Water-quality
engineering firm Panton McLeod Americas has announced the first partnership
distribution deal for its Pantonite cleaning products in the United States.
The Denver-based firm has signed an agreement
with Massachusetts-headquartered water services company Maher Services, which
will see its Pantonite products used to clean water storage facilities,
stripping towers and wells across New York and
the New England states.
Under the
deal, Maher Services will be the first regional U.S. distribution partner for the
DWI- and NSF-certified Pantonite products, which are designed to remove iron
and manganese biofouling from water storage structures including towers, tanks
and wells.
The
agreement means the firm will have exclusive distribution and usage rights for
Pantonite throughout the Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut and New York region.
Panton
McLeod Americas expects the partnership deal with Maher Services to be the
first step in its strategic vision for the United
States, which aims to revolutionize the way water storage
facilities are cleaned and inspected across the whole of the North
America.
Iain Weir,
president of Panton McLeod Americas, says: “We’re delighted to have agreed this
partnership with Maher Services, and look forward to seeing our cleaning
products in action across the New York and New England states.
Jim Panton,
chairman and CEO of the Panton McLeod Group, says: “When we set up our U.S.
division, our mission was to bring these products into the American water
industry and to show companies how good they are. Our vision is to see
Pantonite become the standard product for cleaning water storage tanks,
stripping towers, wells and other facilities across the whole of the country.
“We’re very
pleased Maher Services has seen the potential of these products. The company is
a very well respected and recognized water industry provider in the U.S, so to
have them endorsing and supplying Pantonite as our official regional
distribution partner is a real coup.
“We look
forward to working with them to further establish the reputation of Pantonite
and to grow our influence across America in the coming years.”
Panton
McLeod Americas has previously trialed the Pantonite cleaning products in tests
for clients across the United
States. The firm hopes Pantonite will become
as successful in North East America as its other cleaning chemicals already have
been in the UK water industry – where they are used by its European division
Panton McLeod, which provides cleaning, inspection and repairs services for
many of the UK’s biggest water-utility companies.
Robert
Maher, from Maher Services, says: “We were very impressed with the Pantonite
products when we first saw them, and immediately recognized their potential for
the U.S.
water sector. They provide a faster and more efficient way to clean stripping
towers, wells and other water storage structures – leaving them as clean as
possible, so they can operate efficiently and deliver the purest supplies of
water. By removing biofouling, Pantonite reduces the amount of chlorine
required for disinfection, allowing our customers to become stage II-compliant.
“The
products also are less hazardous for staff who disinfect and clean these
facilities. They are just as effective as other products that use high levels of
chlorine but are less irritating to the skin, so there is a real occupational
health benefit from using them. We’re pleased to have agreed this deal with
Panton McLeod Americas, which we hope will be the start of a long association
between our two companies.”