Company News
December 25, 2005
Merry Christmas Everybody!
We
will be closed Monday December 26th and January 2, 2006 for the
New Year. Please remember we are always on call for you.
December 9, 2005
The NGWA national show
is in Atlanta, Georgia. December 10th thru December 17th.
Go to www.ngwa.org for more details.
November 24, 2005
We will be closed Thursday
November 24th for Thanksgiving so we may spend some time with our
loved ones. We hope you do the same. :~)
September 30, 2005
Thank everyone for your
concern and prayers through this past Hurricane. Rita missed
our Jennings office and did minimal damage to our Vidor facility.
Many of our team members were not so fortunate. Please keep
them in your prayers.
September 23, 2005
Due to Hurricane Rita our
Vidor & Jennings offices will be close today. Both offices
should reopen Monday September 26. If you need anything please
call 800-444-7096 and our Shreveport office will assist you.
Thank you for your consideration, and as always...we appreciate
and value your business.
September 15, 2005
Congratulations to Mr. Rick
Floyd, our General Manager. Today Rick celebrates his 20th year
with us. Way to go RIck! Thank you for all you have done.
September 6, 2005
Electrical power and phone
service have been restored to the Tickfaw office. Our staff and
their families are all accounted. We are open for business!
Here is a link to the Louisiana
State Police. It contains information about Katrina Reentry Plan
Map,
Louisiana Evacuations and Road Closures.
August 29, 2005
Hurricane Katrina has closed
the Tickfaw office today. Wholesale Pump has employees in the area
and as soon as the Hurricane leaves the are we will reopen.
August 16, 2005
Construction starts on the
New Shreveport office for Wholesale Pump & Supply, Inc. CC&D,
a Shreveport based construction firm, has started on the project
and estimates completion by January 2005.
August 15, 2005
Steven Wilde joins WPS. Steven
will work hand in hand with our industrial & commercial sales
team as an applications manager, streamlining the bid spec process
as well as engineered solutions. Steven brings over 10 years experience
with the pump industry with him. Please contact
him for your pumping needs in the Shreveport area. Congratulations
Steven!
January 2, 2005
Joshua French moves into
inside sales in Tickfaw. Most of our Tickfaw customers know Joshua's
smiling
face as he delivered there products on his weekly route. Joshua
has now moved into inside sales. Please contact
him for your pumping needs in the Tickfaw area. Congratulations
Joshua!
December 16, 2004
Richard Aguirre joins Wholesale
Pump & Supply, Inc. Richard has an Associate of Sicence Degree
in Industrial Control Systems. He specializes in Boiler and Burner
applications, design of water and steam piping systems and repair
of control valves, steam traps and pump systems. Richard will
be responsible for industrial sales in East Texas and Arkansas.
October 13, 2004
Wholesale Pump & Supply
has arcived copies of our monthly newsletter online. You can now
recieve all the issues you missed in the past. As always please
forward any ads or articles you want to appear by clicking
here.
September 15, 2004
Christopher LaBorde joins
Wholesale Pump & Supply as an inventory manager. Christopher
is a recent graduate of Kanas State University. Welcome aboard Christopher.
He can be reached at Christopher
LaBorde.
July 4, 2004
All Wholesale Pump & Supply,
Inc. branches will be closed July 5th in observance of the July
4th Holiday. Please remember if you have an emergency you
can call your local branch and an on call salesman will help you.
Thank you for choosing Wholesale Pump & Supply as your pump
supplier and have a safe and happy Independence day!
April 26, 2004
Mitchell Hunt joins Wholesale
Pump & Supply, Inc. as a water system sales representative for
North Texas. Mitchell brings over six years experience to the table.
