Mister Sparky, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing and One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning hit the national airwaves last week. Promotions and endorsements are being heard on three of America’s more prominent daytime talk radio shows, “The Michael Medved Show,” “The Mike Gallagher Show,” and “Bill Bennett’s Morning in America.”
Have you heard?
January 27th, 2012Mister Sparky Saint Louis earns coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award
December 19th, 2011Mister Sparky Saint Louis has been awarded the prestigious 2011 Angie’s List Super Service Award, an honor bestowed annually on approximately five percent of all the businesses rated on the nation’s leading provider of consumer reviews on local service and health providers. The award reflects businesses’ consistently high level of customer service.
“This is our second Super Service Award in a row,” says Brooke Schoene. “It speaks to the fact that we value and respect our customers and provide electrical services that are worthy of a recommendation. Our professional, skilled St. Louis electricians know that if we don’t do our job right, the first time, customers will go elsewhere. This award validates our customers’ trust.”
According to Angie’s List Founder Angie Hicks, “Only a fraction of the businesses rated on Angie’s List can claim the sterling service record of being a Super Service Award winner because we set a high bar. The fact that Mister Sparky Saint Louis can claim this status speaks volumes about its dedication to consumers.”
Angie’s List Super Service Award winners have met strict eligibility requirements including earning a minimum number of reports, an exemplary rating from their clients and abiding by Angie’s List operational guidelines.
Ratings are updated daily on Angie’s List, but members can find the 2011 Super Service Award logo next to business names in search results on AngiesList.com.
Mister Sparky Saint Louis offers residential and business electrical repairs, installations, maintenance programs and electrical code compliance, usually on a same day basis.
Elm Point Animal Hospital teams with Mister Sparky
December 2nd, 2011Many wagging tails and frisky felines will be well taken care of by the team at Elm Point Animal Hospital this holiday season. This is just one reason why Mister Sparky would like to say thank you to this dedicated team. Another reason is for sharing Mister Sparky holiday light recycle bins at their location off of 370.
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
Internship and Shadowing programs- We have teamed up with local colleges in the community to allow graduating students to finish their degree programs by working and receiving hours in hospital. We take students and allow them to utilize their learned skills and combine them with actually working in a professional setting. We have had many great students come to us for this and hired a few graduates as well. Some students have years to go before completing their degree programs and we will continue to help them thru this process. Our program ranges from high school students that are trying to figure out what they would like to do professionally, to veterinary assistants, registered veterinary technicians, to future DVM’s. We truly enjoy teaching students and thrive on being a teaching hospital.
Career Days- Dr. Lange & Dr. Little both volunteer for many career days thru out the area, speaking to teenagers about Veterinary Medicine. Our hospital hosts tours to all age groups of children, and can handle groups of up to 15 children.
House Calls- Many pet owners are home bound and cannot travel with their pet to the Veterinarian. Our doctors will go to them, taking a technician to assist.
SCHNEIDER Real Estate has gone Green
December 1st, 2011St. Charles County home owners trust locally owned SCHNEIDER Real Estate when it comes to knowing the community. Mister Sparky would like to say thank you to SCHNEIDER Real Estate for hosting a Mister Sparky holiday light recycle bin.
SCHNEIDER Real Estate has been an employer of talented REALTORS and a locally owned business since 1975. The REALTORS at SCHNEIDER help families find green living alternatives. Whether recommending a thermal heating company or finding a home in a walking community, SCHNEIDER strives to help families find a home they can grow and plant a future in.
Instant Imprints makes Big Imprint with Mister Sparky
November 29th, 2011We wanted to say a big Thank You to Instant Imprints in Winghaven for Going Green with Mister Sparky. Drop off unwanted holiday lights inside the store.
Instant Imprints goes green….
People are becoming more conscious about the products they’re buying and how these products are made. That’s why Instant Imprints has recently introduced styles crafted from sustainable resources. From sport shirts to fleece to accessories, our eco-friendly products are a welcome alternative…working in harmony with nature.
Instant Imprints has been a supporter of environmental initiatives for many years. It is one of the first chains to operate a screen printing business in a retail environment due to specially formulated biodegradable chemicals it uses in the screen making process. It introduced recycled and hemp based apparel products over a decade ago.
