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THE PIPELINE
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Cary HamiltonTerritory Manager
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Murray Supply Hosts A.O.Smith High Efficiency
Revolution Tour Counter Days
Anderson Winnelson Attendsthe Annual Upstate’s Home
and Garden Expo
Bradford Sales AcquiresSeveral New Lines
Ferguson RaleighHolds Tradeshow
Winston-Salem, NorthCarolina based wholesaleplumbing distributor MurraySupply Company held A.O.Smith High Efficiency Revo-lution Tour counter days withthe assistance of Rep Southat the Raleigh branch onMarch 7, 2012, the Winston-Salem branch on March 9,2012 and the Charlottebranch on March 22, 2012.The A.O. Smith 45 foot mo-
tor coach came to eachbranch location. Customersand employees walkedthrough the motor coach toview the high quality waterheaters that were on dis-play.
The A.O. Smith and RepSouth representatives wereinstrumental in explainingthe benefits and uses of themultiple water heaters on
From February 10th
through 12th, AndersonWinnelson participated inthe 36th Annual Upstate’sHome and Garden Expo inAnderson, SC. AndersonWinnelson has participatedin this great event for 6 yearsnow. They enjoy attending
this event every year andare very grateful for the po-tential clients and exposurethey receive from it. Ander-son Winnelson’s booth wascompletely designed andbuilt by Anderson Winnelsonassociates. The booth fea-
Ferguson Raleigh, NCis excited to announcethey held their tradeshowon March 6, 2012. Over300 people attended theevent including many ven-dors including , Kohler,State Water Heaters,Charlotte Pipe, Delta Fau-cets, Sterling, Elkay,Apollo Ball Valve, ElkhartProducts, GrundfosPumps, Nibco Fittings andValves, Viega Pex andCopper Press fitt ings,
BrassCraft, HansgroheFaucets , In-Sink-Erator,Lenox Tool, Irwin Tool, Mil-waukee Electric Tool,Oatey, Turbo Torch, WattsWater Technologies,Zoeller Pump, 3M Cuno /Aqua pure, Chicago Fau-cets, Dewalt Tool, GeneralPipe Cleaner, The KeeneyCompany, Grohe Faucets,Hold Rite, Price Pfister, ,IPS Corporation, Zurn,Navien, Sioux Chief,
Bradford Sales Companyis pleased to announce fivenew lines they have ac-quired in the past 6 months.These lines include,Chronomite, Highland,SureSeal, Transolid, andZoeller. Bradford Sales islocated at 11000-A S. Com-merce Blvd in Charlotte, NCand they have been servingthe Carolina’s since 1926.
Since 1966, ChronomiteLaboratories Inc. has beenthe innovative leader in pro-viding solutions for commer-
cial and industrial tanklessplumbing applications.Chronomite Laboratoriesprovides outstanding waterheaters that are 99% energyhygienic, and engineeredwith a specific intent inmind—to provide instant, on-demand hot water, offeringeco-friendly, and cost-savinggains.
Highland Tank has beenthe Industry Leader since1946. Highland Tank oper-ates six state-of-the-art fab-
Hello Plumbing Pros. Ihope this beautiful Spring istreating you well. I would liketo make you aware of onevery relevant upcomingevent. The Third Interna-tional Emerging TechnologySymposium, co-convenedby IAPMO and World Plumb-ing Council, with be heldMay 1st and 2nd, 2012. Thisyear’s symposium will beheld in Bethesda, MD at theMarriott Bethesda NorthHotel. This two day event willprovide participants with anopportunity to view presen-tations and engage in timelydiscussions on how the wa-ter utility, manufacturing,engineering, and trade in-dustries have found solu-tions through emergingtechnologies in the waterefficiency, plumbing andmechanical industries. Formore details on this eventvisit www.iapmo.org. Have agreat month.
SWA to Hold AnnualConvention June 24-26th
Summer is around thecorner and The 84th AnnualSWA Convention will behere soon.
The membership of SWAextends a warm and heartfelt invitation for you and
your family to come and jointhem at the BaypointWyndham Resort inPanama City Beach, Florida.
