Pentair Announces Commitment to Help Accelerate Innovation to Reduce, Reuse and Recover Water
March 22 2016 - 7:00AM
To commemorate World
Water Day, Pentair attends White House Water Summit and announces
innovative new centers dedicated to help municipal, industrial and
commercial companies manage water resources
WASHINGTON, D.C - March 22, 2016 - Pentair,
a global leader in creating sustainable water solutions, announced
today its commitment to open two Application Centers dedicated to
helping municipal, industrial and commercial companies better
manage water use. The commitment is being announced in conjunction
with Pentair's participation at the White House Water Summit,
taking place today in honor of the United Nations' World Water Day.
The Summit brings together public and private companies in an
effort to catalyze ideas and actions to help build a sustainable
and secure water future through innovative science and
technology.
"As the world's growing population puts increasing
demands on our precious water resources, Pentair is committed to
continued innovation to help customers produce more food, energy
and efficiencies from each drop of water," said Randall J. Hogan,
Pentair Chairman and CEO. "To that end, these centers will help
accelerate new innovation development by engaging our customers and
others to innovate, validate and collaborate as we work to help
municipal, industrial and commercial companies reduce their water
footprint."
The Pentair Application Centers will be
established in the United States over the next three years. The
centers will focus on industrial water reuse in manufacturing, one
of the largest users of fresh water, and water stewardship in food
and beverage processing- areas of focus where Pentair has proven
expertise working with global customers as well as in its own
manufacturing facilities. For instance, at its site in Conroe,
Texas, Pentair has engineered closed-loop water systems to cool
production equipment and machinery, as well as a water reuse system
for the wastewater produced during manufacturing. In total, the
efforts have reduced the site's water consumption by 95
percent.
"Our innovative solutions help companies reuse
water, reduce waste, and save money," said Hogan. "We are
implementing this strategy at our operations worldwide to improve
and reduce our own use of water, as well."
Increasing Access to Sustainable,
Safe Water
In addition to efforts to help customers better manage water
resources, Pentair is working to transform the way safe water is
sustainably delivered to people in need. Through Project Safewater,
the company's holistic approach to providing safe water solutions,
Pentair collaborates with a range of partners with innovative
approaches-combining technology, micro-enterprise business models,
and scientific research-to provide sustainable access to safe
water. Since 2006, Pentair has implemented numerous Project
Safewater programs around the world, providing clean, safe drinking
water to more than 2.8 million people. Its initial Safewater
initiative, launched in 2006 in Colon, Honduras has enabled the
community of 300,000 to sustainably operate more than 200 Safewater
stations, reducing the incidence of water borne illness by 80
percent.
To learn more about Pentair's efforts in water
technology innovations and safe water programs, visit
www.pentair.com.
ABOUT PENTAIR PLC
Pentair plc (www.pentair.com) delivers industry-leading products,
services and solutions for its customers' diverse needs in water
and other fluids, thermal management and equipment protection. With
2015 revenues of $6.4 billion, Pentair employs approximately 30,000
people worldwide.
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Media Contact:
Rebecca Osborn - Pentair Communications
Direct: +1 763 656 5580
Email: rebecca.osborn@pentair.com
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