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On Sunday April 28, 2013 Puretec is proud to be the starting line sponsor for the 1st Annual Ventura Eco Extreme Mud Challenge presented by the Ventura Police Department. This event was created to raise money for the Dee Dowell Foundation which provides scholarships to students who plan to devote themselves to a career in public service. The course will consist of a 5k route at the training grounds for the Ventura Police Department and will include numerous obstacles that will test your physical strength and mental toughness! Sign up today and help support a great cause. For more information visit http://www.venturaecox.com

Puretec Industrial Water, an industry leader in industrial water treatment solutions, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Layne Christensen’s Arizona based DI water purification and water system maintenance services. Layne Christensen is a publicly held company listed on the NASDAQ exchange and focuses on providing drilling services and related products and services in four principal markets: water resources, mineral exploration, geo-construction services and energy services and production. Layne Christensen’s customers include municipalities, industrial companies, mining companies, oil and gas companies and consulting and engineering firms located principally in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Africa and South America.

Puretec Industrial Water is currently building a state of the art ion exchange regeneration and equipment fabrication facility in Gilbert, Arizona and this acquisition will help build upon Puretec’s existing service offering in Arizona and the Southwest, providing deionization, reverse osmosis systems and service for a host of industrial and commercial water treatment needs.

Puretec’s acquisition of Layne Christensen in Arizona is effective April 1, 2013.

The combination of Puretec’s strong existing customer base in the power, utility, and manufacturing arena with Layne Christensen’s proven track record will be a boost to Puretec’s overall service offering.

“When asked how we are different from Layne Christensen and other DI service providers, or what it is that we can provide that others can’t, our answer is always the same. Puretec provides excellent personalized service that is hard to match” said Jim Harris, President of Puretec. “Being a privately held family owned business for over 4 generations has allowed us to focus on the customer and not the shareholder. The result has been strong customer satisfaction and double digit growth”.
About Puretec
Puretec Industrial Water, founded in 1965, is a regional leader in ultra pure water solutions including deionization/demineralization, reverse osmosis, and water system maintenance.

To learn more about Puretec’s products and services visit www.PuretecWater.com

Puretec Industrial Water is excited to announce the addition of Mark Keenan, Jr. Ornelas, and Rick Kaiser to our service team in San Jose, CA. Together, these individuals bring over 50 years of combined hands on experience with industrial water treatment systems for the power, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and many other industries.

Mark Keenan

Operations Manager

39 years experience including several years with Arrowhead, Ionics, and Siemens. Considered an expert in Systems Sterilizations, Mark has worked on most major customer sites and UHP systems in the San Jose and Bay area. Most recently, Mark owned ProDI Sani Services and Porterville Pure Water.  Mark has also managed systems commissioning and startup teams and has been involved in the original installation and operation of many existing systems in the San Jose Area

Rick Kaiser

Senior Engineer

Rick is an industrial water systems design and construction professional with over 35 years experience in various facets of water and waste water treatment. Rick has worked with reverse osmosis, ion exchange, and filtration since 1976 and has witnessed developments firsthand in the many advances in membrane technology (RO, UF, NF, MF).  Additionally, Rick has developed a deep working knowledge many treatment technologies including UV, ozonation, oxidation, metals removal, and the application of materials in corrosive environments.

Jr Ornelas

RO Service Tech

Over 5 years experience as an RO / DI Systems Technician with additional experience in Instrument Calibrations and systems Installations and Startups.

Jorge Guzman

DI Service Tech

As a DI Service Technician, Jorge comes to Puretec with experience in safely handling large multi-axle vehicles as well as forklift and other equipment.

Giselle

Territory Sales

With over 8 years in the high purity and industrial water business, Giselle was acknowledged for her in Inside Sales for US Filter and Then Siemens Water. She has over 20 years of experience in Nor Cal industrial, commercial, and high purity markets.

Puretec Industrial Water is proud to become a member of the Advance Guard Monthly Giving Program where each month Puretec donates money towards the Wounded Warrior Project, a non profit that is dedicated to providing services to meet the needs of injured service members. To learn more and find out how you can help, please visit http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org

The ISPE San Diego chapter will be holding a 20th anniversary celebration Thursday night from 4:00 pm to 7:00pm at the Hilton La Jolla Torry Pines. Puretec Industrial Water will be among one of the many exhibitors at the event and attendance is free. There will also be Olympic themed games and a fun Chargers vs Packers game.

