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CHILLING TRUTH ABOUT ICE IN YOUR DRINK, WHICH IS COVERED IN BACTERIA

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10 REASONS SUPPLIERS OF PACKAGED ICE SHOULD INCLUDE BULK WATER VENDING IN THEIR PRODUCT MIX

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WATER MAKES MONEY FOR YET ONE MORE ENTREPRENEUR

By Sean Poulter

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QUICK AND EASY SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING CHEAT SHEET Tips for getting better results on social media marketing

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How Ironman Dave Myer's Clean Bottle is making waves

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Remember Who You Are When It's Too Crazy To Think You’re about to be besieged by your ice season. Hopefully, you’ve upgraded and/or repaired your equipment. Hopefully, you’ve maintained your delivery fleet. Hopefully, you’ve managed your human resources well and have a staff that is fully aware of what’s about to break loose during the high season of the ice business.

Remember to utilize your stress techniques too. Several professors in the field of athletics and business say that the greatest successes, both on and off the field, come from those under the most impossible set of circumstances but who have learned to basically cut the chaff from the wheat. In other words, remember to focus on what’s important. Sure, you may have had a truck break down en route to a huge delivery that you got last minute, and had a call-out, and you had to do some last minute staff changes while you got a call that your driver delivered to the wrong C-Store and your customer is furious, and your GPS system isn’t working in any of your delivery fleets, and this is all before 10 a.m.

Remember this is all temporary, it all can be fixed, you have been here before and you succeeded through it. Remember that this is your umpteenth year in business for a reason, and you ultimately thrive under pressure. Pressure makes you perform better and solve problems that you may have put off if the pressure wasn’t there.

It’s also good for your staff to see you handle problems with aplomb and grace. It’s good for them to see you in the trenches with them, and not just calling in from some comfy location. People are why we love this business, so when you’re able to break down the pressures into what’s about people, versus what’s about ‘stuff,’ it makes it somewhat easier to get your priorities set again and be able to toss the toxic waste aside.

Remember to breathe, eat right, drink plenty of water (not Mountain Dew!!) and smile.

This is going to be a great season.

"Pressure makes you perform better and solve problems that you may have put off if the pressure wasn’t there."

Mary Yopp Cronley Editor, Refrigeration Magazine

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More COOL

Ice Carvings Thank you Aaron Costic for showcasing more of your beautiful hand-carved ice scuptures.

Contact Aaron at Aaron@elegantice.com.

Chilling truth about the ice in your

drink, which is covered in bacteria By: Sean Poulter

Dirty ice is being served at almost one in three pubs, restaurants and coffee shops, putting customers’ health at risk, a study suggests.

Bacteria found on hands, including some associated with failing to wash properly after visiting the toilet, have been found by experts from the UK's Health Protection Agency [their equivalent agency to the Food and Drug Administration].

Tests on ice, ice machines and utensils carried out at 88 establishments found that 30 per cent showed evidence of poor hygiene. Details were published after a report revealed that the number of people experiencing tummy upsets has surged by 50 per cent compared with the 1990s. Some 17 million cases occur each year, caused by a variety of sources, leading to 11 million lost working days.

The major problem with ice involved a failure to clean machines and scoops used by staff to fill glasses and cups. The HPA said, "Thirty per cent – 42 – of the ice samples were found to have unsatisfactory levels of coliform bacteria. Of these, three samples were also found to have unsatisfactory levels of Enterococci and one sample had an unsatisfactory level of E.coli. Both Enterococci and E.coli can be found in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and animals and may be an indication of fecal contamination."

Tests were carried out at businesses across Yorkshire and the Humber region and in the East Midlands areas of England. The pattern of contamination is likely to be typical for the entire hospitality industry.

Research in the U.S. has also found that ice machines in fast-food restaurants and cafes used by customers, rather than those operated by staff, are particularly likely to be contaminated. The HPA said, "Poor hygiene practices when preparing ice could create the opportunity for harmful bacteria to contaminate our food and drinks."

Judith Tapper, of the HPA’s Food, Water and Environmental laboratory in Leeds, UK, said, "The main way to ensure that ice is fit to use in food and drink is to ensure that it comes from a safe drinking water source and that all machines and utensils or scoops are cleaned thoroughly and regularly. Proprietors should also ensure that ice water is fresh and not left in machines or buckets for long periods of time.

We should remember that water can become stagnant after a while and the same applies to ice." Half of swabs taken from inside ice machines or ice scoops were also considered unsatisfactory when tested.

Dr John Piggott, manager of the HPA laboratory, said, "The results could be an indication that businesses aren’t using the same good practices when preparing ice that they are using when preparing other food and drink. "As ice is essentially water, some may have the misconception that strict cleaning procedures do not need to be applied to ice-making equipment, but our study shows this is not the case."

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This article originally appeared in the UK Daily Mail's website MailOnline.com

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QUICK AND EASY

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING

by Stephanie Chandler, Forbes Blogger

cheat sheet

While it’s impossible to summarize all the strategies needed for social media marketing success in just one short article, following are some of my favorite tips for getting better results.

Twitter Twitter can drive a lot of traffic to your website if you share plenty of compelling content.

Tweet often: blog posts, news, and anything of interest to your target audience.

Blog Your blog is the heart of your social media strategy. Post new content frequently (at least twice per week) and share each new post across your social networks.

Be a resource for your audience by sharing content from other sources.

Repeat your tweets. We aren’t all on Twitter at the same time. I repeat my tweets 8 to 10 times over 90 days.

Write compelling, prescriptive content with captivating titles.

Studies show that the more often you add new content to your blog, the more traffic it will receive.

Update it as often as possible.

Identify a keyword phrase for each post and incorporate it into the title, headline and content on the page.

Always include a photo. It will make the post more visually appealing in the blog and in the preview when it’s shared across the social media networks. You can also use the alttag feature and incorporate your keyword phrase here.

