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INDUSTRY NEWS McDermott hosts 66th annual dealer meeting
OShkOSh, WIS. —The A.I. McDer- mott Co. Inc. held their 66th annual dealer meeting on February 22 at the Oshkosh Convention Center. Manu- facturer displays, seminars, specials and great food and prizes were the order of the day. Manufacturer repre- sentatives, state regulators and a rep- resentative from Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy were featured speakers. The theme for this year’s meeting
was “Team McDermott — the pro’s source for three generations!” During his introductory remarks
about the McDermott Company’s mission to be their customers’ pre- ferred source, Tom McDermott Jr., president of A.I. McDermott, said, “It’s our responsibility to stay attuned to what’s going on in our industry and to help you differentiate between products and technologies that are a
‘flash in the pan’ and those that are worth the investment of your time and money. As you listen to our speakers today and visit our vendors’ ex- hibits, you’ll see that we take that job seri- ously and that we align ourselves with the best and most promising.” The manufacturer
Meeting rooms begin to fill as the 66th annual A.I. McDermott Company dealer meeting gets underway on February 22 at the Oshkosh Convention Center in Oshkosh, Wis.
display area, with over 30 booth exhibits, was busy all day. New products and technolo- gies were introduced and explained, includ- ing a Wisconsin DNR approved pump vault for constant pressure installations, Goulds AquaVar Solo drive for domestic water systems and Infiltra- tor’s new standard
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Over 30 manufacturer booth exhibits, with the latest in water well, on-site wastewater treatment, water treat- ment, hydronic heating and specialty plumbing products, were on display at A.I. McDermott Company’s 66th annual dealer meeting.
Among the new products introduced at A.I. McDermott Company’s 66th annual dealer meeting was Amtrol’s Well-X-Trol water system pressure tank with Durabase plastic base and Ultra Tuf-Kote finish, covered by a seven-year warranty.
Quick4 Plus chamber with center supports.
Continuing education classes, reg-
ulatory code updates, seminars on wastewater controls, water quality
problems and their solutions, tankless gas water heaters, the evolution of ef- fluent filters and high efficiency tank water heaters were held throughout the day. A special 90-minute presentation
on upgrading private water systems with variable frequency drives (VFD) was presented by representatives of the three leading manufacturers of this technology: Pentair Water, ITT- Goulds Pumps and Grundfos Pumps. This unique and comprehensive pres- entation focused on the benefits of constant pressure systems controlled by VFDs, including improved system performance, user comfort and en- ergy and space savings. Specials and an extended terms and
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dating program were offered to deal- ers the day of the meeting. Exciting door prizes, booth prizes and grand prizes were given away. Visit
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