Lowry Solutions named to Top Workplaces 2017 by the Detroit Free Press

Brighton, MI – November 7, 2017 – Lowry Solutions was recently named as one of the Detroit Free Press Top Workplaces of 2017. Lowry was ranked in the top 50 in the small companies’ category for employers with 149 or fewer employees in Michigan. The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on employee nominations and anonymous survey results and feedback by a survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC, a leading research firm that specializes in organizational health and workplace improvement. Several aspects of workplace culture were measured, including Alignment, Execution, and Connection, just to name a few. Nearly 250 companies took part this year, the event’s 10th anniversary. Lowry Solutions, a leader in RFID technology and enterprise mobility solutions, continues to stand out not only for its innovation but also for its strong workplace culture.

Key Facts

• A family-owned and -operated company, Lowry Solutions prizes both professional and personal development, offering free online education and training as well as an onsite fitness center that employees can use free of charge.
• The company sponsors numerous recreational events for employees, including an employee and family outing to a Detroit Tigers game, family Halloween trick-or-treating, an ugly holiday sweater contest with a cash prize, and monthly birthday and anniversary celebrations.
• Lowry Solutions actively contributes to the local and national community through programs such as Jeans for Charity, where employees donate to wear jeans on Fridays, and the proceeds benefit a different charitable organization monthly, an annual food drive, and community in-service days. Several of the charities are recommended by employees for their personal connection to specific causes.
• Annually, Lowry partners with Pinckney New Tech to provide practical, real-life work experience to multiple summer interns.
• Lowry implements eco-friendly practices whenever possible, and has won five consecutive Best and Brightest Sustainable Companies awards.

Mike Lowry, President and CEO, Lowry Solutions

“We value our employees as a critical element of our success. They are the face of Lowry to our customers, and the brains behind our technical solutions. In addition to providing a challenging workplace that fuels employee growth, Lowry strives to keep our team healthy, happy, and enjoying their careers. From an on-site gym to special outings, to events like our Little Brown Jug contest between employees in the Michigan and Minnesota offices, we truly consider the whole person.”

Building a Workplace That Powers Innovation and Customer Success

Becoming a Top Workplace covers more than just employee satisfaction; it shows how those positive working conditions lead to long-term business success. For a technology-driven organization that deals with Enterprise Asset Tracking and RFID technology, Barcode, IoT apps, and Mobility, success sits on the arm of skilled people who can collaborate at scale across teams; adapt to new technologies quickly; learn from experiences; and execute without excuses to overcome customer challenges. At the end of the day, investing in employees makes every customer interaction from solution design to deployment and into ongoing support stronger.

An environment rooted in trust empowers professionals to take that sense of ownership over their work, while acquiring new skills along the way. The answer lies in preparing teams to embrace innovation while not forgetting what the customer needs, as enterprise technologies advance. This harmonious blend of technical prowess and real-world implementation allows companies to be given solutions based on their realities, as opposed to one-size-fits-all implementations.

Continuous Learning Supports Technology Leadership

Enterprise tracking technologies continue to advance with improvements in RFID, IoT connectivity, mobile computing, cloud platforms, and automation. Staying ahead requires continuous education across technical, operational, and customer-facing roles.

Organizations that encourage professional development create teams capable of delivering greater value throughout the project lifecycle. Ongoing learning can include:

• Technical certifications
• Software and platform training
• Industry compliance education
• Project management development
• Leadership coaching
• Cross-functional collaboration workshops

Employees who regularly expand their expertise are better equipped to recommend technologies that align with customer workflows instead of applying one-size-fits-all solutions. This consultative approach reduces implementation risks while helping organizations maximize return on investment.

Collaboration Creates Better Business Outcomes

Enterprise asset visibility projects often involve multiple technologies working together. Successful implementations require specialists in software, hardware, networking, integration, and customer support to collaborate throughout deployment.

Strong internal communication allows teams to:

• Identify potential challenges early
• Coordinate installation schedules
• Improve deployment accuracy
• Accelerate issue resolution
• Share technical knowledge across departments
• Maintain consistent customer communication

When departments work together toward common objectives, customers experience smoother implementations and faster adoption of new systems.

Employee Engagement Drives Better Customer Experiences

Employees who feel connected to their organization are more likely to deliver exceptional service. Customer relationships benefit when support engineers, implementation specialists, account managers, and technical consultants approach every interaction with professionalism and accountability.