The Saint Louis Science Center Teams up with Mister Sparky
November 28th, 2011Here at Mister Sparky we would like to say thank you to the Saint Louis Science Center for allowing holiday light recycle bins at your location. The Saint Louis Science Center is a leader in the Green movement in Saint Louis.
The Saint Louis Science’s new building, Boeing Hall, will be a permanent home for traveling exhibitions, special annual events like SciFest, educational exhibit space and FIRST® Robotics practice area. The project also includes a distinctive rooftop terrace, which will provide a unique setting for outdoor educational programs and special events.
Boeing Hall has being designed and built to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The green roof is a major component in this certification, and is unique among green roof designs, because it will also serve a functional purpose as venue for outdoor educational programs and special events.
The project also includes state-of-the-art energy compliant heating, cooling and lighting systems, and portions of the existing building mechanical equipment will be replaced with more energy efficient models during construction.
The inaugural exhibition for Boeing Hall will be Star Trek: The Exhibition. The hook of Star Trek allows us to engage people in a conversation about a range of scientific topics. Plus, science fiction often influences and inspires scientists in their research. Star Trek: The Exhibition allows audiences to reconnect with iconic Star Trek moments and characters while exploring the creative spirit of science-fiction that gave us many of today’s modern marvels.
About the Saint Louis Science Center
The mission of the Saint Louis Science Center is to ignite and sustain lifelong science and technology learning. It is one of the top five science centers in the United States, serving 1.2 million visitors annually. It was recently named one of the “Top 10 Science Centers for Families” by Parents magazine and one of “America’s Most Visited Museums” by Forbes Traveler Magazine and is the only museum in Missouri to be named to either list. The Saint Louis Science Center complex includes a four-story OMNIMAX Theater, a state-of-art Boeing Hall and the James S. McDonnell Planetarium. For more information about the Saint Louis Science Center and its programs, please visit slsc.org
Have you lost that twinkle?
November 23rd, 2011In 2010, 32,000 lbs of unwanted holiday lights were recycled in St. Louis. Join Mister Sparky to help collect these lights at one of our locations or team locations around town.
Mister Sparky’s Holiday Light Program
November 16th, 2011Drop off your old, broken, or unusable holiday lights by any of these locations through January 30th to be recycled!!
Holiday Light Recycling
November 4th, 2011Fire Safety Month
October 5th, 2011Sixty Two Percent of Home Fire Deaths are
Due to Families Not Having Smoke Detectors or Having Smoke Detectors that No Longer Work
Mister Sparky Offers Safety Tips as a Part of National Fire Safety Month
St. Louis (October 5th, 2011) – October is National Fire Safety month, and Mister Sparky is celebrating it by providing a series of safety tips that homeowners should know. This is the first of five releases with helpful information, and it discusses an important topic: protecting homes and families from the potential of fire and smoke.
According to the Home Safety Council, more than 3,000 people die from fires each year. Eighty percent of those occur while in the home; the majority of those happen when people are sleeping.
“A fire can build and grow in just minutes. That can cause poisonous gas to build up in a home easily. If you’re asleep, it’s an extremely dangerous situation. That’s why smoke alarms are the most important thing all people can have in their homes,” Brooke Schoene of Mister Sparky, says.
According to the National Fire Protection agency, 62 percent of home related fire deaths resulted because the home didn’t have smoke alarms, or the alarms were not functional. “If your smoke alarms are over 10 years of age, I can’t emphasize enough to have them replaced, or at least inspected at the very least,” Schoene continued.
Here are some smoke alarm safety tips everyone should know:
- Smoke alarms should be installed on every level of the home as well as outside sleeping areas.
- For additional protection, install a smoke alarm in each bedroom. This is the code requirement in Omaha as well.
- Alarms should be tested every month and the batteries replaced at least once a year.
- Install alarms near the highest pitch of the ceiling, at least four inches away from the wall.
- Avoid placing alarms too close to the kitchen and bathrooms where fumes and steam can result in false alarms.
- Purchase smoke alarms that are listed by Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
- Install special alarms for anyone in your home who is deaf or hearing impaired.
- Test smoke alarms after returning home when away for more than a few days.
“The best smoke detectors people can have today are interconnected smoke alarms. If one signals, all of them throughout the home will simultaneously chirp. This provides families maximum safety—they don’t have to wait until the smoke or fire is perilously close to alert you,” Schoene added.
For more information on Mister Sparky, visit www.Mistersparkystlouis.com
314-781-9998