“We are excited aboutthis new venue and this
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ASPE -------------------------------- page 9
Ferguson ---------------------------- page 2
Hodes Co --------------------------- page 11
Liberty Pumps --------------------- page 8
Murray Supply --------------------- page 12
Saniflo------------------------------- page 6
SWA --------------------------------- page 4
Winnelson--------------------------- page 7
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Plumbing News: Whatis the Hot Water Division ofMurray Supply Companyand how did it come intobeing?
Joseph Roche: The hotwater division was the brain-child of our COO, GeorgeYezbak, who thought themarket would benefit fromtaking an employee andsolely devoting them to thearea of hot water, whether itwas a water heater, boiler orexpansion tank so that ourcustomer would have onepoint of contact to take careof all of their needs in thatone area. We have peoplein the market who special-ize in valves, or fixtures ormany other items but this isone area we felt could usesome attention.
Plumbing News: Howhas the reception beenwithin the marketplace sofar?
Joseph Roche: We havebeen pleasantly surprisedwith the amount of attentionthis program has brought usto this point, although weare only two years into theprogram we feel as if we arebecoming known as the “goto” place in the market forthe products we have beenproviding. The affiliationwith A.O. Smith has been in-valuable for us because itprovides us with instantname recognition and cred-ibility to our customers, any-one in the market is familiarwith the name and under-stands the quality that it con-veys.
Plumbing News: Whatare the facets of the pro-gram that you have put intoplace to make this work?
Joseph Roche: Thebiggest things we havedone is allowing the custom-ers a 24/7 phone numberthat they can call to getquestions answered or geta quote or purchase aheater if the situation callsfor it, in the Raleigh Apexmarket we offer 24/7 deliv-ery on our commercial prod-uct line as well as lift gatetrucks, stair climbers andother tools to make thingseasier on them. We alsohave recently added a12,000 square foot ware-house full of nothing butwater heaters to make sureto satisfy the inventoryneeds of our customers.
Biography:
• Born in Boston, Mass 8/18/1968
• Graduated from Appalachian State University 1991
• Father worked at Murray Supply Company for manyyears before passing away in 2006
• Married to wife, Tracy 14 years with ten year olddaughter Kayleigh
• Employed at Murray Supply since October, 1998
• Helped to establish the Hot Water Division of MurraySupply in 2010
• Helped to bring Hot Water Division to Winston Salembranch in January, 2012
Joseph RocheMurray Supply Company Hot Water Specialist
Plumbing News: Whatdoes the future hold for theprogram and what goals doyou have for the program?
Joseph Roche: We wereexcited to announce inJanuary of this year that theprogram would be extendedto include the Burlington,Greensboro and WinstonSalem markets to help growupon the success we havealready experienced in Ra-leigh. The branch in Win-ston is currently adding toits existing product offeringand we hope to garner thesame types of results wehave had before. The hope
from there is to identify othermarkets that we feel will bewell suited for the productsand services that we canoffer.
Plumbing News: Howcan a customer who feelsthey can benefit from theprogram or who has somequestions get in contact withyou?
Joseph Roche: I canbe reached at Murray SupplyCompany in Raleigh at 919-834-1661 or they can email me aquestion at [email protected] and I will bemore than happy to take careof whatever they need.
the motor coach. The prod-ucts on display included thefollowing high efficiencyproducts; Voltex Hyrid Elec-tric, Effex High EfficiencyGas, NEXT Hyrid Gas,ProMax-Standard & PowerVent, Vertex Water Heaterand the A.O. Smith tankless.The customers enjoyedbarbeque along with des-sert, as they discussed thefeatures of new products inthe marketplace with thesales associates from
Murray Supply.Murray Supply Company
is a family owned and oper-ated company that wasfounded in 1965 by Mr. C.V.Murray in Charlotte, NorthCarolina. The company isengaged in the wholesaledistribution of residentialand commercial plumbing,PVF, HVAC, industrial alongwith maintenance, repairand operations products.Murray Supply Companyserves their customers fromone showroom and six loca-tions based in NorthCarolina.
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tured several displays high-lighting some of the most in-novative basins and fixtureson the market.
The Upstate’s Home andGarden Expo is one of thelargest Expos to be held inthe Anderson area withmore than 200 exhibitorsoffering the very latest inconstruction and remodel-ing technology.
