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C o n s t r u c t i o n M a r k e t p l a c e W e d n e s d a y, J a n u a r y 2 1 , 2 0 1 5 4 8 CASCADIAN MARKETING FOUNDED ON SUCCESS By Skip Murker, President, Cascadian Marketing, Inc. In 1970, I founded the retail/wholesale company Thunderbird Electrical & Plumbing Supplies, located in western Canada. By 1995, we employed 360 peo- ple. My company was able to compete suc- cessfully against national chains, in part by sourcing plumbing fixtures and related products from foreign OEM factories from a total of nine different countries. In 1995, I sold the business, and after a short respite I decided to start a new company. It is my mission to use the experience and knowledge gained from my previous company to assist and enable independent retailers and plumb- ing wholesalers in competing with national and international companies. When you are shopping for high-qual- ity, low price sanitaryware fixtures that include toilets, countertop lavatories, pedestals and stainless steel sinks, you will find them at Cascadian Marketing's booth. All of our fixtures have been tested and listed with ICC and come with the UPC. For more information, visit www.casca- dianmarketing.com, call 360-366-1037, email info@cascadianmarketing.com or stop by booth #S3091 at KBIS 2015. PREFABRICATED LIFT STATIONS DELIVER FASTER FIX FOR PRIVATE SEWER UTILITY Valley Rural Utilities (VRU) applied a more efficient and less site-disruptive alternative to resolve pump station fail- ures along the wastewater collection sys- tem serving a lakeside residential service area near Lawrenceville, Ind. Age and deterioration, shoddy original construc- tion and inadequate capacity further aggravated the original clog-prone pumps as the development of Hidden Lake exceeded the original design capac- ity for 200 homesites in the service area acquired in 1995. "We experienced overflows and up to six pump outages a month that cost us at least $250 per incident," a utility spokesperson recollected. The private utility decided to replace the eight most clog-prone duplex stations. Replacing the pump stations, rated 110-gpm to 660-gpm, was complicated by some facilities located 100 feet off the roadway in steep topography that pre- sented unavoidable disruption of cus- tomer homesites and mature landscaping. Completing the replacements as fast as possible while the existing stations remained active were other priorities in the project management plan. An Innovative Solution HREZO Engineering Inc., the VRU con- sultants, identified a more practical alter- native than traditional demolition and rebuilds of the designated precast con- crete facilities. Instead, the engineers rec- ommended removing the pumps and con- verting the wetwells into junction basins that would continue to collect sewage from the service lines. The waste- water would then flow by gravity through a sin- gle discharge outlet into new, prefabricated fiber- glass lift stations adja- cent to the converted facilities. The 6-ft. dia. fiberglass wetwells would install in 14- to 16-ft. deep fresh excavations from where their pumps would advance the sewage to a downstream regional plant. The two-part Flygt TOPS (The Optimal Pump Station) package lift sta- tion consists of a fiberglass wetwell equipped with the recently introduced Flygt Adaptive N-Pump. The Adaptive N-Pump's superior clog resistance derives from an impeller designed to move axially upwards when encounter- ing most bulky rags, cleaning and per- sonal hygiene wipes, or other tough flow debris so that it can pass smoothly through the pump throat. In the Hidden Lake replacements, the added volume of the prefabricated wetwells also instilled enough added capacity to handle the past shortfalls and the projected future growth in additional connections. The Water Environment Federation recog- nized the enhanced hydraulics of the c l o g - r e s i s t a n t Adaptive N-Pump as the "2011 Most Innovative Product." The engineering fea- tures not only clear built-up material on the pump impellers but clear the drag that strangles pump energy efficiency, the utility learned. "Our first station entered service two years ago and has used less than half the electricity of the old pumps," a utility spokesperson said. Flygt helped to preserve the expedit- ed schedule by acting as the single source for the integrated TOPS wetwell/pump package: all accessory hardware, easy access split aluminum access covers, the control panels and a Flygt AquaView SCADA management software system. One station also was equipped with an optional Mix-Flush valve whose 15-sec- ond blast of recirculated wastewater at the startup of each pump cycle flushes and churns up solids from the bottom of the wetwell. Following competitive bids, the work was completed late in 2013. For more information, stop by booth #C1553. LOW ENERGY LED TECHNOLOGY FROM LIGHT BEAM Light Beam continuously develops new products to advance LED lighting tech- nology. Issues concerning energy, the envi- ronment and sustainability impact every individual and every business in the world. For these reasons, Light Beam Industries is proud to deliver high quali- ty, environmentally-friendly and cost effective LED products. The innovative lighting solutions from Light Beam Industries provide low energy LED technology without sacrific- ing quality. The company develops prod- ucts that provide opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the carbon footprint of any home, business or organ- ization. Light Beam is committed to creating the most energy efficient lighting prod- ucts on the market. By working with Light Beam, you are doing your part to help reduce global energy con- sumption while increasing sav- ings – two outstanding benefits. From solid state light panels to LED illuminators, Light Beam lighting products contribute to more environmentally-friendly communities, one customer at a time. While you can't go green overnight, Light Beam can help by being both innovative and environ- mentally-responsible at the same time. Learn How To Install Light Panels Stop by the Light Beam Industries booth #S6098 during KBIS to learn how to install LED light panels for your next project. Each step of the process is displayed to help you understand light diffu- sion, power supply installations and wiring diagrams. The company has examples of natural stone, translucent mate- rials and creative applications. For more information, visit www.light- beaminc.com or stop by booth #S6098 at KBIS. You can also call 541.228.3650 or email info@lightbeaminc.com. WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION APPOINTS NEW VICE CHAIRMEN IN EXPANDED ROLES Jeff M. Fettig, Chairman and CEO of Whirlpool, has announced the appoint- ment of Michael A. Todman and Marc R. Bitzer to the respective positions of Vice Chairman, Whirlpool Corporation. These expanded roles provide for enhanced leadership that will best enable the com- pany to achieve its significant growth strategy. As Vice Chairman, Todman will lead all integration activities related to the planned Hefei Sanyo acquisition in China which reported revenues of over $850 million USD for 2013 and employs 14,000 people. He will continue his accountability for operations through- out Asia, Latin America, and Global Information Systems. As Vice Chairman, Bitzer will be responsible for the North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) businesses, KitchenAid Small Domestic Appliances and lead all facets of the Indesit acquisition. Whirlpool Corporation recently announced it had completed the purchase of a majority share in Indesit Company S.p.A., which had $3.7 billion in sales in 2013 with 16,000 employees. Todman has been President, Whirlpool International since January 2010. Prior to his current assignment, he served as President, Whirlpool North America beginning in June 2007. He became a member of the board of direc- tors of Whirlpool Corporation in January 2006. He began his career with Whirlpool in 1993. Bitzer has been President of Whirlpool North America, Whirlpool Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) since April 2013. Prior to this assignment, he served as President of U.S. Operations and as President of Whirlpool Europe. He joined Whirlpool in 1999.