High school students of GPDA members receive $24,000 in scholarships to fund higher education Goulds Water Technology, a Xylem brand, is proud to announce this year’s recipients of the Goulds Professional Dealers Association (GPDA) scholarships. The initiative serves as a valuable resource for GPDA members, awarding $24,000 in scholarships to 16 deserving students across the Read more
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High school students of GPDA members receive $24,000 in scholarships to fund higher education
Goulds Water Technology, a Xylem brand, is proud to announce this year’s recipients of the Goulds Professional Dealers Association (GPDA) scholarships. The initiative serves as a valuable resource for GPDA members, awarding $24,000 in scholarships to 16 deserving students across the U.S. every year. Each student receives $1,500 in scholarship money, which is granted based on academic standing, volunteerism and leadership skills, and enables students to pursue higher education at the college or technical school level. GPDA scholarship recipients are family members of GPDA members, highlighting the company’s support and commitment to independent dealers and young talent. Since its inception, the annual GPDA scholarship program has awarded more than $420,000 to 352 recipients.
“At Goulds Water Technology, we understand the importance of education and the positive impact it has on the future of our industry,” said Jen Manswell, demand generation manager, Residential & Agriculture, Xylem. “Each year, we take great pride in presenting these scholarships, helping to propel students toward their education goals, enrich their futures and reinforce the foundation of our industry. Through GPDA, we support our members and their students on their path to success.”
This year’s GPDA scholarship recipients are located across the U.S. and Canada, each bringing their unique potential and ambition to the water technology industry. The 2023 recipients are:
- Makayla Kemp, Robstown, Texas – A&R Septic Services LLC
- Solomon Hancock, Idaho Falls, Idaho – American Pump Company
- James Christensen, Hartington, Nebraska – Christensen Well and Irrigation
- Cazden Christensen, Hartington, Nebraska – Christensen Well and Irrigation
- Alex Christensen, Hartington, Nebraska – Christensen Well and Irrigation
- Dalton Molnar, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada – Don’s Plumbing and Heating
- Trevyn Keene, Grand Island, Nebraska – Wells Plumbing Co., Inc.
- Kayna Deschênes, St. Pascal, Québec, Canada – Les Puits Artésiens Deschênes, Inc.
- Abigail Burnette, Concord, North Carolina – Commercial Services
- Andrew Daisey, Millsboro, Delaware – Daisey’s Well Drilling
- Braelyn Brenneman, Accident, Maryland – Brenneman Well Drilling, Inc.
- Leah Brenneman, Friendsville, Maryland – Brenneman Well Drilling, Inc.
- Vidhya Boggs, Pound, Virginia – Boggs Municipal Services, Inc.
- Ava Miranda, Hallettsville, Texas – Chandler Drilling
- Harrison Steinberger, Rockwall, Texas – H&H Waterwell
- Kenneth Muller, Ridgefield, Connecticut – Interstate Artesian Well Co.
Recipient Spotlight: James, Alex and Cazden Christensen
James, Alex and Cazden Christensen are just three of this year’s GPDA scholarship program recipients. Their family-run business, Christensen Well & Irrigation, specializes in water well drilling services. The company is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and Alex, James and Cazden are an integral part of its success.
“My favorite thing to do at Christensen Well is going out on water calls and saving the day for people who are out of water,” said James, providing crucial assistance to those facing water scarcity. His free time is reserved for outdoor activities, including hunting and fishing.
James and Cazden are headed to Northeast Community College, studying electrical construction and control, while Alex is attending University of Nebraska-Lincoln to study mechanical engineering.
GPDA is the industry’s oldest and largest dealers’ association, founded over 50 years ago. As a world-class professional membership organization, GPDA provides independent dealers with extensive technical and product training, sales leads and marketing support. More than 20,000 dealers and distributors have graduated from its education center, going on to further their product knowledge, grow their businesses and help tackle water scarcity in their local communities.
