Insights to Drive Smarter Decisions
Know Where Your Installation Jobs Stand Before They Close
Large installation jobs can run for months, and sometimes years. Labor changes as different crews move through the project. Materials are purchased at different stages. Vendor invoices continue to come in, billing happens over time, and the original estimate gradually...
How Confident Are You in Your Numbers?
If someone asked what your fire protection business is worth today, how confident would you be in the answer? That question matters whether you plan to sell someday, hand the business down, bring in investors, open another branch, or keep running it yourself for the...
Why Do So Many Field Service Platforms Stop at Operations?
Most field service software does a great job helping you schedule technicians, complete inspections, dispatch service calls, and generate invoices. But when it's time to understand how those activities affect the financial health of your business, many platforms hand...
The Field-Tech Advantage: 5 Hidden Gems in the PZ Mobile App
This is the final installment in our series exploring fire protection mobile workflows and how integrated tools empower technicians to bridge the gap between the field and the office. While high-speed inspections and automated payments are the heavy hitters of a...
The Field-Tech Advantage: Managing High-Volume Sites with Mass Action Tools
This is the fifth in a series exploring fire protection mobile workflows and how integrated tools empower technicians to bridge the gap between the field and the office. On large-scale job sites with hundreds of identical extinguishers or devices, documentation can...
The Field-Tech Advantage: Improving Inspection Speed with Mobile Swipe Tools
This is the fourth in a series exploring fire protection mobile workflows and how integrated tools empower technicians to bridge the gap between the field and the office. In high-volume fire protection environments, the physical rhythm of an inspection is just as...
Valens Attends the 2026 NFPA Conference & Expo
Valens was proud to attend the 2026 NFPA Conference & Expo at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Roy Raugh, CEO, and Akshay Karthik, Product Manager, represented Valens at the Expo and had the opportunity to connect with fire and life safety...
The Field-Tech Advantage: Accelerating Inspections with Smart Defaults and Automated Totals
This is the third in a series exploring fire protection mobile workflows and how integrated tools empower technicians to bridge the gap between the field and the office. In fire protection, speed is often the enemy of accuracy. When a technician is faced with...
The Field-Tech Advantage: Syncing Field Knowledge with Office Standards
This is the second in a series exploring fire protection mobile workflows and how integrated tools empower technicians to bridge the gap between the field and the office. In the fire and life safety industry, a technician is often the primary face of the company....