LinkedIn Import contacts frequently so you’re always up to date.

Participate in groups where your target audience spends its time.

Accept new contacts.

Use advanced search to locate key contacts that you want to reach.

Fill out your profile completely and utilize keyword-rich content.

Ask for client endorsements—and give them as well.

Update your status with blog posts, news, promotions, etc.

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Use hashtags liberally to help with search discovery.

Follow the people you want following you since many will check you out and follow you back.

Focus on your niche and serve your audience.

Facebook Facebook’s algorithms are making it harder than ever to get your content seen by your followers so you have to work a lot harder to get visibility.

Mix up posts: text, photos, questions, news. Pay attention to what gets the most response from your network and do more of what works.

Photos tend to get served up more than other types of content on Facebook so use them often.

Participate in sponsored posts. You can “boost” a post for as little as $5, which will ensure your post is seen by far more people. Boosting a post can increase overall engagement on your page. These can be especially effective for posts that have a call to action, such as an upcoming event or book launch promotion.

Social media marketing Google+

Pinterest

Set up Google Authorship so you are associated with your posts in Google search. Find out how to do this at plus.google.com/authorship.

Add people to your circles frequently.

Share great content as you do with your other networks.

E ngage with others by commenting on their posts and giving them a +1 for content you like.

U tilize Google Hangouts for group discussions.

Pinterest isn’t just for wedding planning and fashion.

All kinds of content can be found here, and you might be surprised by how much traffic it can drive to your site.

Pin photos from your blog, along with the title of the blog post.

Create keyword-rich boards to improve search discovery.

Search and pin other people’s content.

H ave fun creating boards with content of interest to your target audience.

Stephanie Chandler is a professional speaker and author of Own Your Niche: Hype-Free Internet Marketing Tactics to Establish Authority in Your Field and Promote Your Service-Based Business. She writes a small business blog, a publishing and social media blog, and she is the founder of the Nonfiction Authors Association and Nonfiction Writers Conference.

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Trucking tips

An Easy Fix For Your Fleet " Preventative Maintenance is the

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Don't Forget the Pep Talk It’s about to get busy out there for you and things will get hectic. We all know the routine of the ice season and the pressures which are about to hit.

Keep your employees close to you and on your side with regular pep talks, small rewards, and creative ways to tell and show them how much you appreciate them working their tails off for you and the customers. If you have good employees, they should feel an emotional connection to your business and the people to whom you sell.

Most owners in this industry know how to work hard and expect it from those who work with them. Remember when you were starting out and had your own ‘day of reckoning’ with how much work is involved with getting an ice season accomplished successfully? Maybe you can draw from that this season in expressing and demonstrating your appreciation.

Granted, there won’t be much time for sitting around saying ‘thank you’ all day…but positive comments, and as much of a positive environment as you can provide, will keep your leadership sharp and full of results.

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number of 98 at the Marriott RiverCenter in Covington, KY. We toured Home City Ice's CNG (compressed natural gas) vehicle conversion facility, their merchandiser refurbishing facility, an ice plant and the Modern Ice warehouse. We had good speakers, good food and met with good friends (of which your absence was noted)."

Tom adds, "Our next meeting is the Joint Grand Event in October in Orlando followed by Tyler, TX in spring of 2015 and Minneapolis, MN in fall of 2015.”

I also spoke with Jeannie Shelton at Modern and congratulated her on a job well done during the lunch at the Modern warehouse. Our insiders said it was an outstanding luncheon, as well done as any Modern Ice endeavor.

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Some of the biggest local trucking companies in the United States have been trying nearly every new system available in an effort to extract savings from their overall trucking prices. Higher initial cost? If you keep your fleet for years and can save on a per mile driven basis, it could be well worth it. Limited fuel savings but measurable reduction in pollution?

If your company has a high public profile and wants to be a leader in carbon fuel reduction, it can be justified.

The bottom line for you, for UPS and FedEx, and for an over the road trucker, is whether a change in your fleet will yield the result you want. Whether your desired result is an immediate reduction in fuel consumption, a long term reduction in operating cost per mile (which sometimes factors in federal, state or even local incentive programs), or a visible change in your company’s operations as a matter of public policy, there are new systems in trucking that may offer you the change you want.

UPS and the Great Hydraulic Hybrid If you’re in Baltimore or Atlanta, you may have noticed a different type of UPS vehicle. It looks the same as almost any other - big, brown, not streamlined. It carries a logo advertising its different drivetrain. If

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you hear one go by, though, you’ll notice a vastly different sound. It’s hard to describe, and if your diesel truck made a noise like this you’d shut it down and have it towed to the mechanic. The principles of a hydraulic hybrid drive, which uses an internal combustion motor as a pump but relies totally on hydraulic drives, causes the whole truck to make a loud whine that’s much more like a jet than a diesel. Supporters say that the whine is the sound of money.

The UPS trucks are a project that’s in partnership with another three letter name that is important to fleet owners: EPA. The partnership was first announced in 2006 but didn’t actually roll out a fleet until 2012, and still has only 40 vehicles. The partnership includes Eaton Hydraulic, International Truck drivetrain, and design services of the U.S. Army National Automotive Center.

Hydraulic hybrids don’t rely on full time hydraulic power, like grading equipment or other heavy hydraulic drive vehicles do. They use an accumulator, a carbon fiber pressure tank that is similar to the air tank on your air compresor. This allows the drive to do two things: the pump motor can run at a nearly constant speed and efficiency, much like an electric generator, or it can be shut down completely; and the brake system can use the truck’s inertia for regenerative braking, adding pressure back to the accumulator.

Regenerative braking is also a

feature of electric hybrid vehicles, but one source claims that hydraulic regeneration can recover up to 70% of the kinetic energy, while electric systems may get 30%.

