‘Pedal to the Metal to Grow the Company’

By Donna Kreutz Twenty-two years ago, Bob Kappel moved to Wisconsin and took a job at Devil’s Head Resort as Director of Plant Operations. He was in charge of janitorial, maintenance, security and housekeeping services…and […]

‘Make Sure Everybody Is Empowered’

By Donna Kreutz Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Michael Figoff had just met Jerry Hollander, owner of Filtercor (founded in 1978) in California and spent a few weeks consulting […]

Ozone – Mother Nature’s Perfect Purifier

By Donna Kreutz Three decades ago Cameron Tapp began designing ozone generators in his garage in San Luis Obispo, CA. Marc DeBrum joined Tapp 19 years ago and together, they grew ClearWater Tech. “Cameron was […]

“Our Strength Is Our Small Size and Brilliant Team”

By Donna Kreutz Twenty-five years. That’s the age of Differential Pressure Plus, Inc. in Branford, CT and the age of its new President, Matt Schell. “The company was established in 1991, the year of my […]

Temporary Job Leads to International Career

By Donna Kreutz Thomas Palkon was fresh out of college when he took a temporary job as a lab technician testing water treatment equipment in the fall of 1997. It was stopgap work to earn […]

Tomlinson Industries: Faucets Making a Global Difference

By Donna Kreutz Family-owned Tomlinson Industries began making faucets for commercial coffee urns and brewers in 1911. Through strategic acquisitions and product developments, the Tomlinson faucet line grew from liquid food and beverage dispensing applications […]

Not a Sprint but a Long-Distance Race

By Donna Kreutz Twelve years ago, ChungHo purified water coolers were unknown in the United States. Today, ChungHo U.S.A. serves tens of thousands of customers and works with more than 200 dealers across the nation. […]

Cuban Exile Lives All-American Dream

By Donna Kreutz Electrical engineer Jose Garcia-Piñeyro came to the US from his native Cuba to present lectures at CUNY College in New York in 1993. He seized the opportunity to start a new life […]

H2O International’s Ivan Molina on Water Purification and ...

By Denise M. Roberts Expedition Adventure & Survival Training LLC (E|A|S|T LLC) Boca Raton, FL 33442 Tel: (561) 409-3953 www.eco-expeditions.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/xpeditionadventuresurvivaltraining info@eco-expeditions.com H2O International, Inc.’s Iván Molina Castrillón is a multifaceted, multitalented man with […]

Superb Wrench, Launched by a Broken Filter Wrench

By Denise M. Roberts Superb Wrench, LLC 336 N. Reese Street South Lyon, MI 48178 Tel: (248) 770-6874 www.Superbwrench.com phall@superbfabricating.com Employees: 20 Superb Wrench, LLC, a family-owned enterprise, is fairly new to the water treatment […]