IRVINE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/05/13 -- Johnson Controls, operating from 500 branch offices in more than 150 countries, has joined the PICS consortium.

As a leading provider of equipment, controls and services for heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, refrigeration and security systems, Johnson Controls has chosen PICS' renowned vendor database system to enhance their contractor prequalification process.

Johnson Controls' solutions have reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 13.6 million metric tons and generated savings of $7.5 billion since 2000. Many of the world's largest companies rely on the organization to manage 1.5 billion square feet of their commercial real estate. Please visit www.johnsoncontrols.com for further company details.

PICS' products: DocuGUARD, InsureGUARD and AuditGUARD will create Johnson Controls' new vendor database system. These services will prequalify Johnson Controls' suppliers, reviewing incident statistics, verifying insurance and performing audits.

"Johnson Controls has been involved in more than 500 renewable energy projects," says Jared Smith, COO at PICS. "Under PICS' vendor database system, Johnson Controls' suppliers will be screened for safety, insurance and audited if they perform trades that are safety sensitive. This level of security ensures that Johnson Control's supply chain is safe on-site."

PICS is a global contractor management consortium committed to improving Health, Safety and Quality. PICS' prequalification and auditing services have become the standard in many industries, including: Chemical, Construction, Energy, Food & Beverage, Oil & Gas, Mining, Manufacturing, Pulp & Paper and Pharmaceutical. Access to thousands of vendors' prequalification information is housed online at www.PICSauditing.com.

Founded in 2003 as an organization dedicated to safety, PICS is the fastest-growing, full-service contractor prequalification company worldwide. PICS is headquartered in Irvine, California, with offices in Houston, Texas; Calgary, Canada; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Johannesburg, South Africa; Maidenhead, U.K.; Munich, Germany; Paris, France; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Sydney, Australia; Singapore; Tokyo, Japan and Hong Kong, China.

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