diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/ObjectImportCommand.php b/app/Console/Commands/ObjectImportCommand.php
index d8cea51f9b..f43c02215e 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/ObjectImportCommand.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/ObjectImportCommand.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use League\Csv\Reader;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use ForceUTF8\Encoding;
 
 ini_set('max_execution_time', 600); //600 seconds = 10 minutes
 ini_set('memory_limit', '500M');
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ class ObjectImportCommand extends Command
      */
     public function array_smart_fetch(array $array, $key, $default = '')
     {
-        return array_key_exists($key, $array) ? e(trim($array[ $key ])) : $default;
+        return array_key_exists(trim($key), $array) ? e(Encoding::fixUTF8(trim($array[ $key ]))) : $default;
     }
 
 
@@ -319,10 +320,12 @@ class ObjectImportCommand extends Command
     public function createOrFetchAssetModel(array $row, $category, $manufacturer)
     {
 
+        $this->log(print_r($row));
         $asset_model_name = $this->array_smart_fetch($row, "model name");
+        $this->log('Raw Model Name: '.$asset_model_name);
         $asset_modelno = $this->array_smart_fetch($row, "model number");
         if (empty($asset_model_name)) {
-            $asset_model_name='Unknown';
+            $asset_model_name ='Unknown';
         }
         if (empty($asset_modelno)) {
             $asset_modelno='';
@@ -355,6 +358,7 @@ class ObjectImportCommand extends Command
                 return $asset_model;
             } else {
                 $this->jsonError('Asset Model "' . $asset_model_name . '"', $asset_model->getErrors());
+                $this->log('Asset Model "' . $asset_model_name . '"', $asset_model->getErrors());
                 return $asset_model;
             }
         } else {
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 5ec95b091e..fff54719a8 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
       "doctrine/dbal": "v2.4.2",
       "barryvdh/laravel-debugbar": "^2.1",
       "spatie/laravel-backup": "3.8.1",
-      "misterphilip/maintenance-mode": "1.0.*"
+      "misterphilip/maintenance-mode": "1.0.*",
+      "neitanod/forceutf8": "dev-master"
     },
     "require-dev": {
       "fzaninotto/faker": "~1.4",
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 02592d0e39..94f9422f7d 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,21 +4,21 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#composer-lock-the-lock-file",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "hash": "a770010d0ebb93a2e1b5f4acadd5a7f3",
-    "content-hash": "59772418a4612685eea10dde38ca77b7",
+    "hash": "ed9f8700f2dcd943ff662a82e4d8314f",
+    "content-hash": "9c0251ddc1a110d83a762483abeea079",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "aws/aws-sdk-php",
-            "version": "3.18.39",
+            "version": "3.19.2",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-php.git",
-                "reference": "85f1fddaeb40b95106b2a2764268e9c89fc258ce"
+                "reference": "3cb90413129da42c9d3289d542bee0ae1049892c"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/aws/aws-sdk-php/zipball/85f1fddaeb40b95106b2a2764268e9c89fc258ce",
-                "reference": "85f1fddaeb40b95106b2a2764268e9c89fc258ce",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/aws/aws-sdk-php/zipball/3cb90413129da42c9d3289d542bee0ae1049892c",
+                "reference": "3cb90413129da42c9d3289d542bee0ae1049892c",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
                 "s3",
                 "sdk"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-08-11 16:40:35"
+            "time": "2016-08-23 20:58:48"
         },
         {
             "name": "aws/aws-sdk-php-laravel",
@@ -145,21 +145,21 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "barryvdh/laravel-debugbar",
-            "version": "v2.2.2",
+            "version": "V2.2.3",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-debugbar.git",
-                "reference": "c291e58d0a13953e0f68d99182ee77ebc693edc0"
+                "reference": "ecd1ce5c4a827e2f6a8fb41bcf67713beb1c1cbd"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/barryvdh/laravel-debugbar/zipball/c291e58d0a13953e0f68d99182ee77ebc693edc0",
-                "reference": "c291e58d0a13953e0f68d99182ee77ebc693edc0",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/barryvdh/laravel-debugbar/zipball/ecd1ce5c4a827e2f6a8fb41bcf67713beb1c1cbd",
+                "reference": "ecd1ce5c4a827e2f6a8fb41bcf67713beb1c1cbd",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
-                "illuminate/support": "5.1.*|5.2.*",
-                "maximebf/debugbar": "~1.11.0",
+                "illuminate/support": "5.1.*|5.2.*|5.3.*",
+                "maximebf/debugbar": "~1.11.0|~1.12.0",
                 "php": ">=5.5.9",
                 "symfony/finder": "~2.7|~3.0"
             },
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
                 "profiler",
                 "webprofiler"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-05-11 13:54:43"
+            "time": "2016-07-29 15:00:36"
         },
         {
             "name": "classpreloader/classpreloader",
@@ -1018,12 +1018,12 @@