UPS hasn’t released numbers from their first full year of fleet operation, but EPA claims that in their initial laboratory testing they achieved a 60 to 70 percent improvement in fuel economy and more than a 40 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions when compared to a conventional UPS truck. There’s another advantage: EPA states that these vehicles are potentially eligible to qualify for a tax credit of up to 40 percent of the incremental cost of the vehicle, under a provision of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 for mediumand heavy-duty vehicles. Readers are cautioned to take notice of the word “potentially” and consult their tax professional.

This is the only large scale test of this particular technology. There are several reasons to think that this could be a plus for local direct store delivery trucks: it’s optimized for start/ stop operation, rather than highway travel; the accumulator technology minimizes idle time and fuel wasted; because the savings are not only fuel but carbon pollution, these vehicles may be more attractive should states or even municipalities begin to either penalize carbon production or make incentive for reduction.

On the minus side, EPA estimates the system adds $7,000 to the cost of the truck. This is more than offset by an

Alternative fuels

source to your business.

estimated lifetime savings in operating cost of $50,000. One of the reasons this system may not be viable for passenger cars (besides the limited potential for highway driving) is the lack of full time electrical power. Without a constant generator or considerable battery capacity, operators are limited as to creature comforts such as radio, heat and air conditioning. UPS trucks reportedly have no air conditioning anyway (presumably they do have heat), so drivers typically leave the side doors open.

One thing a packaged ice truck needs that’s not a luxury is refrigeration. An electric or hydraulic hybrid could conceivably have a cold plate system that is not powered during the day, or a separate diesel refrigeration unit. This compromises the overall energy efficiency, but it’s certainly a necessity in this business.

Propane Still The Biggest Alternative While UPS has 40 hydraulic hybrids, in March the company put their money where their mouth is when they announced a purchase of 1,000 propane powered vehicles. The company already operates nearly that many in Canada. They intend the vehicles to be used in a specific swath of the midwest and will develop as many as 50 propane refueling stations (presumably for their own private use).

YouTube videos proclaim you can convert your old Chevy pickup to propane with a few simple parts. Like most other things on YouTube, you should investigate further. To have a reliable vehicle that your company depends on, it takes a specific conversion. Engine control computers must be recalibrated, along with the

physical fuel system modifications. It is not a job for shade tree mechanics.

There is a growing number of specialty companies converting new trucks to propane, and at least one all new truck manufacturer dedicated to propane vehicles. Even so, information varies about cost savings from propane.

One convertor names the cost of a propane conversion as about half of the premium for a diesel engine over

Propane has the additional benefit of lower carbon dioxide emissions.

Perhaps this is a personal concern for you, or it could be a green marketing advantage.

CNG vs. LNG vs. LPG Propane, liquified petroleum gas (LPG), is not the same product as the

"A growing trend is to tie a fuel supply contract to installation of your own fueling station, which suppliers promise a low cost endeavor." gasoline. Propane conversions continue to use engines designed for gasoline, although one diesel manufacturer makes a propane only engine on a limited basis. Propane sellers tout its lower cost, claiming as much as 40% savings. Federal government figures confirm that the fuel is somewhat less efficient than gasoline (10 - 12% less depending on the vehicle), yielding fewer miles per tank. Federal tax credits for LP gas conversion expired at the end of 2013, eliminating an additional incentive for conversion. Infrastructure is still a problem - the closest propane refill stations to Manhattan are in New Jersey and on Long Island. Texas has the most, but even in big cities such as Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Atlanta they can be sparse.

A growing trend is to tie a fuel supply contract to installation of your own fueling station, which suppliers promise is a low cost endeavor. One company pitches fueling stations that are open to the public, adding a possible revenue

natural gas that heats homes and industries, stored as compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquified natural gas (LNG). As we all remember from physics class, the liquid form of a compound is far denser than the gas form, and will store more energy.

LNG has to be stored at subzero temperatures (think of the oxygen farm by any hospital, also storing supercooled gas), which probably takes it out of the practical realm for most companies. Even CNG is stored at pressures of over 3,000 psi, so storage and even fuel tanks are relatively more expensive.

Both propane and natural gas are available for vehicle use, and vehicles can be set up as dual fuel vehicles, gasoline or LPG/CNG. The latter requires a spark, so diesel is out of the question without engine modification.

Some users are running a propane/ continued on page 19

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Additional revenue sources

REASONS

Suppliers of Packaged Ice Should Include Bulk Water Vending In Their Product Mix

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80% of ice is sold within four months each year. The drinking water market has no such peak demand and will produce steady income year round.

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POU business model instead of delivery business model. POU (point of use) uses the existing water on site to produce high quality drinking water. The POU model is much more efficient than a delivery model with better profit margins.

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They are already selling water, it’s just frozen. What better complementary product to their existing line? Better than coal, heating oil, Christmas trees, or firewood.

They already have retail locations as customers. The hardest part in any vending operation is acquiring locations in which to place equipment. Ice merchandisers have this tremendous benefit.

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Cash flow business. They can have it either way. If they want the cash flow that vended water produces then they can have their route driver pick up the cash weekly or they can operate equipment with a secondary cash door and let the retailer count the cash, eliminating their route drivers from handling money.

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Water vending equipment has a simple reliable design which has minimal service problems.

Gives them more negotiating power whether competing with other ice vendors or renewing location contracts.

Cross merchandising opportunities. Since making high quality POU water only costs 2 cents/ gallon, ice suppliers can give away 5 gallons of free water with a purchase of a 20 lb. bag of ice.

Average 18 to 24 months payback on investment. Not many equipment investments offer this kind of return.

Purified drinking water is a growing market. With the recent chemical spill of Charleston, WV’s drinking water supply, consumers are becoming more aware of the declining quality of our nation’s tap water.

Alternative fuels continued from page 15 diesel mix without spark, but there is debate about whether engine life is shortened as the power and engine speed chart changes.

