Bolstering our roster of reliable and innovative products, we’ve added two new high efficiency toilets to our Maxwell product line: the Maxwell 1.28 Wall Hung & Floor Mount, Elongated Back Outlets. Both products comply with WaterSense®, a program established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to save water.

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On Thursday, August 9th, Gerber will travel to Canton, OH, for Robertson Heating Supply’s Regional Expo. The expo will take place at the Pro Football Hall of Fame from 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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Gerber’s Drive 80! campaign is in full force and the events are taking place in cities across the nation. The events kicked off last month and will continue throughout September. Drive 80 events give plumbers the opportunity to learn more about the latest Gerber brass products from our knowledgeable sales force. At the end of the campaign, one lucky attendee will drive away in a fully loaded, 2012 Chevy Avalanche truck in honor of our award-winning Avalanche toilet. Attendees also have the chance to walk away with several prizes such as faucets, knee pads, coffee mugs, t-shirts and more. Check out photos of the events we’ve had so far in our Drive 80! Facebook photo album. Join in on our 80th anniversary’s festivities and stop by the next Drive 80 event near you, we love when we have the chance to interact face to face with our valued plumbers. Don’t miss out on the chance to win that brand new truck! For more details and the full list of events, visit Gerber’s website.

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We are thrilled to attend the Pacific Coast Builders Show (PCBC) this year! PCBC is a tradeshow gathering of America’s most prominent residential builders, developers, investors, lenders, architects, contractors, building scientists, marketers and product manufacturers. This year’s show will take place in San Francisco from Wednesday, June 27, to Thursday, June 28, at the Moscone Center. The exhibit hall is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. both days. PCBC provides several opportunities for Gerber and other members of the housing industry to network and establish rich connections with industry leaders, while learning about the latest and upcoming trends. Gerber will have the opportunity to engage with major builders from a variety of housing forms, including single-family, multifamily, mixed-use, seniors’ and resort development. Make sure to join us at our booth #N-5627 to browse our Allerton suite with our low-flow toilets and faucets!  

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Gerber is proud to have been included in Flipped Off  starring Survivor’s Russel Hantz! This new series for the A&E Television Network premiered on April 28th, and reached a total of 1.3 million viewers making it the number 12 ranked show on all of cable in A&E’s target demographic!   “Flipped Off is proving to be a hit and we want to thank you for helping to make this happen!” said Steve Rubinstein, Production Coordinator of Flipped Off. “The opportunity to include high quality products and services allows us to provide viewers with more interesting take-away information. In turn, we feel that the success of the series offers a great platform for reaching a key demographic in the home improvement market.” Flipped Off airs Saturdays at 10 p.m./9 p.m. central on A&E. Please tune in!

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Gerber today announced that CEO and President Michael Werner was named a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 program in the Midwest. The award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Werner was selected from a large pool of over 500 nominations by a panel of independent judges. Awards will be presented at a special gala on June 21 at the Hilton Chicago Hotel. Although Gerber is an 80 year old company, Werner was recognized for infusing Gerber with the passion of a start-up business and for the successful turnaround of the company following Globe Union’s acquisition of Gerber’s assets in 2003. In spite of the worst housing market in history, Gerber has achieved record financial results in each of the past three years.

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In honor of Gerber’s 80th anniversary, we’re eager to announce a nationwide campaign called Drive 80 which is kicking off this June. We are offering our sales force branding materials, trailers and cash incentives to meet with customers and host events while educating them on our robust Brass product offering. To celebrate this milestone anniversary, we are providing sales reps. with new Drive 80 trailer wraps, and will be giving away a new 2012 Avalanche truck to a lucky event attendee at the end of the campaign. More details to come about Drive 80! In the meantime, please be on the lookout for a flyer announcing the event. If you have further questions about Drive 80 or if you’re a sales representative interested in having a branded trailer we would like to hear from you. Please contact Amanda Hanlon at amanda.hanlon@globeunion.com.

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PCBC 2012 is June 27-28 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, and we will be attending. Check Gerber out at boothPCBC_logo #N-5627 PCBC is one of the largest homebuilding tradeshows in the U.S. and the ideal setting to collect facts about today’s market from industry vanguards and the influencers who initiate the latest trends and residential product innovations. Meet some of the industry’s most interesting people when you join reporters, editors, and other media who cover PCBC.

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As you may already know, CEO Michael Werner gave the “State of the Industry Address” at the 2012 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (K/BIS) in Chicago.  Werner provided an overview of how kitchen and bath professionals can envision the future in business and how technology advances will alter the industry.    

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