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/Intervention/image.git",
-                "reference": "6886d43f5babe6900c29c59640ca81401fe71c80"
+                "reference": "45a41a38bd1e5290cd51ab773013e6f041b2b711"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/Intervention/image/zipball/6886d43f5babe6900c29c59640ca81401fe71c80",
-                "reference": "6886d43f5babe6900c29c59640ca81401fe71c80",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/Intervention/image/zipball/45a41a38bd1e5290cd51ab773013e6f041b2b711",
+                "reference": "45a41a38bd1e5290cd51ab773013e6f041b2b711",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@
                 "thumbnail",
                 "watermark"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-06-22 08:03:11"
+            "time": "2016-08-19 14:41:12"
         },
         {
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@@ -1221,16 +1221,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "laravel/framework",
-            "version": "v5.2.43",
+            "version": "v5.2.45",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/laravel/framework.git",
-                "reference": "5490b8f00564bb60839002f86828e27edd1e5610"
+                "reference": "2a79f920d5584ec6df7cf996d922a742d11095d1"
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-                "reference": "5490b8f00564bb60839002f86828e27edd1e5610",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/laravel/framework/zipball/2a79f920d5584ec6df7cf996d922a742d11095d1",
+                "reference": "2a79f920d5584ec6df7cf996d922a742d11095d1",
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@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@
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                 "symfony/css-selector": "Required to use some of the crawler integration testing tools (2.8.*|3.0.*).",
                 "symfony/dom-crawler": "Required to use most of the crawler integration testing tools (2.8.*|3.0.*).",
-                "symfony/psr-http-message-bridge": "Required to psr7 bridging features (0.2.*)."
+                "symfony/psr-http-message-bridge": "Required to use psr7 bridging features (0.2.*)."
             },
             "type": "library",
             "extra": {
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@
                 "framework",
                 "laravel"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-08-10 12:23:59"
+            "time": "2016-08-26 11:44:52"
         },
         {
             "name": "laravelcollective/html",
@@ -1595,16 +1595,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "maximebf/debugbar",
-            "version": "v1.11.1",
+            "version": "v1.12.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/maximebf/php-debugbar.git",
-                "reference": "d9302891c1f0a0ac5a4f66725163a00537c6359f"
+                "reference": "e634fbd32cd6bc3fa0e8c972b52d4bf49bab3988"
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-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/maximebf/php-debugbar/zipball/d9302891c1f0a0ac5a4f66725163a00537c6359f",
-                "reference": "d9302891c1f0a0ac5a4f66725163a00537c6359f",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/maximebf/php-debugbar/zipball/e634fbd32cd6bc3fa0e8c972b52d4bf49bab3988",
+                "reference": "e634fbd32cd6bc3fa0e8c972b52d4bf49bab3988",
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             "require": {
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@
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             "extra": {
                 "branch-alias": {
-                    "dev-master": "1.11-dev"
+                    "dev-master": "1.12-dev"
                 }
             },
             "autoload": {
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@
                 "debug",
                 "debugbar"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-01-22 12:22:23"
+            "time": "2016-05-15 13:11:34"
         },
         {
             "name": "misterphilip/maintenance-mode",
@@ -1876,6 +1876,40 @@
             ],
             "time": "2016-01-05 18:25:05"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "neitanod/forceutf8",
+            "version": "dev-master",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/neitanod/forceutf8.git",
+                "reference": "2c1b21e00ed16b2b083ae4e27901cb5f2856db90"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/neitanod/forceutf8/zipball/2c1b21e00ed16b2b083ae4e27901cb5f2856db90",
+                "reference": "2c1b21e00ed16b2b083ae4e27901cb5f2856db90",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "php": ">=5.3.0"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-0": {
+                    "ForceUTF8\\": "src/"
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Sebastián Grignoli",
+                    "email": "grignoli@gmail.com"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "PHP Class Encoding featuring popular Encoding::toUTF8() function --formerly known as forceUTF8()-- that fixes mixed encoded strings.",
+            "homepage": "https://github.com/neitanod/forceutf8",
+            "time": "2015-05-07 16:37:23"
+        },
         {
             "name": "nesbot/carbon",
             "version": "1.21.0",
@@ -3132,17 +3166,17 @@