Anderson Winnelson islocated at 209 Ryder Lane,phone (864) 226-5870.
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Nomaco Insulation, RigidTool and Rinnai TanklessHeaters.
Everyone who attendedenjoyed a delicious lunch thatwas catered by Raleigh’sClyde Cooper Bar-B-Quewhich was thoroughly en-joyed by everyone. FergusonRaleigh also gave out some
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Bradford Salesrication facilities. They areproud to offer the security ofdecades of full service by asound company that hasgrown to become thenation’s premier steel tankmanufacturer. Manufactur-ing high-quality steel storagetank products is what theyknow and what they do verywell, as evidenced by themillions of gallons of tanksHighland has fabricated overthe past 64 years.
SureSeal Manufacturingis a specialty plumbing prod-ucts manufacturer that pro-vides creative eco-friendly
solutions to common plumb-ing problems. The SureSealInline Floor Drain TrapSealer is the green solutionfor replacing failed trap prim-ers and quickly and easilysolving problem associatedwith drains including odors.The SureSeal Inline FloorDrain Trap Sealer can beused almost anywhere adrain is including, showerdrains, outdoor drains, base-ment drains, water heaterdrains, HVAC condensationdrains, maintenance areas,floor/mop sinks, residentialbathrooms, under kitchensinks and in laundry rooms.
Transolid creates andmanufactures high-quality
surfacing solutions for thehome and commercial envi-ronments. They manufac-ture a complete line ofplumbing fixtures. Oneunique feature on their toi-lets is an overflow featurethat is specific to Transolid.Similar to a sink overflow, ifa stoppage occurs, it chan-nels the excess water into aseparate overflow that pre-vents the toilet from over flow-ing into the room. Transolidalso offers an elegant anddurable surface for any tasteor budget from solid surfaceto quartz to granite. For thehome, they offer vanity tops,solid surface shower wallsand pans, solid surface tub
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great prizes including 5Dewalt totes and carry toolboxes, Lenox and Irwin Tools,a Sony 32" TV, two $100 Visagift cards, Milwaukee Drill set,Rinnai Controller and Deltashirts. The American HeartAssociation was also onsiteand held a drawing for the Ri-chard Petty ride alongvoucher.
The vendors that attendedthis event had plenty of roomto display their latest andgreatest products. Theirtables surrounded the eatingarea which gave vendors anopportunity to be close to theircustomers and get a greatdeal of exposure and it gavethe customers the benefit ofbeing able to see each tableand learn about the products.Ferguson also had their re-vised trailer setup with two 50"televisions where the custom-ers could watch a rolling videoof current and upcomingproducts that Ferguson’s ven-dors have to offer.
Bob Lloyd, Counter Man-ager stated “We are back atYonkers Road! Customersattending the trade showalsogot to visit the newly reopenedand redesigned 5,100 sq ftcounter sales area that ispacked with products fromthe featured vendors and somuch more. Ferguson wouldlike to thank our associates,vendors and customers whomade our first show backhome a great success! Wewould also like to thank ourlocal rep agencies that dedi-cated their day to us: SniderSales, Repsouth, Smith andStevenson, Bradford Sales,Carolina Sales, Mid AtlanticMarketing, Sunbelt Market-ing, Lewis Marketing, LudwigWalker Smith, Pro MarketingQuality Marketing and H&HRepresentat-ives.”
