Evans Consoles Blog

A heartfelt thank you from Evans to all the Headset Heroes around the world for your hard work and dedication. Your tireless work behind the scenes does not go unnoticed or unappreciated. We know what makes a great dispatcher and how difficult it can be, so we want you to know that Evans is here to support you! Read on to learn how you can nominate a hero.

Control room operators often work long shifts monitoring and actioning mission-critical information; it becomes essential that their workstations are comfortable and easy to use. A component of optimizing operator effectiveness is ensuring proper display positions to avoid eye strain, muscle fatigue, and headaches. There are best practices to address control room monitor positions and ways to optimize them for ergonomics and ease of use. 

We will be attending DISTRIBUTECH International from Feb 7th-9th 2023. We are looking forward to this leading industry tradeshow at the San Diego Convention Center. Find us at booth 4701 at the front of Hall B2.

We hope you have a wonderful holiday season spending time with friends, family, and loved ones. What does your mission-critical control room hold for next year? Watch our 2022 holiday video as we track Santa from our North American Experience Centers.

Evans has a storied history working with space exploration companies in both private and government sectors. These include a variety of NASA-commissioned control rooms from JPL to JWST and even the main firing room at the Kennedy Space Center. Although delayed, we are excited about the upcoming Artemis mission and can't wait to see humans back on the moon.

International Control Room Week is October 24 - 30, and it is the perfect time of year to thank all operators who work in mission-critical operations around the world. Thank you to all operators for your hard work and dedication. Your tireless work behind the scenes does not go unnoticed. Here at Evans, we appreciate the fact that many hard-working operators make a true difference in public safety!

APCO Canada is excited to welcome you back for its first in-person event in Whistler, BC. With 4 days of educational keynotes, guest speakers, and networking opportunities, it will be a great show to attend for public safety professionals across the country. Whistler offers much to do in its beautiful location for all types of people. Curious about what you can do while visiting the area and attending APCO Canada? Discover more about Whistler and some ideas you may want to consider planning with other public safety professionals or colleagues.

As the industry leader in the design, construction, and implementation of mission-critical control rooms, we pride ourselves on being the gold standard worldwide for control rooms and the consoles that operators prefer. Our goal is to maintain operator comfort including sightlines and ergonomics to make jobs easier to perform. That is why we have teamed up with the best chair manufacturers to extend operator comfort from the consoles to the chair. Learn about the 24-hour chairs we recommend to our customers and why.

When you choose Evans, you get more than just quality state-of-the-art console equipment. You get our entire team which has over 40 years of experience designing and building control rooms. You get our team that prepares all the documents and drawings you require to meet operational standards. This includes our manufacturing team, project managers, designers, modelers, regional sales managers, shipping experts, and installers.

Public Safety projects (or any major control room upgrades) usually only come around every 20-30 years. They are a huge investment, especially if you’re looking at a new building, brownfield renovation, consolidation or regionalization. It can easily become overwhelming when considering all the factors and players that need to be involved. With over 40 years of experience in mission-critical environments, Evans has found that as subject matter experts in our field, we needed to evolve our offerings to include more full-scale project solutions, not just the place you sit. Consider Evans full consulting, architectural, and construction services for your next project...and here’s why!