Propane’s higher efficiency means that the fuels are not interchangeable, so you can’t run CNG in an LPG engine. Because the tanks and fueling systems are very different, you can’t mistake the two. It’s not like sticking the gasoline nozzle in a diesel tank or vice versa. The difference in efficiency also means you will need more tankage for a given range.

The bottom line question comes down to vehicle modification costs and availability of refueling. CNG is bound to increase in the U.S. based on increasing natural gas production.

Already, the predominance of refuel stations is in Texas. Propane is currently more available in a mobile form nationwide due to its use in home grills, boats and RVs for cooking, and home heating in areas not served by gas pipelines.

Electric Trucks: Are We There Yet? The short answer is, no. We’re not there yet.

You may have seen a surge of new electric vehicles on the road - greencarreports.com shows over 96,000 all electric passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2013, with the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf nearly tied at 23,092 and 22,610 units respectively.

Each brand sold more than 10% of their units in a December surge, suggesting that buyers are taking advantage of some states’ tax incentives for electric vehicles. Even high end maker Tesla says they built 21,000 cars in 2013. Electric Drive Transportation Association reports 2013 sales of nearly half a million gasoline

hybrids, including everything from the Prius to new offerings from Lexus, Audi and Porsche.

Ford and Toyota collaborated on a hybrid drive system in full sized pickups, but that effort has been shelved. Chevrolet also offered a hybrid system, both in full sized trucks and their counterpart SUVs, but it is discontinued in 2014.

There are a few choices in large trucks. Smith Electric Vehicles, a Kansas City company founded in the UK in 1920, offers trucks up to 26,000 GVW, with 16,000 useful load (without a body). They’re being bought by some big users, including FedEx, Frito-Lay and Staples. These sales benefitted from a 2011 Federal grant to Smith.

Drawbacks of the Smith truck include cost, which according to The Wall Street Journal is some $30,000 higher than a comparable diesel. The company reports the range as limited to 100 miles, suitable only for a limited city route. Add the weight of a body and reefer unit, and your 16,000 lb. useful load shrinks.

Startup VIA Motors in Orem, Utah is accepting deposits on its electric versions of GM pickups, SUVs and vans. The company is still in preproduction and the anticipated sale price is $79,000. Other electric vehicles are under development or

sale in Europe, but so far they are not commercialized in the U.S. Helping Make Your Decision An abundance of information is available for anyone seriously considering an alternative fuel source.

Most of them are geared to consumers looking at Leaf and Priuses, but there is a Federal government site that has up to date information on a variety of heavy trucks available in alternative fuels: www.afdc.energy.gov.

The site includes a calculator to help you make decisions based on your operations, and also has links to federal, state and local tax incentives that can factor into your decision.

Whether you’re doing it to save money, to meet some current or upcoming regulation, or you feel a responsibility to lower the emissions of your fleet, the alternatives are growing daily. As more high profile companies like UPS, FedEx and others tout their own alternative fuel and energy efficiency initiatives, the public and your buyers will become more aware of changes and more likely to demand them. With diesel prices climbing past $4.00, the practicality of alternative fuels grows even more.

There’s no utopian dream of all electric, emission free delivery fleets yet, but you can practically make a start towards a cleaner, cheaper fleet today.

Other websites featured in this article: • • • •

alkanetruckcompany.com • cleanfuelusa.com smithelectric.com • afsglobal.com/index.html agilityfuelsystems.com epa.gov/otaq/consumer/fuels/altfuels/altfuels.htm

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Clean Bottle

Water Makes Money For Yet One More Entrepreneur By: Mary Cronley

EDITOR'S NOTE: The success with clean water as a commodity has the market supporting a new branch: Water Accessories, just like Hank Hill’s ‘propane and propane accessories?

Ironman triathlete Dave Myer, drinks a lot of water. Keeping it close while he bikes, runs, etc., is essential to his success as an athlete. He’s also a clever entrepreneur, and like most of this personality type, once driven with conviction, will do anything to push the limits on an idea.

David Mayer, owner and designer of the Clean Bottle, a water bottle that unscrews from the bottom as well as top for better cleaning, first gained notoriety as the guy at the 2010 Tour de France running alongside cyclists dressed as a large bottle.

Since then, his company has grown, and he has even partnered with basketball great Bill Walton. The pair was featured in the season premiere of ABC’s Shark Tank, pitching the bottles to possible investors.

I first saw David on Shark Tank, my favorite reality show (Episode 301 if you would like to see it for yourself).

I loved what he was selling, but even more how he went about getting the attention for this smart product. The Clean Bottle was designed with one thing in mind: to be the easiest water bottle to clean that has ever been made. What makes this water bottle so unique from anything else on the market is the fact it unscrews on both ends making it much easier to clean and dry out when not in use. It took 20 REFRIGERATION Magazine │ May 2014

three years and 54 prototypes to get there.

Here is an interview with Dave, revealing a little about this determined guy behind a great idea.

I’m always interested in marketing actions that run a little offbeat, and this is certainly one of them.

RM

You’re the company owner.

Was that really you in the bottle costume at the Tour?

DM RM

Yes, I am the bottle boy.

How has Clean Bottle evolved since your days as Bottle Boy in 2010?

DM

We went from having virtually no sales to selling just over a million dollars’ worth of products in the last 18 months so it’s been great. But also we’re in over 4,000 stores in 15 countries including REI, Dick’s, Big 5, and Performance Bikes. GNC just put us in 900 stores

including 200 stores, in Canada, and 24-Hour Fitness.

RM

Bill Walton had a stellar college basketball career at UCLA, was the number-one pick in the 1974 NBA Draft and is now one of the top sports broadcasters in America. How did you two come to work together?