This email is an announcement of a free webinar I and others at David H. Paul, Inc. (DHP) will present on August 9 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. Pacific Time) to discuss your water treatment personnel needs through the end of 2013 and to provide information on DHP’s “pre-hire” training programs and available qualified graduates.

Almost every service, installation and O & M company we deal with around the world talks about how difficult it is to find and hire qualified personnel. DHP has two programs to train “pre-hires” to prepare them to enter the field. We train them so you can hire them and provide only the on-the-job training needed for company-specific activities. Our graduates know the basics and have hands-on experience.

If you plan to hire one or more people between now and the end of 2013, and you want your new-hires to be pre-trained and certified, please attend this webinar. It will be interactive, providing information on DHP’s current programs and seeking your input on any other special training you want your new-hires to have.

Please register for this free webinar at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/450469888

August 13-16 Puretec Industrial Water will be  hosting a comprehensive training course for Reverse Osmosis operation and maintenance taught by David H Paul, Inc. The training will take place at Puretec Industrial Water’s corporate office in Oxnard, California and space is limited. Class runs all day and lunch is provided. This is a great opportunity to get top notch training for RO system operation and maintenance. For more information, please visit www.dhpseminars.com or call 1-877-711-4347.

OXNARD, California (May 8, 2012) – Oxnard based water treatment company, Puretec Industrial Water and Global Water, an international humanitarian organization, partnered to drill a well and bring clean water to the Serabu Village in Sierra Leone, western Africa.

Right now, over a billion people on the planet drink unsafe water, affecting one in six of us.  Puretec Industrial Water and Global Water have collaborated together for many years supporting water and sanitation projects in developing countries throughout the world.  Their most recent initiative involved drilling a well in the southern region of Sierra Leone for the people of Serabu.  By providing a new, safe water supply, this well has had a life changing impact on 1,000 community members that live in the surrounding area.  The well not only provides a protected source of clean water, but also alleviates the daily burden for women and small children to walk in search of water for their family. This chore is intensely laborious, requiring long hours to carry a heavy container in addition to being vulnerable to assault by men and animals.

Sierra Leone has been considered by the UN one of the world’s “least livable” countries because of poverty and poor quality of life.  Something as simple as getting clean drinking water is a huge problem there, heavily affecting rural parts of the country.  According to data compiled by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program, 65% of the rural population of Sierra Leone do not have access to a safe water source, instead relying on contaminated surface water.

Puretec owner, Jed Harris, understands the fundamental importance of safe water and effective sanitation in preventing disease, alleviating hunger and allowing individuals and communities to emerge from poverty.  By working with Global Water, his company has been able to spread awareness of water problems in developing countries as well as work towards real solutions.

Together, these two local groups are changing the world, one village at a time.  For more information on Global Water, visit GlobalWater.org

We are excited to announce two upcoming hands on training seminars that will be conducted at Puretec Industrial Water in Oxnard, CA.

David H Paul Inc., the world’s leader in providing training on high-tech water treatment technologies, will be teaching the courses, which combine classroom training with hands on experience using Puretec’s state of the art regeneration and production facility.

These courses are appropriate for beginners, operators and engineers who wish to expand their water treatment knowledge.

The training dates and information are below:

Operation Control Monitoring & Maintenance of RO Systems

Oxnard, CA:  8/13/2012 – 8/16/2012
Held at Puretec
Details and Registration

Ion Exchange Water Treatment

Oxnard, CA:  10/15/2012 – 10/18/2012
Held at Puretec
Details and Registration

Recently CAL/OSHA recognized Puretec Industrial Water for its effort for maintaining a safe work environment. This came after years of demonstrated effort by managers and employees displaying a commitment to continuously improve the effectiveness of its’ workplace safety and health management system. We are very proud to achieve this award and are currently pursing SHARP certification through CAL/OSHA to further strengthen our safety culture at Puretec.