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                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/tecnickcom/tc-lib-barcode.git",
-                "reference": "220728e5f659b935348442e8d1d3e46fd5f9e178"
+                "reference": "df69541618a0ebc24bc8f938e52f76a471f2e018"
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             "dist": {
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-                "reference": "220728e5f659b935348442e8d1d3e46fd5f9e178",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/tecnickcom/tc-lib-barcode/zipball/df69541618a0ebc24bc8f938e52f76a471f2e018",
+                "reference": "df69541618a0ebc24bc8f938e52f76a471f2e018",
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                 "php": ">=5.4",
-                "tecnickcom/tc-lib-color": "^1.11.0"
+                "tecnickcom/tc-lib-color": "^1.12.0"
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             "require-dev": {
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@@ -3210,20 +3244,20 @@
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                 "upc"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-07-10 18:29:15"
+            "time": "2016-08-25 12:36:23"
         },
         {
             "name": "tecnickcom/tc-lib-color",
-            "version": "1.11.0",
+            "version": "1.12.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/tecnickcom/tc-lib-color.git",
-                "reference": "6a000b658758e271bf4c41bbc1ce4c685d8a7160"
+                "reference": "176464ae7ad0256c1dfd9d742ee2461d0b660f7c"
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-                "reference": "6a000b658758e271bf4c41bbc1ce4c685d8a7160",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/tecnickcom/tc-lib-color/zipball/176464ae7ad0256c1dfd9d742ee2461d0b660f7c",
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@@ -3272,7 +3306,7 @@
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             ],
-            "time": "2016-06-13 14:31:19"
+            "time": "2016-08-25 11:56:01"
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@@ -3326,24 +3360,24 @@
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-            "version": "2.2.1",
+            "version": "2.2.2",
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                 "url": "https://github.com/dwightwatson/validating.git",
-                "reference": "64dc3d211372576d468e2bfaf3c7b7ace66ee970"
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-                "reference": "64dc3d211372576d468e2bfaf3c7b7ace66ee970",
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-                "illuminate/events": "~5.0",
-                "illuminate/support": "~5.0",
-                "illuminate/validation": "~5.0",
+                "illuminate/contracts": "~5.0 <5.3",
+                "illuminate/database": "~5.0 <5.3 || >=5.1.27",
+                "illuminate/events": "~5.0 <5.3",
+                "illuminate/support": "~5.0 <5.3",
+                "illuminate/validation": "~5.0 <5.3",
                 "php": ">=5.4.0"
             },
             "require-dev": {
@@ -3377,7 +3411,7 @@
                 "laravel",
                 "validation"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-04-07 14:59:06"
+            "time": "2016-08-28 07:54:32"
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@@ -3571,16 +3605,16 @@
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-            "version": "1.1.2",
+            "version": "1.1.3",
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                 "url": "https://github.com/facebook/php-webdriver.git",
-                "reference": "0b889d7de7461439f8a3bbcca46e0f696cb27986"
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-                "reference": "0b889d7de7461439f8a3bbcca46e0f696cb27986",
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@@ -3588,7 +3622,9 @@
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             "require-dev": {
-                "phpunit/phpunit": "4.6.*"
+                "friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer": "^1.11",
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "4.6.* || ~5.0",
+                "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^2.6"
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@@ -3611,7 +3647,7 @@
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                 "webdriver"
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-            "time": "2016-06-04 00:02:34"
+            "time": "2016-08-10 00:44:08"
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@@ -4580,23 +4616,23 @@
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-            "version": "1.3.7",
+            "version": "1.3.8",
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                 "url": "https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/environment.git",
-                "reference": "4e8f0da10ac5802913afc151413bc8c53b6c2716"
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@@ -4626,7 +4662,7 @@
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@@ -5184,7 +5220,8 @@
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         "erusev/parsedown": 20,
-        "tecnickcom/tc-lib-barcode": 20
+        "tecnickcom/tc-lib-barcode": 20,
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