Recent content by DOUGLAS EMPIE

Vend-it Display Chad, Bill Pitzer forwarded me you request. I tried e-mail twice but with no success. Please call me direct at 616-735-5641.

Barry Boyd Mac, You are right on with what you have said about Barry Boyd. I have relationships with some of the carwash owners in Florida that he left high and dry. Barry generally operates all over Florida and into Georgia and has been a huge negative for this industry. This is one nasty...

Bill Pitzer/Auto Care Forum, Here is the official press release for the aquisition of GinSan Industries/Industrial Vacuum Systems. Douglas Empie *** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** Sigrid Valk-Feeney in partnership with a Grand Rapids, MI/Nashville, TN based private...

Big Leo, It wasn't the Squeegie-It you were using. It was probably an old style mat ringer that was difficult to hold the mat down and required you to crank the mat through, this is what we designed our product off of. The Squeegie-It basically holds the mat in very securely and uses a ratchet...

Jim, My name is Doug Empie. I am the territory manager for GinSan industies. I have only had two of the Mat-Squeegies ever returned and that was due to vandalism. We had a demo model installed for a few months before we brought them to market to ensure there durability.

Ryko-Pro Inquiry Ryko-Pro, The "Carlovers" carwash chain is a seperate business that Jeff Anderson owns that is not affiliated with GinSan/IVS in anyway. Bill, Thank you for the Sonny's input. They are exactly right. We have spent alot of time stream lining our production systems and we...

One more note. GinSan/IVS has not let any go.

Focusing on the positive. Bill, Business in the U.S. for GinSan/IVS had declined on the new construction side, but.. the retro-fit market has exploded, which in most instances for us is like building a new carwash with the existing building. The international market has continually grown for...

Credit Card Signage All, On the GinSan meterboxes we use the "End" button for ending a running charge. We considered labeling it "Stop" but we already have that on the meterbox as a listed function and did not want to create confusion. The GinSan meterbox gives you instructions on how to use...