Hope Air Systems Forms
New Distributor Network
Northboro, MA - (6-3-2005) Peter Rhoten, President of Hope Air Systems, today announced the formation of its new Distributor Network comprised of 13 leading industrial and commercial suppliers throughout New England. The Distributor Network is an expansion of a previous quasi-dealer program previously operated by Hope Air Systems in a few limited areas.
"During the past few months we have been aggressively expanding our distribution network throughout the six-state New England region, which was marked by the addition of a half-dozen new product lines including air compressors, nitrogen generators, blowers, chillers and vacuum systems,” said Rhoten. “To compliment this expansion we have formed a network of distributors to work with us in bringing state-of-the-art compressed air and other motion control systems to our customers,” he added. “Most of these suppliers have worked with us over the years and are dedicated to providing their customers with the most cost-effective and reliable industrial products available,” said Rhoten.
Hope Air Systems is looking for this new coordinated team of distributors to enhance its penetration into the commercial and industrial air compressor and accessories market throughout New England, according to Sales Manager, Pat Kelly. “We believe this Distributor Network will go a long way toward accelerating our reach into markets we haven’t been able to tap up until now,” said Kelly. The member distributors of the Hope Air Systems Distributor Network will primarily represent the light industrial products for existing customers and serve as a marketing extension for the overall Hope Air Systems product lines according to Kelly. Compressors from 5 horsepower up to 40 horsepower and associated equipment such as dryers, filters and condensate management systems are part of the expanded product line.
Hope Air Systems recently added Kaeser Compressors and Curtis Compressors to its line-up of industrial products. Kaeser offers air compressors from 3 horsepower to over 600 horsepower. Curtis Compressor offers a line of reciprocating air compressors typically from 5 horsepower to 15 horsepower for the light industrial customer, such as auto dealers, auto repair shops, car washes, laundries and similar businesses. Hope Air Systems also added Berg Blowers, Becker Pumps, Silvent Nozzles and Eagle breathing air systems to its offerings. These new sources for industrial machinery means that Hope Air Systems can provide the equipment, installation, maintenance and repair of every major component in the typical factory mechanical room, according to Kelly.
“When we walk into a customer’s facility, we can address the mechanical room issues in a comprehensive manner,” said Kelly. “Our customers have come to expect that whether it’s a pump, an electrical control panel, a blower, an air compressor, a compressed air dryer, an extruded aluminum machine frame, or any other mechanical device essential to their profitable operation, Hope Air Systems has the technology, technicians and tenacity to get the job done,” said Kelly.
The Distributor Network is comprised of 13 commercial and industrial suppliers representing over 30 locations throughout New England, including Aldrich Clean Tech Equipment, Worcester MA; Automotive Supply Associates, Concord NH; Autowash Maintenance, Malden MA; Windward Petroleum/Bailey, Manchester NH; Barrett Engineering, Wilmington MA; Car Wash Maintenance, Hampton NH; Lappen Auto Supply, Quincy MA; Mackenzie Auto Parts, Littleton NH; Previte Supply, N.Billerica MA; Service Station Equipment, Harwich MA; Shuster Corporation, New Bedford MA; Williamson Electric, Everett MA and Mountain Machine Works, Auburn ME.
Hope Air Systems is a member company of The Hope Group, which is a leading independent industrial distributor in New England. It has locations in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The Hope Group owns and operates five Parker Stores in Bangor ME, Portland ME, Manchester NH, Fitchburg MA and Cranston RI. The Hope Group features motion control products from Parker, Kaeser Compressors, GE Fanuc, Cutler-Hammer, Enerpac, Curtis Compressors, WAGO and many others. Its principal product lines for motion control include hydraulics, pneumatics, automation, instrumentation, fluid connector, fluid controls, fluid power, electrical, seals, o-rings, air compressors, nitrogen generators and engineered motion control systems.
