Fully equipped and well-appointed traveling educational vehicle rolls into Chicago with games, giveaways, and free baseball tickets, as well as practical information and hands-on training in the latest commercial and industrial pump technologies from Grundfos.

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OLATHE, KANSAS (July 12, 2010) — The Grundfos “Pumps on Tour”—a fully equipped, mobile educational center for professionals in the residential, commercial and industrial pumping industry—visited Chicago recently, setting up on the city’s South Side at U.S. Cellular Field, home of the Major League Baseball’s Chicago White Sox. Held on June 22 from noon until six o’clock, the event welcomed representatives from approximately 75 local mechanical contracting and industrial companies as well as a dozen Chicago-area wholesale-distribution firms.

Attendees toured the vehicle, enjoyed a Chicago-style Italian Beef lunch and participated on other games and activities, all courtesy of Grundfos Pumps. Throughout the afternoon, Grundfos personnel conducted hourly drawings, awarding attendees with an assortment of valuable electronics prizes.

Giveaways included: a Nintendo Wii console, an iPod Touch, an iPod Shuffle and — the grand prize — an iPad, won by Ken Sherman of Sherman Mechanical Inc., a mechanical contracting firm based in nearby Cary, Illinois. Dennis Wierzbicki, President of Grundfos Pumps USA, made the presentation.

To cap off the day, Grundfos provided free tickets to the scheduled White Sox baseball game against the visiting Atlanta Braves that evening — but not before hosting attendees to an all-you-can-eat buffet in the Patio Area, located just behind the right center field fence within U.S. Cellular Field.

The Chicago event was one of 48 that the “Pumps on Tour” vehicle will host in 27 different states during 2010. Through June 22, more than 2,400 people at 29 different stops had visited the 1,200-square-foot vehicle for hands-on training by Grundfos staff and the chance to experience first-hand an array of new pump products. The experience includes sessions inside the truck’s mini-theater for viewing training videos and presentations, as well as a series of interactive working displays of residential, commercial and industrial pump solutions. Among the items showcased:

The 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. The ALPHA’s newest innovation is a terminal box for conduit connection applications. To make electrical connections, installers now have the option of using: 1) the ALPHA plug with line cord, which requires no wiring and offers one of the easiest hookups available in the pump industry; or 2) the replaceable terminal box that uses Grundfos’s standard pushpin power terminal connections.
The Thinking Buildings Universe (ThinkingBuildings.com), a new online resource offering mechanical contractors and engineers a complete range of information and tools on commercial pumps to help make their building projects come together more smoothly.
The award-winning Multi-Stage CR-H, the perfect solution for ANSI (American National Standards Institute) pump users seeking improved efficiency and increased longevity for their existing pumps.

In July and August, Pumps on Tour will be visiting the Dakotas, Nebraska and Kansas, before moving farther westward in August and September. During that period, it will make 16 stops in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington state.

For specifics on the upcoming “Pumps on Tour” schedule and how to register for a particular tour date, visit: www.pumpsontour.com/register.htm

ABOUT GRUNDFOS PUMPS:

Grundfos Pumps Corporation, part of the Grundfos Group, is a global pumps and pumping systems leader serving the residential, commercial-building and process-industry markets, as well as being a major supplier to the water-supply and water-treatment industries. Founded in 1945 in Bjerringbro, Denmark, The Grundfos Group is a worldwide enterprise that employs more than 18,000 people in 81 countries with North American headquarters in Olathe, Kan.

For more information, visit the website at www.grundfos.us.

For more information on the tour, photos of the truck and how to register for a visit, see www.pumpsontour.com

For editorial assistance, contact Tom Phillips, Grundfos Pumps in Olathe, Kansas; tel.: 913.227.3411; E-mail: tphillips@grundfos.com.

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IMAGE GALLERY:Grundfos 2010 “Pumps on Tour” Truck Begins its 48-City Journey

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The 1,200-square-foot vehicle will visit 48 U.S. cities from March through November. File Name: grundfos-pumps-tour-2010.tif

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Grundfos President Dennis Wierzbicki (right) with Ken Sherman of Sherman Mechanical, winner of the iPad grand prize during the June 22 “Pumps on Tour” event at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. File Name: MEC_Chicago_1.tif

The June 22 event welcomed representatives from approximately 75 local mechanical contracting and industrial companies as well as a dozen Chicago-area wholesale-distribution firms. File Name: MEC_Chicago_2.tif

The 1,200-square-foot, "Pumps on Tour" vehicle sets up outside the home of the Chicago White Sox, U.S. Cellular Field, in Chicago on June 22. File Name: MEC_Chicago_3.tif