Dynamic training in Seneca Falls offers interactive demonstrations and hands-on learning experience At the forefront of industry training, Goulds Water Technology, a Xylem brand, has released the 2023 third quarter course schedule for its training facility in Seneca Falls, New York. Product, application and troubleshooting courses will be offered from August through the end of Read more
Dynamic training in Seneca Falls offers interactive demonstrations and hands-on learning experience
At the forefront of industry training, Goulds Water Technology, a Xylem brand, has released the 2023 third quarter course schedule for its training facility in Seneca Falls, New York. Product, application and troubleshooting courses will be offered from August through the end of September at the Goulds Water Technology Factory School covering commercial/industrial pumps, residential water systems and wastewater pumping.
Taught by full-time instructors and experienced Xylem staff, courses cover an extensive range of product lines and related systems. In addition to applications, markets, troubleshooting and system components, students will gain hands-on learning through interactive demonstrations of pumps and controls in the lab facility. Most classes also include a tour of Xylem’s manufacturing facility in Auburn, New York.
“Goulds Water Technology Factory School is a fierce advocate of the importance of immersive, hands-on training for industry professionals,” said Tom Stephan, training manager, Goulds Water Technology. “Our interactive sessions allow distributors, dealers and engineers to experiment and troubleshoot various scenarios in a low-risk academic setting, ultimately fostering their success in real-world applications. Our staff is eager to welcome a new class to the Factory School later this summer.”
For more than three decades, Goulds Water Technology Factory School has been a trusted source of knowledge for water industry professionals, offering training on the newest developments in commercial, residential and agricultural applications. In-person sessions held at the Campbell Education Center include modernized classrooms and laboratories equipped with interactive touch boards and flexible configurations, allowing for dynamic demonstrations, as well as digital-forward training activities.
The Goulds Water Technology Factory School is open to distributors, dealers and Original Equipment Manufacturers with at least one year of industry experience.
Q3 2023 Goulds Water Technology Factory School schedule:
- Commercial/Industrial Pump Product & Application School: Aug. 21-24
- Residential Water System Product Application & Troubleshooting School: Sept. 11-14
- Wastewater Pumping Product & Application School: Sept. 25-28
Detailed class descriptions for Factory School courses are available here.
To register for an in-person course, or learn more about Goulds Water Technology learning opportunities, visit the updated website at https://goulds.com/factory-school. For e-learning courses and other virtual training resources, visit https://goulds.com/e-learning.
Building owners want to continue reducing operating costs and carbon footprint, switching to more efficient equipment. Combining the Xylem Smart Motor family with the industry proven e-90 pump series provides customers with a proven solution for HVAC applications that offers pump, motor and variable speed drive in an all-in-one product. The e-90E is a versatile Read more
Building owners want to continue reducing operating costs and carbon footprint, switching to more efficient equipment. Combining the Xylem Smart Motor family with the industry proven e-90 pump series provides customers with a proven solution for HVAC applications that offers pump, motor and variable speed drive in an all-in-one product. The e-90E is a versatile close-coupled in-line pump designed for heating and cooling applications. Installed in either horizontal or vertical applications, the robust mechanical seal lowers maintenance costs and increases the life of the pump. The scope includes 12 combinations of high RPM e-90 models combined with the Xylem Smart Motor ranging up to 3HP.
Xylem Bell & Gossett recently reopened the Little Red Schoolhouse, the company’s suburban Chicago training center for professionals dedicated to the plumbing and hydronic HVAC industries. Xylem Bell & Gossett’s Little Red Schoolhouse in Morton Grove, Illinois, has been an industry icon in education for over 60 years, having trained more than 62,000 engineers, contractors Read more
Xylem Bell & Gossett recently reopened the Little Red Schoolhouse, the company’s suburban Chicago training center for professionals dedicated to the plumbing and hydronic HVAC industries.
