When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005, Erik Bernal got a wakeup call. The storm and its effects brought the topic of water quality to...
Water Treatment Dealers
Large or small, water dealerships have the same goal: to provide customers the best solutions and service for their water quality concerns. Here, water treatment dealers can find the information they need on sales, marketing, management, training and professional certification to help their businesses run smoothly, plus company and association news and updates.
Jun 21 2018
Residential water filters come in all shapes and sizes. From small faucet-mount systems and pour-through pitchers to under-the-counter plumbed-in...
Jun 21 2018
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates bottled water. FDA regulations for bottled water include Good...
May 24 2018
Ronnie Lee did not plan to have a career as a water treatment dealer in Hobbs, N.M. He was a nursing home administrator when the owner of Hanes...
Apr 26 2018
The city of Buchanan, Mich., is located in the southwest corner of the state and has a population of approximately 4,500 people. Its northeast...
Mar 26 2018
Manufacturers, and pretty much anyone in business, understand that their revenue follows the 80/20 rule: 20% of their dealers produce 80% of their...
Mar 26 2018
In the shadow of the eastern Rocky Mountains rests Thornton, Colo., home to a budding...
Mar 1 2018
Bandera County, Texas, is located in the Texas Hill Country, approximately 40 miles northwest of San Antonio. Despite its proximity to the city...
Mar 1 2018
It seems almost fated that Bob Schaefer would find himself starting a water business in a place with so apt a name as Watertown. Whether this was...
Feb 28 2018
In 1950, journalist and flight instructor Paul Maher bought a water conditioning business as a side project while he continued to write and teach...
Feb 28 2018
For the fourth year, WQP profiles a selection of young professionals in the water treatment industry. The five individuals featured here exhibit...
Feb 28 2018
The art of sailing involves more than simply jumping on a boat and letting the wind take you away. There are physics involved—a delicate balance...
Feb 28 2018
After Fidel Castro became prime minister of Cuba in 1959, Ray Puentes immigrated to the U.S., where some of his family lived. Ray’s uncle owned a...
Jan 26 2018
All service companies, regardless of size and function, have the same goals and different methods to accomplish them. Though, in water companies,...
Jan 25 2018
The western Nevada city of Sparks is located just east of Reno and approximately 40 miles northeast of Lake Tahoe. As those recreation...
Jan 5 2018
WQP extended the submission deadline for the 2017 Young Professionals program to Jan. 18, 2018. The program recognizes noteworthy rising...
Dec 29 2017
With a career that spans more than three decades, Chuck Minott, owner of Mainely Water, has never worked for anyone. Originally from Maine, he and...
Dec 5 2017
Find out how one Houston-area dealership responded to Hurricane Harvey.
Dec 5 2017
Each month, WQP recognizes a water treatment dealer who exemplifies the values of hard work, customer service, professional development and...
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Jun 22 2018
When I began my career with an automotive supplier in Zeeland, Mich., in 2003, there were three reverse osmosis (RO) systems and four deionized (...
Jun 22 2018
The ongoing drought in Southern California rages on, leaving homeowners with shorter showers, drier lawns, and a more mindful attitude regarding...
Jun 22 2018
Now more than ever, drinking water quality plays an important role in the healthy production of broiler chickens, hatching eggs, turkeys and table...