DM

My brother-in-law and I were at a basketball game early, and my brother-inlaw said, “Hey, that’s Bill Walton.” I knew that he was a big cyclist and I actually went up to him and I said, “Hey Bill, I know that you’re a big cyclist. I’m a big fan of yours. Just out of curiosity did you see the giant water bottle running around at the Tour de France?” He goes, “Yeah the clean bottle. I love that guy.” I said, “Well, that’s me,” and I showed him the picture on my phone of me at the Tour de France. He couldn’t believe it. He told me to send him an e-mail, so I just kept e-mailing him and sending him bottles. When I

Clean Bottle went on Shark Tank I wanted to dress up in the costume because that’s my whole shtick. But I had to be there to push the product, so I said, how about if I had Bill Walton dress up in the costume? He’s really tall and I thought it would be hilarious. Mark Cuban is one of the people on the show and he runs the Dallas Mavericks so there’s that basketball connection.

RM DM

Bill has said that Clean Bottle changed his life.

Bill is just an awesome guy. Here I was, I didn’t really have any money to launch the product so I just really had to run with it—literally—and dress up in a giant costume and run around France.

So I think that kind of never-say-die attitude really resonated with him. But if anything, he changed my life.

RM

The show features a panel of five entrepreneurs—potential investors in your product. What did they think of the Clean Bottle?

DM

I can’t disclose the ending, but I think that overall they were really supportive of me.

(Editior’s Note: I have listed the pitch and the outcome at the end of this article.) They got a kick out of seeing Bill on the show. We showed video of me running around at the Tour de France. They are all self-made so anytime they see someone who is really trying to go for it I think they appreciate that.

RM DM

After Shark Tank, what’s next for you and Clean Bottle?

We’re launching a running holder. A lot of people run with their bottles. It would be the only running holder that lets you use your iPod or iPhone at the same time—it has a little slot where you can control it. Also, I’m launching a stainless-steel bottle. This is something that we’ve worked on for two years and it’s designed to look really cool and unique. It’s a square shape so its not going to roll down the street if you drop it.

It’s more environmentally friendly from a packaging standpoint because you can fit more in a box.

Here are the basics of Dave’s Clean Water Bottle pitch.

ASKING FOR: $60k for a 5% stake BEST PART OF THE PITCH: The Clean Bottle is a water container that unscrews from the bottom as well as the top for ease of cleaning.

Dave launched the product about a year ago without a lot of market money. He had to get creative. Someone dressed in a giant Clean Bottle outfit and jogged along the side of the road during the Tour de France. Dave has had $750,000 in sales since the race. Inside the giant Clean Bottle which Dave brings into the tank is two-time NBA champ Bill Walton, who loves the product. But will it be a slam dunk with the Sharks?

DO THE SHARKS BITE? Daymond thinks Dave is smart, slick and greedy. So he can't wait to be his partner. He wants 25% equity. Kevin offers $100k with no equity, but he wants 50 cents for every bottle sold in perpetuity. Barbara is offended by the 5% offer, but Dave wonders if she would have taken 5% of Facebook. Good point. Robert offers $60k for 10% but goes down to 5% when Mark offers 8%. This has Daymond and Barbara saying they are out. It's time for Dave to make a decision.

THE RESULT: Robert is prepared to give the entrepreneur exactly what he asked for, but Dave seems to want to do business with Mark. He asks him to go down to 6%. This has Robert feeling ignored, so he's out. Dave makes a quick call to his dad who says he can't be afraid to walk away from the deal.

He wants 7%, but Mark won't budge from 8%. At the end of the negation, Dave takes the deal. Mark says, "I'm a lean, mean Clean Bottle machine."

LEARN MORE: Visit www.cleanbottle.com

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Flashback

The

Goes On

Like any vintage treasure, old photographs take on a special patina of their own. Considering these photos were taken by Debbie Thomas many years ago at previous SIE conventions, we think they still look great...and they make all of us in the ice industry appear so much younger! Way to go, Debbie at Roesch!

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Flashback

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Supplier update

Sea Isle Ice incorporates new technology to maximize truck delivery services For nearly 50 years, Sea Isle Ice has served ice to thousands of gracious and deserving customers. It has also become one of the most advanced ice production facilities in the Northeast and has integrated state-of-the-art technology throughout the organization with personalized service and family values at the heart of everything they do. Since 1965, Sea Isle Ice has been providing hundreds of satisfied customers with fresh, clean and pure ice. As a family owned and operated business, Sea Isle Ice understands the importance of traditional business values. Good product, respectable pricing and most importantly, customer satisfaction through outstanding client service are some of the key elements to their success.

In addition to ice production, trucking and making ice deliveries is one of Sea Isle Ice’s greatest expenses. One of the ways Sea Isle Ice is maximizing this important investment includes integration of technology available exclusively from Keet Consulting Services (KCS) through their RouteMan/ RouteMobile 3dS solution. RouteMan, a complete fully integrated software solution, has a RouteMobile android smart device component that drivers take with them on their routes to create invoices which immediately in real-time communicates between driver and back office. The Dashboard Delivery Dispatch System, better known as RouteMan/RouteMobile 3dS, is a standard fully integrated feature that includes Live Mapping. This Live Mapping allows Sea Isle Ice to know what is going on with their drivers as it happens. Device and Customer Queries paint the map with critical information and helps Dispatch keep up with what is going on with Sea Isle Ice Trucks and Customers. Device Queries like Last Known Location, Last Invoice Created, Bread Crumb Trail functionality with Speed Over and other mouse-over pop-up windows allow Dispatching to make decisions on the fly. Customer Queries is fully integrated with Device Queries with on/off swipe tool functionality between map layers. Important business decisions are quickly made when Dispatching and other office staff can visualize on the map things like Active/Inactive Customers and sort by Name, Route, Groups, Ship City, Zip Code, Invoice Dates and other functionality making everyone’s job more efficient, thus saving time and money.