Xylem Bell & Gossett’s Little Red Schoolhouse in Morton Grove, Illinois, has been an industry icon in education for over 60 years, having trained more than 62,000 engineers, contractors and other hydronic HVAC and plumbing professionals have been educated in the proper design, installation and maintenance of hydronic and steam systems.
The Little Red Schoolhouse offers training covering a wide range of seminars tailored to different occupations within the industry, and is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
“Industry professionals recognize the value of in-person training, and we are happy to welcome them back to the Little Red Schoolhouse,” said Mike Licastro, director of training. “Whether it’s manufacturers’ representatives, engineers or contractors, our goal is for training to provide a knowledge base that makes them better equipped to perform their daily job duties related to hydronic and steam product application and system design.”
Instruction at the facility is well known for taking a systems-based approach that teaches students not only about individual components, but also how those components work together once installed in a complete plumbing and HVAC system.
Xylem Bell & Gossett, through the Little Red Schoolhouse, has a long history of providing industry professionals with the in-depth hydronic system design knowledge they need to confidently and expertly help their customers. The learning center was updated in 2019 to ensure Bell & Gossett’s mission of education continues to add value to and advance the industry.
Along with cutting-edge technology, Bell & Gossett has reinforced its emphasis on hands-on training with dedicated space for three new demonstration areas that feature functional displays of equipment for a variety of commercial and industrial applications, including variable speed controller technology, plumbing products and service and maintenance.
Little Red Schoolhouse second quarter schedule
- Design and Application* (April 26-29)
- Modern Hydronic Heating Systems – Basic Seminar* (May 10-12)
- Large Chilled Water System Design* (May 24-26)
- Plumbing System Design (June 7-9)
* Seminar approved by GBCI to provide credit toward the credential maintenance requirements of the LEED Associate and LEED AP certifications
To learn more about the Little Red Schoolhouse, enrollment, course descriptions and online courses, please visit www.bellgossett.com.
New intelligent functionality enables users to design complete hydronic systems faster, easier and better ESP-Systemwize, the industry’s most complete hydronic product selection software by Bell & Gossett, now offers a powerfully intelligent functionality called System Designer. Users simply answer four questions online in the Systemwize interface and, within minutes, System Designer generates a complete hydronic system Read more
New intelligent functionality enables users to design complete hydronic systems faster, easier and better
ESP-Systemwize, the industry’s most complete hydronic product selection software by Bell & Gossett, now offers a powerfully intelligent functionality called System Designer. Users simply answer four questions online in the Systemwize interface and, within minutes, System Designer generates a complete hydronic system design that includes all supporting documentation and details, making quoting jobs faster and easier than ever.
“We are excited to launch this unique capability in Systemwize, which allows customers with a registered account to design a complete heating or cooling system in just minutes,” said Mathias Bullmer, Global Product Manager, Bell & Gossett. “The new System Designer feature also ensures ESP-Systemwize remains the most advanced online selection tool on the market.”
Introduced in 2017, ESP-Systemwize incorporates Bell & Gossett’s expansive product portfolio, applications expertise and hydronic systems knowledge, resulting in an intuitive, easy-to-use tool for selecting highly efficient pumps and compatible system accessories. It’s the industry’s only online selection tool that provides the ability to choose all system components from a single interface.
With a registered account, System Designer is readily accessible at esp-systemwize.com/system_designer. Other advanced features are also available, such as saving project schedules, generating submittals and sharing submittals with a Bell & Gossett manufacturer’s representative in the user’s area. In addition to System Designer, intuitive features of ESP-Systemwize designed to assist engineers in system design include:
- Side-by-side product comparisons
- Express select button narrows search
- Searchable by groups of products
- Analyze pump speeds in real time
- Ability to choose pumps and accessories
- Customizable project schedules
- Warning system for potential selection problems
- 24/7 technical assistance
For more information on System Designer, visit xylem.com/designfaster. For more information about Bell & Gossett, visit bellgossett.com or locate a B&G representative at bellgossett.com/sales-service.