Released on: October 27, 2008, 9:02 am

Press Release Author: Rebecca Yost

Industry: Industrial

Press Release Summary: Life Safety Services, LLC the national leader in fire and
smoke damper inspection and repair has been named the fourth fastest growing company
in the Greater Louisville Area by Business First of Louisville for 2008.

Press Release Body: Life Safety Services, LLC the national leader in fire and smoke
damper inspection and repair has been named the fourth fastest growing company in
the Greater Louisville Area by Business First of Louisville for 2008. The "Fast
Fifty" awards go to the fastest-growing independent and privately held businesses in
the Greater Louisville Area. The awards were presented to the "Fast Fifty"
recipients at an awards luncheon on October 23, 2008 and a special supplement of
Business First of Louisville listing the "Fast Fifty" and providing company profiles
was published on October 24, 2008.

Since Life Safety Services' inception the company has experienced significant
growth. Craig Rutledge, one of the owners of the company, attributes the rapid
growth rate to the company's "constant eye on customer service" and "focusing on
what we do best, and not trying to be all things to all customers; rather providing
superior quality in the testing of fire and smoke dampers." According to Rutledge,
"Our emphasis on customer service permeates throughout the company - whether it is
the person answering the phone in our office, sending out invoices, or our
technicians performing the fire and smoke damper inspections and repairs in the
field. We believe this has been the cornerstone of our company's success - our
referrals from current customers go up year after year, and our post-project
customer surveys continue to have super results."

Expansions into the Canadian market as well as growth in new market sectors have
fostered Life Safety Services' (LSS) growth. "We have had a positive reception with
the limited marketing of our services in Canada, and it is certainly a market we
plan on focusing more on in 2009 and beyond. We have also seen strong growth in
markets outside of healthcare, whereas in the past we focused all of our marketing
efforts on the healthcare industry we broadened our focus to include other market
sectors and have been pleased with the results" said Rutledge. "We continue to find
that customers no matter what their geographic location or industry want a company
that is a specialist in their field, particularly when dealing with something as
important as fire safety."

In 2004 Craig Rutledge and Jack Meredith saw an opportunity to put their expertise
in the fire and smoke damper inspection business to work by forming Life Safety
Services (LSS). By specializing in fire and smoke damper inspections and repairs,
LSS provides inspection and repair services to facilities at an affordable price.
Life Safety Services has become the top fire and smoke damper inspection company by
providing outstanding customer service and maintaining a staff of highly trained
project managers and technicians. For more information visit:
www.lifesafetyservices.com.



Web Site: http://www.lifesafetyservices.com

Contact Details: Life Safety Services
4720 Pinewood Road
Louisville, KY 40218
(888)675-4519 (Toll-free)
(502)964-1337 (Fax)
info@lifesafetyservices.com
www.lifesafetyservices.com