16 Jul 2014 07:00
16 July 2014
HaloSource, Inc.
("HaloSource" or "the Company")
HaloSource and Rain for Rent Alliance to Accelerate the Delivery of Enhanced Water Filtration Solutions
Helping Customers More Effectively Meet Environmental Regulatory Requirements
HaloSource® (HALO.LN), the clean water and antimicrobial technology company and Rain for Rent® are pleased to announce that they have signed a strategic partnership to provide customers with enhanced water filtration solutions. This alliance delivers customers a single source solution that cost effectively meets water discharge standards on their jobsites in an environmentally responsible way.
The HaloKlear® portfolio of eco-friendly polymer technologies addresses a wide variety of pollutants and contaminant types including total suspended solids, algae, hydrocarbons, heavy metals, oils and organic compounds. The strategic partnership is targeting a significant share of the $1.9 billion domestic market for flocculent chemicals, focused in construction, environmental, simple mining and industrial applications. Strategies to win more of that business include digital marketing targeting new and existing Rain for Rent customers, lead sharing and cobranding proposals and marketing materials.HaloSource estimates annual revenues of USD 500,000 will be achieved from this Alliance.
Rain for Rent's specialty is delivering complete water management systems including pumps, pipe, tanks and filtration backed by engineering and sales expertise. By providing liquid handling solutions for the past 80 years, Rain for Rent is one of the largest players in the equipment rental and engineering services space, with more than 1,500 employees who serve all 50 states and Canada from over 60 locations.
Rain for Rent and HaloSource have already teamed up on projects demonstrating they can cost effectively deliver turn key water management solutions, including the below:
· The I-405 Expansion in Los Angeles, CA, - Treating slurry on-site saves construction/engineering company 65% in project costs or $148,000 / month compared to trucking to offsite treatment facilities. The treatment system also allows the construction company to reuse the water in their hydro-excavating process.
· St Croix River Crossing Project, WI & MN - Joint Department of Transport road and bridge construction job successfully managed high profile, environmentally sensitive river project.
· San Francisco BART Extension - A multiyear project that utilises HaloKlear Dual Polymer System, an all-natural, patented, 100% biodegradable biopolymer. The project allows for local stormwater discharge and delivers a significant savings in water management, storage and disposal.
Timothy Joyce, VP&GM, Americas, HaloSource:
"The combination of Rain for Rent's technical field expertise along with their sales and marketing reach established over 80 years, together with HaloKlear's innovative technology solutions, is compelling.
We are confident that this strategic alliance will deliver significant opportunities to provide new and existing Rain for Rent customers with cost and time savings and improved capability to manage regulatory challenges in the multibillion-dollar water management markets. The HaloKlear team has begun training Rain for Rent's sales force on HaloKlear's technologies in half a dozen key geographies.
JP Lake, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Rain for Rent, added:
"Rain for Rent brings Liquid Ingenuity to every project and that means finding ways to help companies manage stormwater and contaminated water sources using environmentally friendly methods. HaloSource is clearly a leader in flocculant development and application. We believe our combined products, engineering and service capabilities offer a compelling single source solution for our customers."
For further information contact:
HaloSource | |
James Thompson, Chief Financial Officer and Director | +1 425 974 1993 |
Alex Steele, Marketing Director, HaloSource, Inc. | asteele@halosource.com |
Rain for Rent | |
Brian Caldwell, Marketing Director, Rain for Rent | bcaldwell@rainforrent.com |
Newgate Communications | |
James Benjamin/Madeleine Palmstierna/Georgia Lewis | +44 20 7680 6550 |
Company NOMAD - Liberum | |
Simon Atkinson/Richard Bootle | +44 20 3100 2222 |
Notes to Editors
About HaloSource
HaloSource, Inc. designs solutions that serve people, preserve the planet, and protect our most valuable resource - water. The company works with scientists and industry experts in search of new ways to improve water quality around the globe. The team of HaloSource chemists, biochemists and microbiologists hold more than 100 patents, giving the company the power to provide environmentally conscious solutions. The company's mission is to make water better and help return previously contaminated water into the environment in the most clean, natural pure state.
Founded in Seattle, Washington, HaloSource has grown to become an influential leader in three key sectors: drinking water, recreational water, and environmental water treatment and remediation. HaloPure, SeaKlear and HaloKlear are the distinct brands that optimize the unique chemistry platforms across these primary sectors. Learn more about these cutting edge technologies by visiting HaloSource.com
HaloKlear, HaloPure, SeaKlear and HaloShield are either trademarks or registered trademarks of HaloSource, Inc. All other trademarks, brand names or product names belong to their respective holders.
About Rain for Rent
Rain for Rent is the leading provider of temporary liquid handling solutions including pumps, tanks, and filtration and spill containment. Projects range from flood relief to construction site dewatering, sewer bypasses and industrial plant turnarounds.
The company is known for its systems engineering expertise and its ability to tackle complex jobs cost effectively, providing an exceptionally high value. Family owned and operated since 1934, it serves all 50 states and Canada from over 60 locations. To learn more about Rain for Rent's liquid handling solutions and Liquid Ingenuity®, visit rainforrent.com