From its humble begin-nings in 1939, Zoeller Com-pany, the oldest indepen-dently owned U.S. pumpmanufacturer, continues tomaintain the highest of qual-ity standards, setting the
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Dale Ehrisman & Jason Ganowsky of TriangleTechnicians tour AO Smith mobile water heater
showroom with Steve Vessels of AO Smith
Mark Byrd and Larry Rosser of Rural Plumbing
The City of Raleigh Plumbing Crew
Tom Bailey of Sweetwater Plumbing with MurraySupply Hot Water Specialist Joe Roche
The AO Smith Revolution Tour mobile water heatershowroom
Bobby Scott of Rural Plumbing and Sarah Wright ofMurray Supply check out the mobile showroom
Forrest Adams, Murray Supply; Brad Simpson, CaryPlumbing Co.; and Joe Roche, Murray Supply
Bill Moellendick, Manager Murray Supply Raleighwith Grand Prize Gas Grill Winner Todd Carroll of
Progressive Plumbing Heating & AirJohn Dietz of JD Plumbing receives his Raffle Prize
Gas Card from Murray Supply’s Joe Roche
Curtis Ferrell and Kevin Ayers of WARCO
Bobby Belfield of Murray Supply with MickeyFlinchum of WSFCS
Bruce Hepler of Hepler’s Plumbing with David Hegeand Joe Roche of Murray Supply
Cubby Hambright and Mike Ivester of CubbyHambright Plumbing Repair Service
Angrew Anglin, Murray Supply; Neal Pendergrass andButch Pendergrass of Pendergrass & HolderPlumbing; and Tim Norman, Murray Supply
Nathan Adams, Jamie Sell and Mark Disher ofWSFCS check out Food Junkee BBQ Smoker
David Murray of Murray Supply with Chuck Piersonof RepSouth
Andrew Anglin and Charlie Murray of Murray SupplyCompany
Andy Benfield of Pendergrass & Holder plumbingwith Zach Taylor and George Yezbak of Murray
Supply Company
Scenes from Murray Supply’s A.O. Smith Roadshow in Raleigh
Scenes from Murray Supply’s A.O. Smith Roadshow in Winston-Salem
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UNCG Crew enjoys Irish Stew at GPSupply Solar OpenHouse
Sam Fore of GPSupply with Matt Morgan and JeffShelton of Morgan Mechanical
Howard Hill of Guilford County Schools PlumbingDep’t
Barry Johnson and Bud Lauder of Shamrock Corp.
Andrew Goodman, Enterprise Fleet; Dale Gurvis,GPSupply; and Bill Gurganus, WECC
Randy Allison of NH Yates with Sam Fore ofGPSupply
Doug Kless of Schurco with Dan Brooks of EcoEnergy Integrators
Barry Norris and Ken Jones of JN Mayberry Plumbing& Heating with Bob Nelson of GPSupply
Jay Gardner of Jay Gardner Plumbing with GregVanHook of GPSupply
Scenes from GPSupply’s Solar Open House
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Gary Espey, Ferguson; Michael Polley, FlowRitePlumbing; and Mike Stallings, Sioux Chief
Joe Schriener and Gary Sykes of AUS Plumbing
Jason Scott of ARS receives Dewalt raffle prize fromBob Lloyd of Ferguson
Stephen Holloman of Xtreme Plumbing with GeoffMoore of Rigid
Bob Lloyd of Ferguson awards Mike Waite a DewaltPrize Package
Robert Whitworth, RHA; Bob Lloyd, Ferguson; andJacque Griffith, IKB Sales & Marketing
Chris Chapman wins Grand Prize Sony Flatscreen TV;Presented by Ferguson’s Bob Lloyd
Joe Favara of Pooles Plumbing and Jermane Griffinof Ferguson
Joe Favara of Pooles Plumbing with Bob Lloyd ofFerguson
Scenes from the Ferguson Tradeshow in Raleigh, N.C.
