Facility Solutions Group
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Lighting, Electrical, Energy Management |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Founder | Bill Graham, Steve Byrne |
| Headquarters | Austin , United States |
Area served | United States, Canada, Puerto Rico |
Key people | Bill Graham (CEO), Steve Byrne (COO), Bob Graham (Chief Marketing and Sales Officer) |
Number of employees | 2300+ (2018) |
Facility Solutions Group (FSG), based in Austin, Texas, offers a wide range of lighting, electrical, and energy management solutions throughout the United States and Canada.
Company Background, Organization, and Offerings
Established in 1982 under the name American Light by CEO Bill Graham and COO Steve Byrne, FSG's leadership team expanded with the addition of Chief Marketing and Sales Officer Bob Graham in 1985. The company’s growth included launching Design Electric in 1986, creating a national accounts division in 1995, and introducing a smart building division by 1998. The merger of American Light and Design Electric in 2000 resulted in the formation of Facility Solutions Group. As of August 2018, FSG operated through six primary divisions—Construction, Lighting, Electrical, Smart Buildings, Technology, and Signs—with a network of 42 branches, four regional distribution centers, and a workforce exceeding 2,300 employees serving customers across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The company continues to be privately owned.
Notable Projects and Client Partnerships
FSG Signs was responsible for installing the "AT&T Stadium" signage atop AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home to the Dallas Cowboys. This installation features two rows of letters standing 43 feet tall and stretching 385 feet wide. Constructed from lightweight aluminum with integrated insulation and heating systems to prevent ice and snow accumulation, the signage includes 36,000 LED lights drawing 52 amps—comparable to the power consumption of 144 bulbs rated at 100 watts each. Additionally, FSG completed an LED lighting retrofit for a national coffee chain across 9,300 locations within a timeframe shorter than nine months.
Clients served by FSG Smart Buildings include Circle K, Walgreens, and Verizon. The company executed sophisticated lighting upgrades alongside HVAC chiller replacements at Newark Liberty International Airport on behalf of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Following the impact of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, FSG provided backup power solutions and related services to school districts, hotels, municipal facilities, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters located in Garden City on Long Island. Furthermore, FSG carried out North America’s largest installation of networked submeters within over 100 shopping centers owned by Simon Property Group, integrating these devices into existing energy management platforms.