RouteOptimization is another RouteMan option that Sea Isle Ice utilizes to maximize their truck delivery services. Making optimized route deliveries reduces delivery time, thus increasing the number of stops, saves fuel costs, increased ontime deliveries and increases customer satisfaction. These benefits are just a few reasons Sea Isle Ice chose RouteMan/RouteMobile 3dS technology in making the most of their fleet of ice truck delivery services.

“RouteMan powered by KCS does much more for us with technology than just maximizing truck delivery services,” claims Joe Romano, President of Sea Isle Ice. “We are very pleased with RouteMan,” Joe continues, “and everything KCS has done to support our family values and tradition of excellence in customer service.”

For more information on these products and services, contact Darrell Mount, Keet Consulting Services, at www.kcsgis.com.

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information, contact Mary at

Polar Temp Express, www.polartemp.com....................................... 16 – 17

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Classified Ads

SOUTHEAST USED EQUIPMENT FOR SALE • Turbo Tig 33 Ice Maker, 98 model • M ycom N6WB Compressors w/125 HP motors skid mounted w/oil separators (used with Vogt P34AL ice makers)

FOR SALE (1) Used 5000# Cat Electric fork lift with (2) batteries and charger, still in operation (1) 25' LX 15' W X 14' H cooler with condenser and evap. for +35° F

• Turbo CB38 Rake

(1) 35' L x 17' W x 14' H freezer with (2) condensers and evaps. for + 15° F

• Gentoo Block Press

(1) Used Vogt MBP-10 230/3/60 Block press w/little use.

• S crew Conveyor Drive Packages for 9" and 12" conveyors (great condition)

(1) 31'X31'X16' freezer with 7.5 HP cond and (2) evaps.

• P34AL x 1 ⅛" icc (1994)

(1) 460/23/3/60 transformer (2) Aluminum dock boards

• 40 ton Frick tube ice maker, 1993, NH3 low side

(1) Vogt HE-400 mini water cooled and tower

• Matthiesen stainless 3 x 5 reel

(1) Vogt P-112F 2011 med size tube

• Hammer RBC with conveyor

(1) Used P 24 A self contain w/cooling tower and pump

• Stainless 9" and 12" screw conveyors • 21' Hytrol belt conveyor • T urbo CB87 with plastic chain and sprockets and stainless steel flights • M orris 18 ton Tube Cube Maker, R22, 2006 model complete with evap condensor 1" ice • Vogt 218, rebuilt in 2005, complete with cooling tower • R AESCO single chamber palletizer, totally refurbished, $75,000.00

(1) P-24F remote complete 1985 (1) Protect Cooling Tower for P118F or 5 ton turbo (1) Used S/S Matthiesen 8 15 VLS Bagger (1) Used B.A.C. Evaporative Condenser for 40 ton ice maker (1) (20') Screw conveyors 9" and (1) 12' x 12' gavly and S/S with motors and gear boxes (2) New Evaporators for a 5.5 HP condenser unit – Great for bagging room (2) 125 Hamers (1) 125 head only

"NEW" KAMCO PARTS Ice Systems & Supplies Rock Hill, SC Toll free (800) 662-1273 or (803) 324-8791

(2) P-24F large tube low-side or w/high U pick

(1) Short conveyor for JMC Baler (1) 75 HP rebuilt electric motor 460/230/3/60

www.issionline.com

HARD TO FIND PARTS? Impossible to Get?

(1) New 1.5 HP motor and gear for 12" screw conveyor.

Still in box.

Other equipment coming available – call for list!

SANCHEZ REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT (954) 648-2459 and (386) 597-6381 sanchezref@bellsouth.net

CALL FRANK!

If he doesn't have it and he can't get it, it can't be found!

Compressors, Vilters, Eclips, MRI 90, York, Y & G Series HDI Compressors, Frick, York, Vilter ALSO large selection of Parts for Compressors, Block Plants.

We buy all types of used Ice making & Refrigeration Equipment COMER REFRIGERATION

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USED ICE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE (1) CF 48 SC Turbo Ice Maker “as is where is” (1) Containerized 15-20 Ton Auto Ice Rake w/ Control System (3) 40’ Insulated Containers Various screw conveyors and bagging equipment CALL DUSTY AT (205) 602-7992

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SOUTHEAST USED EQUIPMENT FOR SALE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Kamco 16 Ton Steel Side Ice Bin Kamco 12 Ton Ice Bin Kamco 20 Ton Moving Floor Bin Orbital 15 ton Ice Bin MGR-3000-SS Stainless 3000lb Ice Bin Turbo BP120 Block Press Type B Control Panel JMC Baler Matthiesen VLS510 Bottom Load Bagger Matthiesen VL510 Top Load Ice Baggers (galv) Matthiesen Bagger Take-Off System (2) Hamer 310 Form, Fill, & Seal Hamer 525 Form, Fill & Seal, with Wire Tie Hamer 125 Bag closer – Rebuilt Vogt 218, Water-Cooled, Mid Tube Vogt 218, Water-Cooled, Mini Tube 1990 Vogt HE30, 3000lb Ice Makers Vogt HE40, 4000lb Ice Makers Vogt 4000 4000lb 7/8 A/C Ice Maker Vogt 3000’s, 3000lb 7/8 W/C Ice Maker Vogt P24AL Mid Tube, With Refrigeration

• V ogt P34AL 7/8 Ice Maker with Refrigeration • Vogt P24AL’s 7/8 Ice Makers with Refrigeration (2) • Turbo CAR80LR 40 Ton Ice Maker • Turbo CF120 60 Ton Ice Maker • Ice One DX11 Ten Ton ice maker 7/8 • Manitowoc Ice Cubers • 12x20 SS Screw conveyors • 9x12 SS Screw Conveyors • 9x15’ Screw Conveyors • Belt Conveyor, Hytrol 21’ • Belt Conveyor, Hytrol 11’ • Belt Conveyor, Hytrol 10’ • Belt Conveyor, Hytrol 6’ Model A • Matthiesen Bagger Take-Off Head • Infra-Pak Stretch Wrappers • Turbo Ice Sizer • Predator “Highlight” Stretch Wrapper • Magliner Ramp 28” x 13’ 4” • Hog Ring Plier Staples (7 Cases) • Baltimore Aircoil CXV-184 • Vilter VSM-601 Single Screw Compressor • Matthiesen HD Shaker • 7lb wicketed “mis-print” Ice Bags • 16lb Wicketed “misprint” Ice Bags • 10lb Cube Bags • Walk-In Cooler 30’ x 50’ x 12’ • Walk-In Freezer 18’ x 20’ x 7’

AND MUCH MORE!

