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| For the Media: Impossible Tour Grundfos “Impossible Tour” Concludes Journey across America With 14-City Northeast Swing during October and November Fully equipped and well-appointed traveling educational vehicle to offer New England and Middle Atlantic contractor and engineer visitors information and hands-on training in the latest technologies for residential, commercial and industrial pumps from Grundfos.   OLATHE, KANSAS (September 24, 2009) — The Grundfos “Impossible Tour” – a fully equipped, mobile educational center for trade professionals in the plumbing, heating and piping industry – will be visiting 14 different cities in the Northeastern United States during the months of October and November. This final swing of the 2009 tour begins in Cleveland, Ohio, in early October and ends in Lancaster, Pa., in mid-November. In between, the Grundfos “Impossible Tour” truck will travel through a half dozen other New England and Middle Atlantic states, spending one or two days in each location and giving trades people an opportunity to view the latest in pump technology from Grundfos.
The Impossible Tour schedule for the remainder of 2009 is as follows: - October 2: Cleveland, Ohio
- October 5: Buffalo, N.Y.
- October 7: Rochester, N.Y.
- October 9: Syracuse, N.Y.
- October 13: Albany, N.Y.
- October 15: Newburgh, N.Y. — Orange County Choppers
- October 19, 21: Boston, Mass.
- October 23: Manchester, N.H.
- October 27: Portland, Me.
- October 29: Hartford, Conn.
- November 2, 4: Long Island, N.Y.
- November 6: East Rutherford, N.Y.
- November 10: Philadelphia/Pottstown, Pa.
- November 12: Lancaster, Pa.
The two-room vehicle includes a mini-theater for viewing video programs, as well as a series of interactive and working displays of a wide selection of residential, commercial and industrial pump solutions from Grundfos. The tour features the new ALPHA™, an energy-optimized, 115-volt circulator featuring a permanent magnet motor design that will cut power consumption by a minimum of 50%, as compared with other circulators in its class. For more information on the tour and how to register for a visit, see grundfos.com/web/homeus.nsf and click on “Powered by the Impossible.”
ABOUT GRUNDFOS
With an annual production of more than 17 million units, Grundfos is the world’s leading pump manufacturer, serving the residential, commercial-building and process-industry markets, as well as being a major supplier to the ground water, irrigation, water-supply and water-treatment industries. The company specializes in circulator pumps for heating and air conditioning as well as other centrifugal pumps for industrial applications, water supply, sewage and dosing. In addition to pumps, Grundfos also produces standard and submersible motors as well as state-of-the-art electronics for monitoring and controlling pumps. Founded in 1945 in Bjerringbro, Denmark, The Grundfos Group employs nearly 20,000 in 82 countries on five continents worldwide, including 1,400 in the United States. A top priority on the Grundfos corporate agenda is an active commitment to improving the environment, both in terms of providing innovative pumping solutions as well as reducing the company’s own footprint. The company contributes to global sustainability by investing heavily in research and development to pioneer technologies that improve quality of life for people and care for the planet. For more information, visit the website at www.grundfos.us or view the Grundfos Corporate Sustainability Report at http://www.grundfos.com/about-us/reports/sustainability-reports.html. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook. For editorial assistance, contact: 1) John O’Reilly or Joel Williams, c/o O’Reilly/DePalma, 32 West Nebraska Street, Suite 1C, Frankfort, Illinois 60423; tel.: 815-469-9100, extension 302; fax: 815-469-2555; E-mail: john.oreilly@oreilly-depalma.com or joel.williams@oreilly-depalma.com. 2) Helen Mubarak, Communications Officer, Grundfos. Tel. 913-302-3702; E-mail: hmubarak@grundfos.com. # # # Back to top
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