Company Honors Former
CEO Bruce Ritchey and
Top Sales Organizations
More than 400 WaterFurnace
International, Inc. dealers, distributors
and employees from
North America gathered in San
Antonio, Texas, April 27 and 28
as the leading manufacturer
of residential, commercial,
industrial and institutional geothermal
and water source heat
pumps hosted its 26th annual
national sales meeting.
“Our annual sales meetings
provide the company with another
opportunity to support our
dealers and distributors,” said
WaterFurnace Vice President,
Sales and Marketing, Phil Albertson.
“We use this time to
exchange ideas and experiences
while providing important
information about products,
software and marketing tools
that will help dealers and distributors
more effectively sell,
install and service geothermal
systems in the field.”
The first session in the two day
event provided instruction
in the company’s Commercial
Ground Loop Design software.
This versatile software tool
assists trained geothermal
heating, ventilation and air conditioning
designers and
consulting engineers to determine
the appropriate ground
loop required to meet the designed
equipment load.
“We also demonstrated
software that generates economic
analyses designed to
help customers understand
the financial benefits of installing
a geothermal system,”
noted Albertson. “Our goal is
to support customers in the
field with tools like these that
provide information critical
to the sales and installation
processes.”
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In addition to information
about new and existing products,
the meeting agenda included
a state of the industry
report and the presentation
of annual sales awards. “WaterFurnace
has experienced
incredible growth during
the past five years,” said
Albertson.
“These awards
recognize the contributions
our distributors and dealers
have made to that success
during the past year.”
Distributor of the Year
honors went to Eden Energy
Equipment, Guelph,
Ontario, Canada. Dealer
sales awards included Outstanding
Sales, presented
to Peters Heating & Air
Conditioning, Hamilton, Ill.,
and Top Sales for a single
location, presented to J.
K. Mechanical, Inc., Willow
Street, Pa. For a complete
list of award winners honored
at this year’s annual sales
meeting, visit http://www. waterfurnace.com.
The meeting also provided
an opportunity to recognize
the retirement and honor the
accomplishments of former
WaterFurnace CEO Bruce
Ritchey. The tribute included
a video montage that highlighted
Ritchey’s service to
WaterFurnace and to the
geothermal industry.
“During his 10-year tenure
at WaterFurnace, Bruce guided
the company through a tremendous
period of growth,”
said Tim Shields, chairman of
the board of WaterFurnace.
“This success, coupled with
his in-depth knowledge of the
geothermal industry and his
tremendous leadership skills
have positioned the company
very well for a future of continued
growth.”
WaterFurnace
International, Inc.
WaterFurnace International,
Inc. is a leading
manufacturer of residential,
commercial, industrial and
institutional geothermal and
water source heat pumps.
Products from WaterFurnace
include energy-efficient and
environmentally friendly
geothermal comfort systems,
indoor air quality
products and pool heaters.
WaterFurnace (TSX:WFI)
was founded in 1983, the
company is headquartered
in Fort Wayne, Ind.
For additional information,
please visit www.waterfurnace.
com
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