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New England HVAC Insider
ECR’s CEO To Lead Industry Through 2017 Boiler Industry Re-elects Passafaro to Chairmanship.
Ron Passafaro has been re-elected as Chairman of the Hydronics Institute through 2017.
Ron Passafaro
ECR International, Inc. is pleased to announce that President & CEO,
Re-election to the Chair- manship in consecutive terms is rare and likely due to the three signifi cant issues which began during Passafaro’s fi rst term: US DOE 2020 Minimum Efficiency regulations, US DOE Testing Procedures and Protocols and EPA ENERGY STAR Effi ciency Tiers. Ron’s management of these com- plex challenges facing the industry thus far has moved the Institute’s members to call upon him to finish this
important work during a sec- ond term.
Passafaro has been a mem- ber of the Hydronics Institute his entire career and has served on its Executive Board since 2007. The Institute is comprised of 69 domestic and international manufacturers of boilers and related compo- nents. The Hydronics Institute develops standards, conducts certifi cation testing and works with Federal agencies, spe- cifi cally the US Department of Energy, in regard to regula- tions governing effi ciency and safety standards for the North continued on page 9A
Operations to begin at new site on Monday, June 29, 2015
GBMP Relocating to Newton MA
GBMP, Inc. is excited to announce the relocation of their corporate head- quarters, effective June 29, 2015. The new facility at 60 Austin Street, Suite 102, Newton MA 02460 is conveniently located just minutes from Interstates 90 and 95, and includes a dedicated training space and improved facilities and systems projected to streamline processes and prepare for future growth
and opportunities.
"This move to our new lo- cation is a very exciting time for all of our associates, who are working diligent- ly to make this transition seamless," said President Bruce Hamilton."GBMP has had a long successful history at the UMass Bos- ton campus. While we will maintain strong ties to the UMB College of Manage- ment, moving off campus to larger quarters will give us more space for a growing staff as well as a dedicated training area for customer workshops."
The Greater Boston Man- ufacturing Partnership was founded as a not-for-profit corporation in 1994 with a charter to improve the com- petitiveness of small and medium-sized manufactur- ers in the greater Boston community. Since that time, GBMP has broadened its community to all northeast states, while concentrating its expertise to Lean and Six Sigma training and im- plementation. Additionally, in 2009 GBMP expanded its services to Lean/ Six Sigma in healthcare, which now comprises more than thirty percent of GBMP's clients. By promoting successful Lean transfor- mations, GBMP helps to perpetuate a positive future for industry and healthcare in the Northeast.
Since the release of the award-winning 'Toast Kai- zen' lean training video in 2004, GBMP has produced more than 30 lean train- ing DVDs, books, manuals and training simulations to aid customers world-wide on their journey to opera- tional excellence. These are available at
www.shopg-
bmp.org. Most recently, GBMP launched its Lean in Healthcare website (www.
GBMPHealthcare.org) and is now taking registrations for its 11th Annual Northeast L.E.A.N. Conference (www. NortheastLeanConference. org) on September 29-30, 2015 in Springfield, MA. GBMP anticipates seam- lessly serving its members, customers and clients dur- ing the transition. Busi- ness will be conducted as usual in the current facility through Thursday, June 25, 2015. The office will close for one day, Friday, June 26, 2015 and will reopen for business as usual on Monday, June 29, 2015 in the new location.
GBMP's mission is to as- sist organizations in imple- menting the philosophies
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