gUs, inc is a grass-roots effort to reinvent and reallocate talents as well as resources toward a durable business model. Regardless of how bad the economy gets, site maintenance needs seem to never go away.
gUs, Inc. is an Illinois Corporation and currently contains 4 subsidiaries:
the groundUp stores
the groundUp stores is the retail division – both online (e-commerce) as well as in a brick-and-mortar format. Within the store we offer standard signs, custom signs, stencils, and much more.
the groundUP s.s.i.
the groundUP s.s.i. is the field services and contracting division (s.s.i. stands for “sales, service & installation”). We offer installation on everything that we sell at the groundUP stores. We also work on seal coating, parking lot striping, pavement markings and a whole host of site maintenance & construction services with locations in Illinois & Texas
Furman DeSigns
Furman DeSigns is the architectural division of the company, these days mainly focusing on Site Plan Layouts.
XentriX Studios
XentriX Studios is our custom Graphics and Design shop, that specializes in custom signs & stencils.
We're Your Go-to Problem Solvers
We bring a level of professionalism to the site maintenance industry that you don't often see with many of our competitors. It starts with the proposal process. We actually show up to meet with you on site when needed to review your project. We then provide a concise proposal that spells out exactly what you're getting (we don't hand write proposals and lump everything into one category).
We schedule the work to least inconvenience you and your customers - even if it means starting the project after close of normal business hours.
When we arrive on site to do the work, we set up a tarp to protect your lot from spills.
We want you to have a great experience. We look at every parking lot as if it was our own. We try to save you money wherever we can. We also make sure that the job is done correctly - even if it means that we have to work extra hours to make that happen. We don't just want your project - we want your business. We value the relationship much more than we value the fee for a single project. This is evident by the number of repeat customers that we work with - many of them for more than a decade.
the groundUP stores & the groundUP s.s.i. operates with 12 basic business practices and goals in mind:
Provide our customers with good quality products – most of which are made right here in the U.S.A.
Provide honest and fair pricing – if we save money, you should save money too.
Assure that our customers purchase the products that are appropriate for their specific needs and wants.
Stand behind our products and services while offering our customers a warranty on everything that we sell and all of our services.
Strive for 100% customer satisfaction with each and every transaction.
Treat even the smallest order and project with the same urgency and respect that others might reserve for just their biggest customers.
Do what we say we’re going to do, when we say we’re going to do it.
Communicate with our customers when unforeseen delays do occur (we won’t leave you guessing).
Always search for the win-win (this carries through to our customers, partners, vendors and employees).
Become the “go-to” problem solvers for our customers in as many categories as possible. The best compliment we get from our customers is when they call us and ask “can you also do…?”
Never forget that business is about relationships (it’s not just about sales).
Protect the greatest asset that we will ever own – our reputation.
We bring a level of professionalism and customer service into this venture that you don’t often find with site maintenance companies.
It’s through our follow-up and honest business practices that we’ve managed to garner the trust of many companies throughout the Upper Midwest, continually growing since our inception in 2009.
We’re always looking at ways to expand and develop our business. We welcome your input.
• If you find something that you don’t think fits with our principals and goals, please let us know.
• If you know of a product or service that you think would be a good fit for us to sell, please contact us.
•If there’s something that we do well, then tell a friend.
• If there’s something that we don’t do well, then tell us – we’ll make every effort to correct the situation and prevent it from happening again.
Thank you for choosing the groundUP for your maintenance needs.
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From the groundUP
With over a decade in business and counting, the groundUP s.s.i. is dedicated to providing the best quality service to any project, no matter how small or large.