He began as a Drillers helper and worked his way up to become a
driller and pump installer. Mitchell specializes in multiunit controls
such as low voltage and hydraulic automation. Mitchell and his wife
Kathleen have two beautiful daughters, Ashley and Abby, and a strapping
young boy named Christopher. Mitchell enjoys drag racing, hi performance
engine design, fishing and golf. When asked what drew him to the
industry, he stated he most enjoys helping solve the unique problems
customer bring to the table. Mitchell works out of the Tyler store
and can be reached at Mhunt@wpspump.com or 903-526-6264. Welcome
aboard Mitchell!
April 5, 2004
Jeff Barron joins Wholesale
Pump & Supply, Inc. as a commercial and industrial sales representative
for Texas and Arkansas. Jeff brings over a decade of pump application
and design experience to the table. Jeff works out of the Shreveport
office and can be reached at 318-221-4275 or jbarron@wpspump.com.
WELCOME ABOARD JEFF!
April 1, 2004
We've moved in Vidor. The
Vidor branch has expanded into a new building off of I-10. We expanded
our warehouse and yard space to keep up with the growing demand.
All of the phone number will remain the same. If you have any question
please call or email @ jlaborde@wpspump.com.
March 30, 2004
The first issue of "The
Pumping News" will be included in with your statements. Inside
each issue you will find monthly specials, informative articles
and schedules of events to come. Please feel free to submit items
for sale to be listed or any editorial ideas you may have. Please
send to Plaborde@wpspump.com.
March 22, 2004
Welcome back! Our
Customer appreciation trip was a wonderful success. Over 70 customers
and staff returned safely from a 7 day cruise aboard R.C.C.L's 'Rhapsody
of the Seas'. Thank all of you who participated. It would be the
same without you. (I'll have some pictures posted soon.)
January 28 thru 30, 2004
WACO, TEXAS - The
2004 Texas Ground Water Show.
January 26, 2004 -
Ron Thurston joins Wholesale
Pump & Supply, Inc. Ron has an extensive background in commercial
and industrial sales and applications. He has over 20 years experience
in the pump and compressor industry. Ron will be traveling and introducing
himself to our industrial and commercial customer in the North Louisiana
and East Texas area during the next few weeks. Ron works out of
the Shreveport office and can be reached at 318-221-4275 or rthurston@wpspump.com.
WELCOME ABOARD RON!
January 15, 2004
ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA
- The 2004 Louisiana
Water Well Show is a tremendous success. Drillers, contractors,
suppliers and water well professionals from all over Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi attended this year. A special thanks
to Mrs. Norma and the Louisiana Board for putting on such great
show. Congratulations are in order for Mr. and Mrs. Denral Stilley
of Stilley Water Well. Mr. Stilley was the first to reach "Black
out" during the final round of bingo Thursday night. His prize
is a trip for two on Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody
of the Sea.
September 29, 2003
Edward Wallace joins Wholesale
Pump & Supply, Inc. as an inside salesman at the Tickfaw store
in South Louisiana. Edward can be reached at 985-542-1527 or email
at Ewallace@wpspump.com.
Welcome aboard Edward.
July 9, 2003
Wholesale Pump & Supply,
Inc. has been approved to distribute Goulds Aquavar. This motor
control system allows multiple control inputs. Inputs can be adapted
for constant pressure, flow requirements, variable pressure requirements
and a host of other applications. Best of all the units can be retrofitted
to your existing equipment. For an energy savings calculator using
the Aquavar product follow this link: http://www.goulds.com/aquacalc.asp
July 7, 2003 - 8:00 a.m. - Wholesale
Pump & Supply, Inc. opens our fifth store in Tickfaw, Louisiana.
Located strategically at the intersection of I-12 & I-55 we
are a short jump to anywhere in Southeast Louisiana and South Mississippi.
Toll Free 877-542-1527.
July 1, 2003 - Lance Babst joins
the Wholesale Pump & Supply, Inc. Team. Lance specializes in
pressure boosting systems, large booster stations, commercial and
industrial pump applications. Lance will office at the Tickfaw store.
Toll Free 877-542-1527 or lbabst@wpspump.com.
