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N EWS & TR E ND S Group 2: Winner: S.G. Torrice Supply Company, Boston Accepting award: Mike Donaghey, vice president, and Matt Bedard, sales manager Runner-up: Gensco, Inc., Tacoma, Wash. Accepting award: Jeff Banducci, sales manager • • Group 3: Winner: Wolff Bros. Supply Company, Medina, Ohio Accepting award: Jeff Wolff, chief financial officer, and Dave Artrip, gen- eral manager Runner-up: Young Supply Company, Chesterfield, Mich. Accepting award: Anthony Vallan, vice president and general manager, and Ronald Vallan, vice president of marketing • • Group 4: Winner: Folcarelli Supply Company, Altoona, Penn. • Accepting award: Mike Folcarelli, vice president, and Bill Edmiston, sales manager METROPOLITAN INDUSTRIES TEAMS UP WITH WILO USA Wilo USA LLC is pleased to announce that Metropolitan Industries Inc. will represent the Wilo product line in Illinois, Northwest Indiana, and St. Louis County, Missouri. "Metropolitan Industries is excited to announce that we have reached a mutual agreement with Wilo on the representation and distribution of the Wilo product line," said Metropolitan Industries President John Kochan Jr. "We believe this partner- ship will benefit both companies moving forward, and foster a positive business relationship for years to come." Mark D'Agostino, president and CEO of WILO USA LLC said, "We are very pleased to welcome Metropolitan Industries as a part of the Wilo Family. Their knowledge of pumps, as well as the Chicagoland market, makes them a great fit for our forward think- ing approach. The team at Metropolitan Industries is a very smart and diverse group. Under John Kochan Jr.'s leadership, they have been a model in this market." Metropolitan Industries 100,000- square-foot faci l i ty is located in Romeoville, IL, and houses the company's manufacturing, engineering, sales, service department, and inventory. WILO USA's headquarters are located in Rosemont, IL, with a 60,000-squarefoot manufacturing facility located in Thomasville, Ga. BURNER BOOSTER Massachusetts based Energy Efficiency Systems has invented a burner system that changes the economics of heating with oil and the technology has been proven over the past two years with rigorous field tests in live sites. Now this technology is available through Nelson and Small, Inc. and will be available through local dealers once those dealers have obtained the required certifications to specify, install and maintain these high performance systems. In addition to reducing oil use even for the most efficient heating systems, the Burner Booster ™ reduces emissions, reduces exhaust temperatures, reduces the cost and frequency of maintenance and is capable of efficiently burning lesser grades of oil fuel, fur- ther reducing your heating costs. The Burner Booster System's innovative technology turns what is normally a spray of oil droplets, into a fine gaseous mist. This gaseous mist has more surface area than the droplets, which results in a superior air-to-fuel combustion mixture (produces more heat and less pol- lutants), creating a cleaner, more complete burn. What is normally produced as soot and harmful waste gas emissions is now turned into heat. The Burner Booster equipped heating system uses, on average, 25% - 35% less oil to produce the same amount of heat. The Burner Booster's patented technology combined with the latest in nozzle technol- ogy creates a fresh way of thinking about oil burner systems. Nelson and Small, Inc. www.nelsonsmall.com 14 MAY 2012 | FUEL OIL NEWS | www.fueloilnews.com