Highly engaged teams typically demonstrate:

This relationship between employee engagement and customer satisfaction reinforces why workplace culture remains an important business investment.

Encouraging Innovation Through Teamwork

Innovation is rarely the result of isolated efforts. Instead, it grows through collaboration, experimentation, and knowledge sharing across different business functions.

Within enterprise technology environments, innovation may include:

• Improving deployment methodologies
• Streamlining installation processes
• Enhancing software integrations
• Automating repetitive workflows
• Developing more efficient reporting capabilities
• Identifying new applications for RFID and IoT technologies

Teams that are encouraged to share ideas often uncover opportunities to improve operational efficiency for both the organization and its customers.

Supporting Long-Term Customer Relationships

Technology projects do not end after installation. Organizations implementing enterprise tracking systems require ongoing optimization, maintenance, upgrades, and support as operational requirements evolve.

A stable workforce provides several long-term advantages:

• Greater familiarity with customer environments
• Consistent technical expertise
• Improved historical knowledge of deployments
• Faster troubleshooting
• Better strategic planning for future expansion

Long-standing customer relationships are built through consistent service delivered by experienced professionals who understand each organization’s unique operational processes.

Creating an Environment That Encourages Accountability

Successful enterprise solution providers establish clear expectations while empowering employees to make informed decisions. Accountability supports higher quality standards throughout every phase of a project.

Key characteristics of accountable teams include:

• Meeting implementation milestones
• Maintaining documentation accuracy
• Following quality assurance processes
• Communicating project updates proactively
• Resolving issues promptly
• Continuously evaluating opportunities for improvement

This commitment to accountability contributes to dependable project execution and stronger customer confidence.

Community Involvement Strengthens Organizational Values

By building ties through their company in these communities, organizations unite social bonds between employees and alignment with respect to values. Community initiatives go beyond the day-to-day running of a business and also show an organisation that is willing to invest in bringing about change outside of the workplace.

Through initiatives like volunteering, collaborations with non-profit organisations, campaigns, and local programs, team members are able to connect through their efforts in helping communities. On the other side, such experiences can strengthen food impact over collaboration, empathy, and organizational culture.

Community engagement is also an indicator of a customer-oriented and responsible roadmap as the organization strives for sustainable prosperity in the decades ahead.

Sustainability Extends Beyond Environmental Responsibility

These days, organizations are aware of the fact that sustainability is not all about climate action, but it involves environmental protection and operational efficiency while being responsible for the management of resource use.

Sustainable practices in enterprise operations could be:

• Digital workflows that eliminate the need for any paper processes
• Enhancing the accuracy of inventory to reduce waste
• Lifecycle management for extended hardware life
• Improvement in visibility of an asset’s strengths
• Supporting responsible equipment maintenance
• Scanning and applying question labels during printing or producing more useful information for those who receive it

Many of the technology solutions that drive operational visibility also support sustainability as they enable organizations to reduce wasteful consumption while improving productivity.

Workplace Culture Supports Business Growth

As organizations scale, a strong workplace culture becomes even more crucial. With growth comes new technologies, increased numbers of customers, and larger, more complex projects, all of which dictate an even bigger need for collaboration and communication.

A good organizational culture influences how businesses work.

• Attract skilled professionals
• Retain experienced employees
• Accelerate onboarding
• Maintain service consistency
• Encourage innovation
• Support scalable operations

These advantages allow organizations to respond appropriately to changing customer needs and maintain quality.

Investing in People Creates Lasting Value

While technology will continue to evolve, successful digital transformation initiatives ultimately come down to people. Seasoned professionals translate business need into appropriate solutions, oversee implementations, and deliver continued service support to ensure long-term success.

Organizations of all kinds, across industries, with a focus on learning, collaboration, employee recognition, and a customer-centric culture, create teams that can provide demonstrable operational performance improvements. This people-oriented methodology enhances internal efficiency and results in sustainable value creation for customers looking for robust, scalable, and future-proof asset tracking & enterprise mobility solutions.

About Lowry Solutions

Lowry Solutions is a global systems integrator of complete IoT, Blockchain, RFID and barcode solutions for supply chain applications. As the industry leader for over four decades, Lowry has been implementing real-time asset visibility solutions that simplify traceability and improve business outcomes through sustainable solutions. The company continues to evolve alongside its customers to provide the most complete and modern data collection, integration, and management solutions available. For more information, please visit lowrysolutions.com or call 888-881-2477.