Aquatherm Announces First National DC

To help meet the rapidly growing demands for Aquatherm pipe in North America, Aquatherm GmbH is announcing its first national distribution center. This distribution center, housed at Aquatherm's corporate headquarters in Lindon, UT, will serve short-orders for the entire United States and Canada.

The move to a national distribution center is a timely response to Aquatherm's rapid growth both in North America and around the rest of the world. It addresses Aquatherm's need for additional storage space and North America's need for more available product.

"This is a really big step," said Steve Clark, President of Aquatherm NA. "No one wants to wait 8-12 weeks for pipe. We've lost jobs because we haven't had the pipe on the ground here, but now that will be a thing of the past."

The Aquatherm DC will help solve many of the availability issues that distributors have had in the past, given the long lead times for product from Germany. In addition, the DC will help streamline Aquatherm GmbH's production, as pipe intended for North America will packaged into containers and shipped directly rather than being stored in the factory warehouse.

The new Aquatherm DC will take several months to fully stock and organize. Until then, stocking orders will continue to be filled from Germany, while small orders are filled from Aquatherm's warehouses in Michigan and Houston. The DC is expected to begin operation in summer of 2012.