ELEGANT INTERIOR DESIGNS NAMED 2014 REGIONAL CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR Firm Wins for Residential Bathroom, $30,000-$60,000 Category Ambler, PA (February 25, 2014) – The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) named Elegant Interior Designs in Ambler, PA the 2014 Northeast Regional Contractor of the Year (CotY) in the Residential Bathroom, $30,000-$60,000 category in its Read more
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ELEGANT INTERIOR DESIGNS NAMED 2014 REGIONAL CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR
Firm Wins for Residential Bathroom, $30,000-$60,000 Category Ambler, PA (February 25, 2014) – The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) named Elegant Interior Designs in Ambler, PA the 2014 Northeast Regional Contractor of the Year (CotY) in the Residential Bathroom, $30,000-$60,000 category in its annual awards competition. The awards showcase members who have demonstrated outstanding work through their remodeling projects. Elegant Interior Designs (http://elegantinteriordesigns.com) specializes in commercial and residential design, including kitchen and bath design, color consultation, space planning, window treatment design and home staging. The firm was founded by principal designer Pamela Kofsky in 2003 to provide clients with a completed dream inspired design that fits their personal taste and lifestyle. Kofsky partnered with Tom Hawks, contractor, of Total Home Solution on the award-winning project. Elegant Interiors Designs’ winning entry in collaboration with Total Home Solution involved incorporating a very tiny, outdated bathroom into a larger, more luxurious one. The new bathroom checklist included: double sinks, a vanity tower, sitting area for hairstyling and make-up application, pocket shelves, toiletry shelf, a larger shower with multiple shower heads, a soaking tub, and a separate room for the commode. The design details were evident throughout the bathroom from the artwork to the shades and even in the accent items in the pocket shelves. The Contractor of the Year (CotY) award is widely considered to be the premier competition of its kind throughout the remodeling industry. Contractors from around the country vie for the CotY Awards on an annual basis. The entries for this year’s competition totaled more than $72 million worth of remodeling projects. Awards will be presented on Friday, March 28, 2014 in New Orleans, LA. “I am so thrilled to be recognized by such an elite organization,” said Kofsky. “The prestigious Contractor of the Year (CotY) award is an honor to win as the interior designer for a bathroom renovation. It is an excellent way to share with clients the impact an interior designer can have on any space in your home.” For the design story behind the 2014 COTY Award, visit http://elegantinteriordesigns.com/the-design-story-behind-the-2014-coty-award/
KOHLER, Wis. – Lighting in the home has moved from simply functional overhead fixtures to uniquely designed lamps, above and below cabinet lighting, motion-sensored and timed devices, even in-floor lighting. Every space in the home has its own type of secondary light source, and now with the launch of the Kohler Nightlight toilet seat Read more
KOHLER, Wis. – Lighting in the home has moved from simply functional overhead fixtures to uniquely designed lamps, above and below cabinet lighting, motion-sensored and timed devices, even in-floor lighting. Every space in the home has its own type of secondary light source, and now with the launch of the Kohler Nightlight toilet seat, so does the toilet.
“Typically overhead lights are bright because daytime tasks call for well-lit spaces. But accessing the bathroom at night is a different story,” says Jerry Bougher, marketing manager for Kohler toilet seats. “One of the fastest ways to ruin your chances of getting back to sleep easily is to turn on a harsh, bright overhead light in the bathroom. The Nightlight toilet seat offers a soft, non-disruptive alternative.”
The new Nightlight seat features a lighted hinge, illuminating the toilet space sufficiently to allow homeowners to leave the overhead lights off while using the bathroom at night – creating a soft ambiance in comparison to overhead lights. Nightlight casts enough light to allow homeowners easy use of the bathroom space.
Additionally, the Nightlight seat runs on a seven-hour timer, allowing the light to be on during the night and off during the day when it is not needed.
The Nightlight feature is offered on the popular Kohler Cachet and Reveal seat models, in both elongated and round front. Both toilet seats come with Kohler’s Grip-Tight Q3 features: bumpers on the seat that help reduce seat shifting, quiet-close seat and lid with quick-release hinges allow seat to close quietly and unlatch from the toilet for easy removal and convenient cleaning, and quick-attach hardware for fast and secure installation.