If you have “discontinued” ice bags, or used equipment you would like to sell PLEASE CALL. SEE OUR USED EQUIPMENT WEB PAGE AT WWW.AIEEXCHANGE.COM. Call for surplus ice!

Polar Temp Equipment

Mike Landino - Toll free - 1-877-376-0367 E-mail (NEW ADDRESS): mlandino@polartemp.com Don’t forget to call if you have a quality piece of used equipment for sale.

FOR SALE Kasten Bin (wood), perfect condition.

16' long x 7.9" wide x 58" from floor to leveling screw.

10' input auger with trough.

Matthiesen Bagger Model VL2, serial # 2433, 110 volts.

Good condition. Make offer.

Contact Doug Williams (205) 932-3700 206 6th St. SW, Fayette, AL 35555

FOR SALE For sale: 2 Hamer 125 Tiers; 2 Posipullers.

One set is brand new – never been used: $3800 Other set only tied 75,000 bags – $3500.

Contact Donald Dalton Moultrie, GA (229) 873-4999

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(877)

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5, 7, 16 & 40 lb. bags.

Water is lab tested for purity.

Delivery or Pick-up.

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Call (631) 727-3010

FOR SALE • 12 ft. stainless steel, 9" vertical auger w/2 hp motor $500.

• 50 can block tank, 400lb. cans complete, $5000.

Mike or Joe at Mastro Ice Co.,

412-681-4423

or mastroice@aol.com

USED EQUIPMENT FOR SALE • JMC Baler #1 (Conveyor) - model #800, serial #38127 – $7,500.00 • JMC Baler #2 (Conveyor) - model #800, serial #690589 – $7,500.00 • JMC Baler #3 S.S. (Conveyor) - model 800, serial #550289 – $7,500.00 • Kwik Lok #1, 865AS - model #AKNRPL, serial #65822-2001 – $5,000.00 • Kwik Lok #2, 865AS, - model #AKNRPL, serial #70839-2003 – $5,000.00 • Kwik Lok #3, 865AS - model #AKNRPL, serial #62225-1999 – $5,000.00 • Kwik 100, 7 boxes – Each $250.00 • Hamer #1 - model #FP5T, serial #24267, $5,000.00 ea.

• Hamer #2 - model #FP7T, serial #783048, 4 for $15,000.00 • Hamer #3 - model #FP7T, serial #954048 • Hamer #4 - model #FP7T, serial #703214 • Wire - $25.00 each • Hamer 125 #1 - model #125, serial #851030, $750.00 • Hamer 125 #2 - model #125, serial #C457, $500.00 MATTHIESEN BAGGERS • Bagger #1 - model #VL2S, serial #1195, $4,000.00 • Bagger #2 - model #VL510, serial #BABG950345, $1,500.00 • Bagger #3 - model #VL10AW, serial #2308, $1,500.00 • Vilter 250 HP Compressor, 23,500 hours - $25,000.00

• Vilter 350 Ton Capacity Condenser - $15,000.00 • Thayer Delivery System - Scales, Conveyor, Box, Hose – $5,000.00 • Turbo #1 (year 1984), 18 ton - model CAR36LR, serial #8403100, 5,000.00 • Turbo #2 (year 1983), 20 ton model CAR40LR, serial #8103400 – $5,000.00 • Turbo #3 (year 1982), 18 ton - model #SBAR36LR, serial #7905600 – $5,000.00 • Turbo #4 (year 1980), 24 ton – $5,000.00 • Turbo #5 (year 1978), 54 ton – $10,000.00 • Block Press Turbo (year 1980) – Converted from a BP240 to a BP 360 w/ conveyor and hamerlock closer - $7,500.00 RAKE BINS • T urbo, L- 22' 9" x W-10' 6" x H-15' 4" – $7,000.00 • T urbo, L- 22' 9" x W-10' 6" x H-15' 4", Turbo – $7,000.00 • Turbo, L-28' x W-13' X H-13' 10" – $9,000.00 • Spare Rotary Valve w/ vapor lock – $1,500.00 • 60 Hp Blower w/ vapor lock – $7,500.00 • Screw Conveyors; 8" 12" 16" • Stainless Steel Straping Machine $5,000.00

Price offers will be considered

Call for complete information.

O’Hara Corporation, Casey O’Hara,

Tel: (207) 594-4444 or Cell: (207) 542-1853 Email: cohara@oharacorporation.com

www.OHaraCorporation.com

ICE FOR SALE

Vogt Mini tube ice, 8, 20 & 40lb. bags. All ice is screened, palletized & stretch wrapped.

FOR SALE

We deliver or you pick up. Our water is treated with ozone for sterilization. No Chlorine Added!

Martin's Ice Company Phone (717) 733-7968 or fax (717) 733-1981 PA

FOR SALE

- Matthiesen Live Bottom Bin, 8' x 20'. Only used three months.

Plastic liners for clear block makers $1.14/ea Reusable droppans $5.25/ea Over 300 items in stock for Ice Carvers

www.IceSculptingTools.com (440) 717-1940

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- Kamco Bin 16 ton steel – Hamer 310, 1994.

