Chatham, ON - Advanced Basement Systems is the proud winner of the 2011 Business of Excellence Award conferred by the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce. This is the third consecutive year they have been honored with a major award from the Chamber.

The prestigious award is based on excellence in customer service, resources, product depth, employee management and presence in the community.

The announcement came at the 124th CK Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards Banquet on March 29 held at Club Lentina where hundreds of attendees gathered to celebrate the achievements of outstanding member citizens and companies. Eleven employees of Advanced Basement Systems represented their company at the banquet.

Advanced Basement Systems provides basement waterproofing, radon testing and mitigation, and crawl space insulation in southwestern Ontario, including Chatham, Windsor, London and the surrounding area. Locally owned and operated but part of a national network of waterproofing specialists, they have access to patented-tested products used in more than 200,000 basements.

The banquet celebration will be broadcast April 25th, 2012 by TV Cogeco.

Advanced Basement Systems took home one of the most sought-after awards there is for any business.

The morning of November 9, 2011 will go down in history within the walls of Advanced, as owner Martin Bates accepted the Western Ontario BBB Integrity Award.

Along with Martin were some selected employees: Belal, Gord, Jenine, Tom and Dan. Also his Wife Julie and his Son Ben.

This is a huge award for the company and it was earned through the dedication and of course integrity of every single employee. Along with the trophy Advanced also was given $2,500 in which they will donate to any post-secondary student(s) or a post-secondary program of their choice.

"Thank you to all my great employees for working as hard as you do, and thank you so much to the families and homeowners out there who trust our company with their basement and crawl space problems."