10 Noritz Tankless Water Heater Models Now Featured in Autodesk Seek® Library Access to residential and commercial tankless water heaters in library database makes specifying jobs easier for architects, engineers and other design professionals. FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIF. (FEBRUARY 20, 2014) — Design professionals in the residential and commercial construction industry can now specify Noritz Read more
10 Noritz Tankless Water Heater Models Now Featured in Autodesk Seek® Library
Access to residential and commercial tankless water heaters in library database makes specifying jobs easier for architects, engineers and other design professionals.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIF. (FEBRUARY 20, 2014) — Design professionals in the residential and commercial construction industry can now specify Noritz tankless water heaters using Autodesk Seek®, an online source for product specifications and building information modeling (BIM) for building design. The site now features 10 Noritz products in its database library.
With access to the three of Noritz’s most widely specified commercial tankless water heaters and seven of its most popular residential units, design professionals are able to download BIM files, models, drawings and product specifications during their active design sessions.
Noritz tankless models that are currently available in the library database include:
NCC1991-OD Commercial Tankess Water Heater
proTOUGH NR981-SV Residential Tankless Water Heater
proTOUGH NR981-OD Residential Tankless Water Heater
NC380 Commercial Tankless Water Heater
proTOUGH NR981-DVC Residential Tankless Water Heater
ecoTOUGH NRC1111-DV Residential Tankless Water Heater
ecoTOUGH NRC1111-OD Residential Tankless Water Heater
ecoTOUGH NRC661-DV Residential Tankless Water Heater
NCC1991-DV Commercial Tankless Water Heater
ecoTOUGH NRC661-OD Residential Tankless Water Heater
With the ability to quickly search either by model number or product name, Noritz products can be embedded directly into the search bar of major design software used by roughly 80% of the industry—including Autodesk® Revit®, AutoCAD®, and Autodesk Design Review.
“Our goal is to make it easier for architects, engineers, contractors and other professional designers to specify, design or build with Noritz tankless water heaters,” says Jason Fleming, Marketing Manager for Noritz America. “Having the products readily available in Autodesk Seek gives these professionals quick access to information that they would otherwise have to create themselves. They can simply embed the specified products into the design software, saving them time and reducing their hassle factor.”
For more information on the full line of Noritz tankless water heating products, visit www.noritz.com. You can also telephone us at 866.766.7489 or e-mail us at support@noritz.com.
via 10 Noritz Tankless Water Heater Models Now Featured in Autodesk Seek® Library.
The Board of Directors of Franklin Electric announced today that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer R. Scott Trumbull will retire as Chief Executive Officer effective May 2, 2014 and that Gregg C. Sengstack has been appointed to succeed him in that role. Mr. Trumbull will remain non-executive chairman of Franklin Electric. Mr. Trumbull first joined Read more
The Board of Directors of Franklin Electric announced today that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer R. Scott Trumbull will retire as Chief Executive Officer effective May 2, 2014 and that Gregg C. Sengstack has been appointed to succeed him in that role. Mr. Trumbull will remain non-executive chairman of Franklin Electric.
Mr. Trumbull first joined the Franklin Electric Board in 1998 and was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2002. During his tenure, Franklin Electric has transformed itself from being a submersible motor supplier for pump manufacturers to being a pumping systems supplier for distributors. Additionally, the Company’s revenues have grown to $965 million in 2013 with 37 percent of those revenues coming from developing region international markets. Under Mr. Trumbull’s leadership, the Company’s market capitalization has increased from around $520 million to about $1.9 billion.
Gregg C. Sengstack, 55 years old, first joined Franklin Electric in 1988 and has been President and Chief Operating Officer since 2011. He had previously been Senior Vice President and President, Franklin Fueling Systems and International Water Group and has held numerous positions in the Company’s Finance organization before becoming Chief Financial Officer in 1999. Mr. Sengstack is a member of the Board of Directors of Woodward Inc. (NYSE:WWD), a diversified manufacturer and service provider in the global aerospace and energy control markets.