- JMC Baler, 1990-1987 Turbo Block Press 360.

Sea Isle Ice Co. Tel: (609) 263-8748

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USED EQUIPMENT FOR SALE 1-800-543-1581

www.modernice.com Ice Makers • Vogt Ice Maker P418, 20 Ton • Vogt Ice Maker P118 (3) • Vogt Ice Maker P18XT (remanufactured) • Vogt Ice Maker M9000 • Vogt Ice Maker HE30 • Vogt Ice Maker HE40 (2) • Vogt Ice Maker CF40SCER 1986, 20 ton • Vogt Ice Maker CF144SC 1980, 60 ton • Vogt Ice Maker CAR120 1980, 60 ton • Morris Ice Maker TCIM, 125 HE, 40, A78 1996 - 40 ton • Ice One Ice Maker – 5 ton (remanufactured) • Ice One Ice Maker • Manitowoc Ice Makers (3) • Kold Draft Ice Maker 361# (never used) • Galvanized Catwalk for Vogt P34 Packaging • Hamer Form, Fill & Seal 535 upgraded to 540 • Hamer Form, Fill & Seal 310 (3) • Hamer 525 with Closer • Matthiesen Heat Seal Bagger (Demo Unit) • Matthiesen Bulk Bagger • Matthiesen Magic Finger Bagger VL510 (used 3 weeks as loaner – Hamer 125 not included) • Matthiesen Automatic Take-Off Bagging System (includes Hamer 125) • Matthiesen Baler (3) • Matthiesen Galvanized Heat Sealer (never used)

Complete Systems Or One Piece.

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SNO CAP SALES, INC. St. Louis, MO | 636-225-6011 Carving Blocks For Sale

Clinebell quality, boxed and palletized.

We are centrally located and ship nationwide.

The Choice is Crystal CLEAR.

Equipment For Sale

• Freezer slide in for pickup truck • Hytrol Conveyor System • 12 ft. Model A Conveyor • Galvanized 9 inch Screw Conveyor

1-800-325-3667

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USED EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Handling • Matthiesen Crusher 500 Galvanized (never used) • 12 ft. Stainless Auger & Shroud Cover • 9 x 20 Incline Screw Conveyor Galvanized w/shroud cover • Shaker • 16 “ Z elevators (never used – designed to fill top load bagger)

• 2 – AIS Remanufactured Hamer 525FFS Complete with 125 Closing Head • 1 – AIS Remanufactured Hamer 310FFS Complete with 125 Closing Head • 1 – AIS Remanufactured Matthiesen Automatic Blockpress Model 10-300 • 1 – AIS Remanufactured Hamer Ring Bag Closer with Stand • 1 – Used 1994 JMC Automatic Baler Model 800TG • 1 – Vilter 8 Cylinder Compressor with 100 HP motor, non-working condition - $2000.00 • 1 – Vilter 8 Cylinder Compressor with 125 HP motor, non-working condition - $2500.00

FOR SALE

All listed equipment is in our Saint Louis, MO warehouse. Other quality used equipment available, contact AIS for more information.

• J MC Baler Model 1660295 (includes Hamer Ring Bag Closer)

• Vogt P 118 R22 Mini Tube • 4 Star block makers • Kamco bin head w/chain and all associated hardware • 4 barrels for P118 with pumps and water tanks

Call (203) 376-8567

BOTTLED WATER & PACKAGED ICE BUSINESS FOR SALE

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(956) 831-3193

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SOUTHWEST ITC EQUIPMENT FOR SALE 1-800-599-4744 www.itcpack.com ICE MAKERS

BELT CONVEYORS

• Vogt P34AL w/high side refrigeration

• 6’-30’ • Space Saver incline conveyor

• Morris 20 ton Nugget Ice Maker, R22, 460V, w/stand and cooling tower.

• Vogt P118 & 9000 • Vogt DX6 • (2) 10 ton Frick, LS, low side only.

RAKES

BLOCK MAKERS • B-56 w/4 HP condenser • Leer BL-39 w/remote condenser

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• LMR 4200 Northstar rake

• SS Model 44 w/7’ SS Stand • 3x8’ SS Snow Reel w/13’ stand • 3x5’ GV Snow Reel w/10’ stand

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• Hamer 310 FFS (wire tie)

• 20 HP Krack Condenser • 6.5 HP Bohn w/evap

• LMR 2900 Northstar rake

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• JMC Fuse Air IV

• JMC w/positive incline • Hamer 3 HD Bale-A-Matic

• Matthiesen heat seal

WE BUY AND SELL USED ICE MAKING EQUIPMENT New/Used/Rebuilt Tube Ice Makers

• HE40 WC • 4-5 ton rebuilt W/C Vogt 1 inch tube • 2-20 Ton ammonia 1 inch package machines • 1 – P34 1.5 inch ammonia low side, 1 P18 10 Ton Vogt 1 inch WC • 1 120 Ton Vogt P48, 1.5 inch tube • Rebuilt Vilter and Mycom Compressors • Ammonia refrigeration parts of all types New C&R Ice and Water Vending Machines/Bag Ice. New C&R Ice Bagging Machines, Tubular Ice Makers and Ice Bins.

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NEW ICE VENDING UNITS Make ice at your plant and deliver and load our vending unit. Maximize sales. Allows you to compete with other options on the market.

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USED MERCHANDISERS WANTED Contact: Ice King Ryan Maasen at (480)

423-5464

ICE FOR SALE Your bag or ours. Palletized and wrapped. RO filtered water.

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450 Central Ave. Tinley Park, IL 60484 (708) 532-3077

FOR ONLY $1.00 PER WORD, GET NOTICED WITH YOUR CLASSIFIED AD IN REFRIGERATION MAGAZINE. For advertising and listing information, contact Mary at (404) 819-5446 or refrigerationmag@gmail.com

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