The showroom operated byNORITZ Americain Bensenville, IL, recently hosted a tour and discussion for editors representingSupply House Times,Plumbing & Mechanicalandpme(PM Engineer).Bob Hitchner, senior vice president – sales, marketing and business development, andJason Corey, regional sales manager – Midwest, for NORITZ America, led a discussion about tankless water heaters and NORITZ America.
Here are a few of the points made:
- Think
of a tankless water heater as providing endless hot water as opposed to instant
hot water.
- The
commercial sector has created substantial growth for tankless water heaters.
- Retrofits
- converting from a tank water heater to a tankless model - are driving growth.
- NORITZ
America sells only through wholesalers and does not sell
through do-it-yourself or big-box stores.
- The
company offers training for contractors through “NORITZ University.”
- There is a broader trend of innovation with solar.
Pictured here in the showroom, L-R: Yoshi Asano, senior manager, marketing department, and Bob Hitchner, senior vice president – sales, marketing and business development, both with NORITZ America; Bob Miodonski, group publisher of the BNP Media plumbing books and editor of Plumbing & Mechanical; and Jason Corey, regional sales manager – Midwest, for NORITZ America.