1/4/2012
American Granby is pleased to announce the acquisition of Wingmaster ® Plus, Inc. of Norwood, NJ effective December 19, 2011. All Wingmaster ® Plus assets have been consolidated with the AGI, Liverpool, NY central distribution facility.
Wingmaster® Plus specializes in the design, manufacture and sale of specialty tools and accessories for servicing swimming pools. These innovative tools and accessories feature the patented Wingmaster ® Plus Service Tool and Tool kits designed for the easy installation and removal of rubber and plastic winterizing plugs used in winterizing swimming pools.
The Wingmaster® Plus offering includes many specialized pool service tools and accessories including anchor and shell extractors, universal keys for jet, nozzle and wall fitting installation and removal, templates, stencils and deburring tools.
Wingmaster® Plus products have been sold through American Granby since 2004. This acquisition ensures our ability to provide our Pool and Spa wholesalers and their service contractors and dealers with access to these products for years to come.
Pool service contractors and dealers can reference the Wingmaster product line through either www.wingmasterplus.com or through www.americangranby.com. Pool service contractors and dealers can acquire the Wingmaster ® Plus products through any AGI pool and spa wholesaler in North America. Just call 1-888-784-0747 and a Customer Service representative will answer product questions or work with you to locate an AGI wholesaler that can supply the Wingmaster® Plus products quickly and competitively.
1/3/2012
American Granby will be participating as an exhibitor at the following 2012 industry trade shows. We hope to see you there!
ATLANTIC CITY POOL & SPA
BOOTH # 3456
January 24-26, 2012
Atlantic City, NJ
ORLANDO POOL & SPA EXPO
BOOTH #
February 24-25, 2012
Orlando, FL
NEW ENGLAND WATER WELL EXPO
BOOTH #35
March 30-31, 2012
Fitchburg, MA
FLORIDA GROUNDWATER EXPO
BOOTH # 309
May 3-5, 2012
Orlando, FL
SAWD JUBILEE
BOOTH #
July 21-23, 2012
Virginia Beach, VA
IRRIGATION ASSOCIATION EXPO
BOOTH #
November 4-5, 2012
Orlando, FL
NATIONAL GROUNDWATER EXPO
BOOTH #
November 2012
Las Vegas, NV
11/14/2011
To Our Valued Customers:
At the close of business Monday, December 12, 2011 we will implement a group of list price changes.
These changes include increases on product lines pushed through by some of our manufacturers, increases on some brass/bronze products and reductions on other brass/bronze products where moderations in the cost of copper have reduced finished goods costs. We continue to be committed to reflecting market changes in the costs of our products in a way that keeps you as competitive as possible. While we cannot guarantee the length of time these costs will stay lower we feel we need to pass these on to you as soon as we are able.
The new list prices will be available on the download tab of our website on or about December 5, 2011. Changes will be indicated in bold type. Catalog pages with list pricing can be viewed and downloaded for printing to update your AGI catalog. Excel files are also available for download on the site. We will not be mailing a hard-copy price change mailing.
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7/15/2011
To Our Valued Customers:
For many years, American Granby has been in compliance with various state and local laws relating to the sale of leaded products used in potable water applications. We have worked diligently with our suppliers to provide our customers in California and Vermont with options that meet and are certified via a third party to CA AB1953 legislation. Pending laws in the state of Maryland (effective 1/1/2012) and federally for the whole United States (effective 1/4/2014) will prohibit the installation or repair of any public water system that provides potable water, of any product with a weighted average lead content greater than 0.25%.
As more and more of our supplies have certified their products, we are now able to provide a comprehensive listing of products that meet this stringent criteria. We have, therefore, posted two excel files in the download section of our website to assist the buyers of no lead products.
- The CERTIFIED CA AB1953 file provides a listing of over 3500 products we offer that have been certified by a third party as meeting the CA AB1953 criteria.
- The LEAD FREE for POTABLE USE file provides a listing of 4000 products we offer that are lead free and appropriate for use in potable water systems applications.
These two files, when used together, will help wholesalers in the impacted states and across the country determine the best lead free product options for their contractors and installers needs.
We are committed to continue to add to our already wide offering of no lead, CA AB1953 compliant products and we will update these product listings as new information is provided to us.
Sincerely,
Gary Palley VP, Sales and Markting
10/7/2010
To Our Valued California & Vermont Customers:
As we promised you at the beginning of 2010, we have continued to pursue additional no lead product third party certification on key water systems accessories in our product offering. The products listed below are now certified as “Complies with California Lead Plumbing Law” by IAPMO R&T as of September 2010.
These products are now certified under California AB1953 legislation and will be marked accordingly on their packaging. There are very few options in the water systems market for wholesalers to purchase these products with AB1953 certification. In fact, American Granby is now the only source in the water systems market that can supply an AB1953 certified HAE1, Robert Shaw plastic deep well air release, WG100, WG125 wrap around cable guards, SSDPC Series all stainless steel drop pipe couplings and TA48, TA48B and CTA48 PVC torque arrestors.
In addition to the other AB1953 certified products shown below and others noted throughout our catalog, a full offering of no lead, AB1953 compliant water systems products are now available to our California and Vermont wholesalers to serve the needs of their contractors and installers.
We are committed to continue to add to our already wide offering of no lead, AB1953 compliant products and we will let you know as we do.
PRODUCTS NOW CERTIFIED TO CA AB1953
HAE1 - Robert Shaw Plastic Deep Well Air Release
TA48 - PVC Torque Arrestors w/ Ideal SS clamps
HS Series - Heat Shrink Kits
WG & MG Series - Cable Guards
SSDPC Series - Stainless Steel Drop Pipe Couplings
CVNL Series - No Lead Check Valves
FVNL Series - No Lead Foot Valves
4/1/2010
Effective April 2010 our freight prepaid minimum is $1300 to all of the Continental United States.
1/1/2010
To Our Valued California and Vermont Customers: Please note that American Granby Inc. will be compliant with the new Low Lead requirements in California (AB1953) and Vermont (S152) as of January 1, 2010.
American Granby has already been in compliance with California Proposition 65 for the past seven years and has refrained from shipping any products with any lead content into the state regardless of the product’s intended final use as per the wording of Prop 65.
As of January 1, 2010, AGI will not ship leaded product for use in potable water applications with a lead content of above 0.25% into the states of California and Vermont.
AGI has been working for some time to provide you with alternative, low lead or no lead content products as an alternative to the existing leaded accessories needed to install a potable water system. Many “No Lead” or “Low Lead” products have been available in our catalog for many years now.
Please note that new “No Lead” designations throughout the AGI on-line catalog will be available the first week of January for your reference. We have designated all products for use in potable water applications with either a “No Lead” or “No Lead AB1953” designation where it applies. Vermont customers, by law, may buy and sell either designation’s products. California customers, by law, may buy and sell only products for potable water applications that are “No Lead AB1953” designated.
We offer products from over 200 manufacturers throughout the world. We have been working diligently with all of them who provide these products for use in potable water applications to provide us with the “No Lead AB1953” certification of their product as soon as they can. Some have already received their certification, but many are in process of certifying as we notify you with this letter. Once they receive certification we will add this designation to their product in our on-line catalog.
We continue to purchase additional “No Lead” and “No Lead AB1953” products. As we receive them into our inventory we will add them to our on-line catalog and notify you that they are available.
We appreciate your patience with us as we move to serving you with the products that you need. We will continue to comply with all applicable state laws as we move forward in this “No-Lead, Low Lead” environment.
Sincerely,
Gary Palley, V.P.
Sales and Marketing