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Holiday 2015 St. Louis 1-800-325-4323 www.keyequipment.com Kansas City 1-800-262-0149 www.facebook.com/keyequipment Tom Ramirez Tom Ramirez to retire after 38 years.......pioneered automation at the Town of Normal In 1977 when he took a job in the Town of Normal's Sewer Department, retirement was the furthest from his mind. A job turned into a career and 38 years later Tom Ramirez is retiring. In 1995 he was put in charge of refuse. The Town of Normal is better today because of Tom's management and proactive approach. It was the labor intensiveness of collection and a concern for his people as well support from the Town Council and Administration to pursue more efficient means that led to his decision to try automation. It was a proactive decision and a wise one. It has optimized manpower and saved the Town money. More importantly, operators no longer moved to other departments but stayed in refuse providing stability in the collection of recycle and refuse. Best wishes to Tom and his family in his retirement. Key Equipments salutes him and the Town of Normal. Dennis Dunbar Dennis will be 62 years young at the end of December. He was a journeyman plumber for 15 years prior to going to work for the City of Topeka as an operator. Through the years, Dennis climbed the ladder at the city and currently holds the position of "Infrastructure Support Manager". He is retiring after 25 years of dedicated service to the City of Topeka He is married to his wife Estie and they love to fish and camp out when they can. They have an 8 month trip planned immediately following the holiday season and will be camp hosts at various camp grounds throughout the U.S. He and Estie are huge Nascar and muscle car fans and attend many races and car shows every year with one of their favorites being the annual car show in the park at Ottawa KS. We wish Dennis and Estie the best in their well earned retirement. NJPA The National Joint Powers Alliance or NJPA for short, is a governmental agency that accepts bids for products. NJPA’s cooperative contract purchasing leverages the national purchasing power of more than 50,000 member agencies while also streamlining the required purchasing process. We encourage our clients to take advantage of this faster, more efficient way to buy the products they believe in. The NJPA contract eliminates the need to go out for bid, and there are multiple vendors in any given category as they encourage competition. Some Highlights of an NJPA contract: • Any non-taxable entity can utilize it • No need to go out to bid on the products you believe in • Faster and more efficient • Never a need to negotiate Vendors Key Equipment & Supply Company represents that are on NJPA : Season’s Gree tings! • Elgin • Envirosight • KEG Nozzles • Labrie Enviroquip Group • Ring O Matic • Toro • Vactor • Xtreme Vac Talk to your Territory Manager to find out more!
Transcript of Holiday 2015 Newsletter - Key Equipment & Supply Company€¦ · Incredibly, 2016 is almost upon...
Holiday 2015
St. Louis 1-800-325-4323 www.keyequipment.com
Kansas City 1-800-262-0149 www.facebook.com/keyequipment
Tom Ramirez Tom Ramirez to retire after 38 years.......pioneered automation at the Town of Normal In 1977 when he took a job in the Town of Normal's Sewer Department, retirement was the furthest from his mind. A job turned into a career and 38 years later Tom Ramirez is retiring. In 1995 he was put in charge of refuse. The Town of Normal is better today because of Tom's management and proactive approach. It was the labor intensiveness of collection and a concern for his people as well support from the Town Council and
Administration to pursue more efficient means that led to his decision to try automation. It was a proactive decision and a wise one. It has optimized manpower and saved the Town money. More importantly, operators no longer moved to other departments but stayed in refuse
providing stability in the collection of recycle and refuse. Best wishes to Tom and his family in his retirement. Key Equipments salutes him and the Town of Normal.
Dennis Dunbar Dennis will be 62 years young at the end of December. He was a journeyman plumber for 15 years prior to going to work for the City of Topeka as an operator. Through the years, Dennis climbed the ladder at the city and currently holds the position of "Infrastructure Support Manager". He is retiring after 25 years of dedicated service to the City of Topeka He is married to his wife Estie and they love to fish and camp out when they can. They have an 8 month trip planned immediately following the holiday season and will be camp hosts at various camp grounds throughout the U.S. He and Estie are huge Nascar and muscle car fans and attend many races and car shows every year with one of their favorites being the annual car show in the park at Ottawa KS. We wish Dennis and Estie the best in their well earned retirement.
NJPA
The National Joint Powers Alliance or NJPA for short, is a governmental agency that accepts bids for products. NJPA’s cooperative contract purchasing leverages the national purchasing power of more than 50,000 member agencies while also streamlining the required purchasing process. We encourage our clients to take advantage of this faster, more efficient way to buy the products they believe in. The NJPA contract eliminates the need to go out for bid, and there are multiple vendors in any given category as they encourage competition.
Some Highlights of an NJPA contract:
• Any non-taxable entity can utilize it
• No need to go out to bid on the products you believe in
• Faster and more efficient
• Never a need to negotiate
Vendors Key Equipment & Supply Company represents that are on NJPA :
Season’s Greetings!
• Elgin
• Envirosight
• KEG Nozzles
• Labrie Enviroquip
Group
• Ring O Matic
• Toro
• Vactor
• Xtreme Vac
Talk to your Territory Manager to find out
more!
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Kansas City 1-800-262-0149 www.facebook.com/keyequipment
St. Louis 1-800-325-4323 www.keyequipment.com
That time of year
Incredibly, 2016 is almost upon us! If you have not already received your Key Equipment & Supply Company 2016 wall calendar, let your Territory Manager know. These calendars are great for the office, the shop, the mechanics desk. They are big enough to write on too!
Speaking of Calendars: Congratulations to Meridian Waste for being Miss August in the International Labrie 2016 calendar! Let’s hear it for the hometown boys!
Welcome
Key Equipment & Supply Company would like to extend a warm welcome to Paul Ebner and Clint Benham. Paul is the Northern Kansas and NW Missouri Territory Manager and can be reached at 917-617-0508. Paul comes from a Manufacturing Engineering background and is an avid cyclist. He looks forward to putting his experiences to work in a rewarding career at Key Equipment. Clint Benham spent 15 years as the Superintendent of Public Utilities for the City of Nixa, MO. He is excited to bring his knowledge of Public Works to Key
Equipment. Clint is already well known and respected in his Territory of Western Missouri and can be reached at 913-617-0355
WELCOME GENTLEMAN!
New Product
New Warthog WGR Magnum: High Performance Less Maintenance. Longer Life. The first tool in the hew Warthog Magnum series.
• NEW speed control and seals designed to work four times longer before needing maintenance,
• NEW streamlined design prevents tool from catching inside pipe.
• Multiple jetting options easily converts from pulling to descaling
• NEW Fins Individually replaceable fins made of hardened steel for 4x longer life
• NEW flush style head protects front shaft seals for extended fluid life
• NEW carbide nozzles extreme durability under poor water conditions.
Talk to your Territory
Manager today!
KC Royals Let’s give it up for the Kansas City Royals who became the 2015 MLB World Series Champions by beating the New York City Mets 4-1. This was the their second World Series win, with the other in 1985 against the St. Louis Cardinals. Key Equipment personnel even drove the sweepers that cleaned up
after the parade .
Congratulations Kansas City Royals!
Season’s Greetings!