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1st Tuesday of Every Month 6PMColumbia Chapter ASPE MeetingLOCATION: Damon’s GrillCONTACT: 803-407-2643
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March 18-22, 2012MCAA 2012 Annual ConferenceLOCATION: Walt Disney World ResortCONTACT: www.mcaa.org
March 22-24, 2012QSC Power Meeting XXXVILOCATION: Charlotte, NCCONTACT: www.qsc-phcc.org
March 30th, 2012Charlotte ASPE Golf TournamentLOCATION: Olde Sycamore Golf ClubCONTACT: [email protected]
April 6th, 20126th Annual MCofSC Clays for CollegeHarris Springs Sportsman's Preserve-LOCATION: Waterloo, SCCONTACT: www.mcasc.com
April 28th, 2012Anderson Winnelson Annual Golf TournamentLOCATION: Anderson Country ClubCONTACT: 864.226.5870
April 13th, 2012SkillsUSA NC State CompetitionLOCATION: Greensboro ColiseumCONTACT:www.nc-pma.org
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April 27-29th, 2012Kitchen & Bath Industry ShowLOCATION: Chicago, ILCONTACT: www.kbis.com
April 30 - May 2nd, 2012ABPA Conference & Trade ShowLOCATION: Reno, NVCONTACT: http://abpa.org
May 11-12th, 2012PHCC Legislative ConferenceLOCATION: Washington, DCCONTACT: www.phccweb.org
September 23-27, 2012IAPMO 83rd Annual Education & Business Con-ferenceLOCATION: Hollywood, FLCONTACT: www.iapmo.org
October 3-5, 2012PHCC National- Connect 2012LOCATION: Philadelphia MarriottCONTACT: www.phccweb.org
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benchmark for all othermanufacturers of pumps. AllZoeller pumps are timetested and quality driven.Their submersible pumpsare 100% factory tested un-derwater for dependabilityfrom the instant they’replugged in. No matter whatyour water needs, theZoeller family of companieshas the very best solution -from residential waste andclean water pump solutionsto commercial and munici-pal solutions engineered toexact standards.
Bradford Sales is excitedto be representing thesecompanies and look forwardto discussing their full prod-uct lines. Please contactBradford Sales at 704-588-6262 or on their website atwww.bradfordsales.com.
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OASIS and Philips Partner to DeliverCleaner Water On-Demand
OASIS International ispleased to announce its newpartnership with PhilipsLighting. OASIS and Philipshave partnered to integratea unique disinfection solu-tion in OASIS' water cool-ers. Now, for the first time,water dispensed from cool-ers can be disinfected in-stantly and efficiently, on-demand with the PhilipsInstantTrust solution and willsoon be available in theOASIS KALIX® watercooler, and Aqua Pointe®and VersaFiller® bottle fill-ers.
Many consumers areconcerned about the qual-ity of drinking water. In
emerging countries theseconcerns may be due to thewater infrastructure, but theproblem is also prevalent inwestern countries.
With an increasedawareness of the dangers ofunpurified water among con-sumers, people are increas-ingly relying on their ownresidential filters, regardlessof whether there is a publicinfrastructure in place to de-contaminate water.
Philips InstantTrust disin-fects water as its being dis-pensed, up to 4 liters/minute, its simple and quickdisinfection process is idealfor water dispensing solu-tions such as OASIS' bottle
refill stations and water cool-ers. Its unique design worksindependently of water tem-perature, disinfecting bothhot and cold water on-de-mand.
The new PhilipsInstantTrust solution is de-signed to fit point-of-use wa-ter delivery solutions includ-ing taps, water pitchers, un-der-sink water filters andportable counter-top sys-tems. OASIS and Philipskeep working closely tomake it possible to integratethe InstantTrust into its en-tire product line.
First to market withInstantTrust water disinfec-tion inside will be the OASIS
KALIX Point-of-Use watercooler, Aqua Pointe andVersaFiller Bottle Fillers.Each of these units deliverrefreshing water on-demandand are ideal solutions forpublic buildings, gymnasi-ums, sports complexes, hos-pitals, schools and offices.
The KALIX will be the firstof the OASIS water coolerline to include PhilipsInstantTrust. It 's theindustry's only cooler withthe revolutionary PressureVessel Direct Chill (PVDC)system, in a stylish, moderndesign.
Philips InstantTrust in-side-disinfects water on-de-mand, instantly and effi-ciently
Pressure Vessel DirectChill system provides:
Efficient cooling
Reduced leak pointsEasy cleaningClosed system for a more
sanitary coolerDelivers 8 consecutive
6oz cups of cold water (be-low 50°F) and 40 6oz cupsper hour
Soft touch, solenoid ac-tivated water dispenser
Two-piece cooling tankLower front panel re-
moves for easy filter instal-lation and access
Removable, self-drainingdrip tray
3 year limited warrantyThe Aqua Pointe and
VersaFiller bottle fillers to in-clude Philips InstantTrust.These economical, eco-friendly bottle fillers are per-fect for schools, campusesand public facilities. TheAqua Pointe is a sleek, con-temporary recessed wall unitwith optional side-by-sidedrinking fountain. TheVersaFiller is an economi-cal, easy to install upgradeto existing drinking foun-tains, turning most any drink-ing fountain into a bottle fill-ing station; it's also availableas an all-in-one solution forareas without existing bottlefillers or drinking fountains.
