2023

Holy cow, it’s 2023! At the height of Covid two years ago, who would have thought a locally-owned business like H&S Protection would not only navigate those troubled waters, but come out of that period stronger than ever?

As we enter 2023, there are new goals and resolutions. But, if Covid has taught us anything, it’s that contingency plans and adjusting on the fly are an important part of the business landscape. We’ve written about a number of these issues in the past to keep our customers informed not only about where we’re headed, but more importantly how we can best serve you in these dynamic times.

While we don’t expect major disruptions in 2023, we do recognize (more than in years past), the potential for a hiccup or two to occur. We’re experienced and prepared for far more supply chain and logistics situations than we were two years ago. That means continued timely service to our customers. When we know we can’t meet a deadline, we’ll communicate quickly with you to ensure you the next steps in an installation or service call.

As we do every year, H&S has set goals for our bottom line. That’s important for the long-term health of our business. But for 2023, there are no specific new year’s resolutions. Instead, we pledge to maintain our focus on finding the best tailored security solutions for our customers.

We pledge to be responsive to your calls. We pledge to keep you informed about the status of projects. We pledge to give you our best and listen attentively to any areas  of concern. We continue to develop as a business and as individual team members, learning as we go. Those may not be goals per se, but they are important operating principles we embrace year after year.

Plunge Into Security Brings Lance Schreiber to H&S Protection

Lance Schreiber joined H&S Protection about a year-and-a-half ago. H&S drew him back to his security roots. He made the plunge into the security sector, along with access and fire, in 2007 and has been loving it ever since.

“I wanted to be part of a family company that cares about the employees and the customers equally. Mike Horgan presented just that.  I love the atmosphere and my coworkers and everyone’s drive to work together to accomplish the end goals and meet customers’ needs,” Lance said.

At H&S, Lance primarily works in installs and service, and he branches out to help with sales work when the opportunity or time presents itself. He also helps the sales staff with designing systems to “make sure we are giving the customers what they need and want in the most efficient way.”

Lance started out in the low voltage industry back in 1999 as a data communications technician doing network and fiber infrastructure. After that, he moved into phone systems and paging/sound systems.

Outside of work, Lance enjoys many hobbies. He is an avid hunter and fisherman, and enjoys shooting sport and kayaking. Lance spends as much time outside as he can with family and friends.

He is also cofounder and director of the Wisconsin River Rollers –

a local log rolling team. (“Yep,” he said, “log rolling as in Lumberjack stuff.”).

“I got my two kids into it about five years ago, and three years ago decided to start a competition team and off we went. This year I’m proud to say the team brought home two world titles at the Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward WI. So, I don’t have a lot of free time but I get to spend lots of time with my wife Megan, daughter Haley and son Jayce,” Lance said.

You can reach Lance at [email protected], or 715.344.0727.