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INDUSTRY NEWS Tomlinson Industries celebrating 100th anniversary


CLEVELAND — It is with great pride that Tomlinson Industries announces they will celebrate their 100th An- niversary in 2011. In 1911, Tomlinson Steam Specialty


Co. (TSSC) was founded by A. E. Tomlinson, representing a line of steam valves. A. E. Tomlinson purchased the


patent for ground plug faucets from Gustave Mueller and started a business – the Tomlinson No-Drip Faucet Com- pany – to manufacture and sell these faucets around the U.S. His son, Ralph E. (Tommy) Tomlinson, joined the company in 1922 to run the Tomlinson No-Drip Faucet Company. During the next several decades,


Tomlinson made many great strides. Strong business during the 1970s al- lowed Tomlinson to diversify and ex- pand its product lines to include commercial foodservice equipment. Through numerous acquisitions, Tomlinson Industries has expanded from the coffee/beverage markets to housewares, bottled water, purified water and plumbing industries, to providing quality foodservice equip- ment and food safety products for commercial/institutional kitchens and convenience/self-serve venues. It is due to this type of diversifica- tion that Tomlinson has continued to


grow over the course of 10 decades — and is still going strong! Tomlinson Industries was pur-


chased by The Meyer Company in 1974. Tomlinson operates as an inde- pendent division and has continued to thrive throughout many economic cy- cles both domestically and interna- tionally. Today, Tomlinson Industries consists of three product divisions:


•THE WHOLESALER® — JANUARY 2011


• The No-Drip® • Modular®


Faucet Division Dispensing Systems • The Foodservice Products Di-


vision. Tomlinson’s headquarters and


manufacturing facilities are located in Cleveland, Ohio. Michael E. Figas is president,


while executive vice president Louis J. Castro heads up the company’s sales, marketing and quality efforts. Visit www.tomlinsonind.com.


OBITUARY George T. LaBollita, PVF industry veteran


SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF.— George LaBollita, a veteran of the PVF industry, passed away Decem- ber 10. His most recent service to the industry was with kelly Pipe in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., where he held the position of executive vice president from July 1, 1982 to March 31, 2006 when he retired to spend some much-deserved time


with his family. LaBollita, who was born March 23,


1937, leaves behind his wife, three children and three grandchildren. He will be remembered for his kindness and honesty, he always had a smile and a kind word, and he was a truly cowboy at heart. LaBollita will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him.


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