OASIS Bottle Filler Tech-nology:
Philips InstantTrust in-side-disinfects water on-de-mand, instantly and effi-ciently
Delivers the highest qual-ity refrigerated or ambientfiltered water
Accommodates refillablesports bottles of almost anysize
Installs directly into exist-ing water lines
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year’s convention is shap-ing up to be the best ever”,says SWA President RandyWool.
“We are hearing frommany of our members thatthe economy in our regionis slowly starting to recover.Last year’s theme was“Success By Choice Not byChance”. This year ourSWA theme will be “TheNew Normal” which de-scribes the significantchanges that have oc-curred over the past severalyears in the marketplace,and in the way we conductbusiness. At this conventionyou will have the best oppor-tunity in the industry to mixeducation, networking, andsocial time with your peersin a relaxing atmosphere.Our exciting keynotespeaker Nadira Hira will en-lighten us about GenerationY, Best Practice sessionswill stimulate ideas for im-proving our businesses andour Leadership Develop-ment Council will networkthe next generations of lead-ers and our vendor/whole-saler meetings will provide agreat midyear review, thisyear’s convention has it all.”
As in the past, the con-vention is a family event andthe SWA encourage every-one to bring their families toPanama City for a greattime.
“We will continue our tra-
dition of allowing spousesand children under 18 toattend the convention asregistered guests at no ad-ditional charge. We havemany attendees whosefamilies have become greatfriends through the years.We look forward to seeingyou and your family inPanama City in June.”
The event will include aSWA Executive CommitteeMeeting, Executive Commit-tee Dinner, Board Meeting- open to all Wholesale andAssociate Members ofSWA, Suppliers AdvisoryCouncil Lunch Meeting,Leadership DevelopmentCouncil— Lunch Meeing (byinvitaion only) to include thenext generaion of execu-tives represening SWAWholesale and AssociateMembers, Advocacy, Eco-nomics, Politics & ResultsSeminar by Dan Hilton,Family Social -Meet &Greet for spouses & kidspoolside, Best PracticesWorkshop Session– Manu-facturer and Rep Panel,Best Practices WorkshopSession– WholesalerPanel, Opening Reception,Chi ldren’s Program,Breakfast Meeting & Key-note Address by NadiraHira, Industry Forum, GolfTournament, ConferenceBooth Program, ClosingParty, Reception/Dinner &Awards Ceremony. Formore information visit http://www.southernwholesalers.org.
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OASISstrainer stops particles fromentering waterway
ADA compliantSuperior water and en-
ergy efficiencyVersaFiller model is a
dual-purpose drinking foun-tain and bottle filler and op-erates with or without elec-tricity
John Kucharik, CEO andPresident of OASIS states:"We're very proud to beworking in partnership with
Philips Lighting and provid-ing this unique, state-of-the-art UV disinfection technol-ogy in our water coolers andbottle fillers. By addingPhilips InstantTrust into ourwater coolers and bottle fill-ers we're the only companyto offer a solution that disin-fects water just before it'sserved. This partnership ex-emplifies our commitment todeveloping innovative water-friendly solutions that providefresh, great-tasting, saferwater for everyone, every-where."
Hendrik-Jan Dreuning,Global Marketing DirectorUV Purification at PhilipsLighting stated: "Philips iscommitted to enhancingpeople's health and well-be-ing, and thanks toInstantTrust, we can ensurecleaner water is always withinreach: anytime, anywhere.
We're pleased to be workingOASIS, a global company thatoffers innovative solutions forwater coolers, and look for-ward to a rewarding partner-ship. Together we'll be mak-ing safer water available forpeople around the world."
The latest OASIS coolersfeaturing Philips InstantTrust
will be unveiled at WQAAquatech 2012 in Las Vegas.Visit OASIS at booth #1239and see the KALIX watercooler and Aqua PointeBottle Filler at work.
Product information onOASIS water-friendly solu-tions can be found atwww.oasiscoolers.com.
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