Mr. Sengstack holds a bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University and masters in business administration from the University of Chicago.
David M. Wathen, Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee of the Franklin Electric Board of Directors commented on behalf of the Board:
“The Board of Directors has planned this transition for several years and we have the upmost confidence that Gregg is prepared to lead Franklin Electric. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Scott for all of his many accomplishments as the Chief Executive Officer of Franklin Electric over the past eleven years.”
Mr. Trumbull further noted:
“Gregg is a strong leader and excellent strategist. He has been a critical part of Franklin Electric’s success over the past 25 years and we are very confident he will lead the Company to even greater levels of growth and profitability in the future.”
Franklin Electric is a global leader in the production and marketing of systems and components for the movement of water and automotive fuels. Recognized as a technical leader in its specialties, Franklin Electric serves customers around the world in residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial, municipal, and fueling applications.
Latest Winners of VIP Installation Showcase and VIP Drawing Selected; Contractors Receive Spots on All-Expenses-Paid Nashville Experience Trip Lochinvar is announcing the January winners in its VIP Contractor Program. Mack Shwert of Winters Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was named the latest winner of the VIP Installation Showcase, and Nick Kuiken of Reiner Group, Inc Read more
Latest Winners of VIP Installation Showcase and VIP Drawing Selected;
Contractors Receive Spots on All-Expenses-Paid Nashville Experience Trip
Lochinvar is announcing the January winners in its VIP Contractor Program. Mack Shwert of Winters Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was named the latest winner of the VIP Installation Showcase, and Nick Kuiken of Reiner Group, Inc. in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, was selected in the monthly drawing. Both winners solidified their spots on Lochinvar’s Nashville Experience trip this June, which includes an all-expenses-paid trip for two and tickets to the world’s largest country music festival.
An Impressive Installation
Shwert’s entry in the VIP Installation Showcase, which is housed on Lochinvar’s Facebook page as well as on www.knightheatingboiler.com, highlighted the installation of a five-zone heating system that included a 199,000 Btu/hr Wall Mount KNIGHT® Heating Boiler and a 40-gallon Squire® Indirect Water Heater. After receiving the highest number of votes for the month, his installation also earned the approval of the judges.
“I’m thrilled to be a winner in the VIP Installation Showcase,” said Shwert. “We take great pride in delivering exceptional work to our customers and it’s nice to be recognized for this job.”
Through April, VIPs can upload a photo and brief description of any qualified boiler or boiler/Squire combination installation for a chance to be named the monthly winner of the VIP Installation Showcase. Once an entry has been submitted, it is featured in a gallery where Facebook users can vote for their favorite installation. Those not engaged with social media can enter and vote on www.knightheatingboiler.com. The top three entries with the most votes each
month are selected as finalists, and a panel of Lochinvar judges chooses the monthly winner. New and repeat entries can be submitted each month for additional chances to win.
Rewards for Registrations
In addition to Shwert, Kuiken was also named a winner in the VIP Contractor Program for January. His product registration card was randomly selected in the monthly drawing, earning Kuiken the Nashville Experience for himself and a guest.
“I’m really looking forward to visiting Lochinvar’s world headquarters and being part of the Nashville Experience with the other VIP Contractors this summer,” said Kuiken.
In addition to each registration offering a chance to win the Nashville Experience, registrations of the high-efficiency KNIGHT® Boiler, Solution™ Boiler and Cadet™ Boiler also earn a $25 Visa® Reward Card[1], while every registered Squire® Indirect Water Heater earns a $10 reward card.
For more information about the VIP Contractor Program, visit knightheatingboiler.com.
Lochinvar, LLC is a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency water heaters, boilers, pool heaters and storage tanks. Based in Lebanon, TN with facilities in Chicago, Detroit, Orlando, Tampa, Phoenix, Pompano Beach and Dallas, Lochinvar stocks all products in all locations. For more information about Lochinvar, contact: Lochinvar, LLC, 300 Maddox Simpson Parkway, Lebanon, TN 37090; Phone: (615) 889-8900; Fax: (615) 547-1000; www.Lochinvar.com.