **** ********* ********** *** ****** of ******* *** *******, *********** ** getting **** *** ****** ********** *** many:

  • "** ******* **** *********** *** ******* from ** **** ** ***** ** with ** ****** ** **. ********* I **** ******* ****** ** ** payment ****** **** ***** **% ** my ******* ****."
  • "** *** ******* **** **** ** our ******* **** ** ******** ***** existing ***** ** ******* ** ******** with ***** ******** *** ** *** have *** ***** ** *** *** said ********/******** *** ** * ****** are ****** *** ***+ *** ******* terms ** *** *********** ** ******** with **** ******* ********** *** **** of *******."
  • "******** *** ****** ** ******."
  • "**** ******** *** *** *******."
  • "************ *** **** ** *******."
  • "***** **** ***** *** ********** **** slowdowns ** ****** ***** ********** **** lock ******** *** ***********."
  • "*** ** ***** * ****** ****** with ********* *** ***** **** *******, as **** ******* ***** ****** *** everything."

Outside *** ********** ******

******* *** ****** ******, *** ********* remains ***** *** **** *** ****** that ******** ******** *** ******* ******* have ****** ** ******* ******.

*** ***** ***********, **** ******** ******* continued **********:

  • "******** **** ****** *** *** **** that **** ****, ******'* ******* ********. It ** * *** *****."
  • "***** **** ***** *** *** **********, It ******** ******* ** *** **** progress *** ** **** ******** *********** communication."
  • "** **** ******** *** *-**** ******** probably *** ** ***** ************ ******* it *** ******** ** ** ******** but ******* ** *** ***. *** sale **** ***** ***** *********** *** compare ** *** ***** *** ** the **** ******. **** **** ********** reopening ** ******** ***** ** *** country; ** ***** **** *** ** large **** ********** ********* ******* *** security ******** ** **** *** **** focused ** ******** ****** ** *** moment."
  • "*****. ** ** **** ******* ** the ******* ** ****** **********."
  • "** *** ** ***** **** *** previous ****** ******. *** *** ******** projects ** *** ***** ** ** the ********. *** *** ****, ** one ***** ** ***** *** ***** until **** **** **** *** **** future *****, ***** ** *** *****. This *** ***** ** *** ******* months."
  • "*** ******* ***** ** *** ****** is **** ********* *** **** ******* systems, *** ******** ** *** *** technical ***** ****** ** ****, ******* full *********. *** ***** ***** **, with ** **** ********* ******* ****** had **** ******, ** *** ***** closed, *** ***** **** **** ** a **********."
  • "********* **** *** *** **** ****, put *** ********* ** ******** ******** till ****** ******."
  • "*****. **** ******** *********** ** ******. This ******** **** ** ******* ********* of ****."
  • "**** ** **** ********* ******* ****** had **** ******, ** *** ***** closed, *** ***** **** **** ** a **********."
  • "*****. ***** *** ******-*** ***** (*********) refused ******* ** ******* **** **** or ********, ***** ** **% ** them."
  • "***** *** **** ** ******* *****. Some ********* ****** ****** ** ***, current ******** ******* ********, ******** ******, etc."

Some ****** ******* *********

*******, *** *** ***** ****** ********. Indeed, *** ******* '******* **** **', the ********* *** ********* ********** ** the ** *** ***** ******* ***** restrictions **** ********:

  • "*** ******** **** **** ****** **** have ******* ** *****. ******** *** not ****** **** ********."
  • "******* ****** *** ** ******** ** government ************/******** & *********."
  • "****** *** *** ******** ** ** much ** ***** ****** ****** *** to ****** *** ********* ********* ** as **** ** *** **** ** the *****. **** ** **** *** made ******** ********* ************* ****** ** make ** "*********" **** ****** ****** here **** ***** ******."
  • "******* ******. ****** *** **** ******* to ***** ** **** ***** *****. Also, *** ******** ********** ******* ****** funds ** ***** ********** ***** ****** helped."
  • "** ** ******* ****** ** *** UK, ********** *** ****** ***** ** return ** **** & ** *** in * ******** ** ****** **** technology & ******"
  • "********* *** ** ***."
  • "*********** ** ***** ** **** ***** are ******* **. ***** ** ***** of ********** ****/***** ** ********, ***** to ***** ********, *****, ***."

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Comments (14)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
May 27, 2020

**** ** ***** ****. ***** *** for ********** ***** *******. ** ********* have *** *** ********** *** ***** surveys **** ** ******* ***** **** what *** *********** ***.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
May 27, 2020

*'* ******* ***, ***********'* ******* **** stranger ***** ****.

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Undisclosed #3
May 27, 2020
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******* ******.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
May 27, 2020

***'* **** ** **** ****** ** becomes * **** ********...

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John Honovich
May 27, 2020
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***** *** *** **** *** *********** for **** ******'* **** **** ***** gets *...

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #4
May 27, 2020

*** **** ****** ***** ** ***** of ********* **** ***** *********.

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Brian Rhodes
May 27, 2020
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***** *********

*** *** ****, *** ****.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #4
May 27, 2020

*** *** ****...

**** ***! :)

******** ******* *** **** *****?

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
May 27, 2020

***** ***** ***** ** **

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John Honovich
May 27, 2020
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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #4
May 28, 2020

***'* **** *** ** ***** ***** in *** ****! =)

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
May 27, 2020

*** ****, ****** **** **** ***** be ** *********** ********* *** *** those ** ********* *********. ***** ****** are ****** ****** ***** ** * photograph, *** **** ********* ****** *** different ******** (**********). ** ***** ** neat ** **** ** ***** ********* could ******** *** ********** ***** ** the ******** ********** ** *** ************ adaptation.

******* *****'* * **** *** ********** between ******** ** ***** ******* ******** footage *** ******** *******, ***, *** the ****** ** *** ********.

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Brian Rhodes
May 27, 2020
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** ** *** ***** *****, ******** Warrior ***** **** ** ** ** epic **** ***** ***** ********* ***** used ** **** ***** *** ****.

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May 27, 2020
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***** *** *** **** *** *********** for **** ******'* **** **** ***** gets *...

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