Elkhart Office Celebrates Official Ribbon Cutting
November 17, 2009Hawkins Water Tech. hosted the official ribbon cutting of their new retail store and showroom on Friday, November 13th. The new building is located at 2200 Cassopolis Street in Elkhart – just ¾ north of its former location. Hawkins purchased their original Elkhart building in 1994. Since then, the number of customers and needs of those customers have grown and so the location was moved to accommodate a larger building.
Dave Hawkins opened the ceremony by thanking those gathered for their attendance and acknowledging the building partner DJ Construction for their valuable guidance from the first design stage to completion of the building. Elkhart Mayor Dick Moore thanked Hawkins Water Tech. for demonstrating their belief in the future of Elkhart. Elkhart Chamber President Phil Penn stated that he was grateful for the collaboration between two Chamber members to complete a great project.
After the ribbon cutting, attendees toured the 3300 square foot facility viewing the large array of water related products Hawkins Water Tech. offers as well as the warehouse storage space and convenient drive up service lane.
Headquartered in Middlebury, Indiana, Hawkins Water Tech was founded in 1967 and provides residential, commercial and industrial water treatment products and services to the Michiana area.
NEW ELKHART INDIANA LOCATION OPEN!
October 12, 2009Would you like water with that?
There’s a new drive up on Cassopolis Street. No, not burgers, tacos or fish – it’s a drive-up for purified drinking water and solar salt, too.
On August 31st Hawkins Water Tech moved its Elkhart location to a new facility at 2200 Cassopolis Street. The new 3300 square foot building holds a spacious retail showroom, customer service area, and product warehouse. The facility is the result of a five-month collaboration between Hawkins and DJ Construction.
Hawkins Water Tech is not new to Elkhart or the surrounding area. Founded in Middlebury in 1967, it has been serving Michiana continuously for the past 42 years. In 1994 the company built the second of its three locations in Elkhart, and, as a result of the tremendous response from Elkhart residents, the need for even greater accessibility and convenience was soon realized. The outcome? The beautiful new building, including office space for future tenants, located only three-quarters of a mile north of the original Elkhart location.
“Elkhart has always been a wonderful community to serve.” says company Vice President Jim Freeze, “We felt that this was the perfect time to support the community with a new and improved building to enhance the customer’s experience with us. Times are tough for folks right now, but we want them to know we are here for the long haul. We’re committed to this city and appreciate its commitment to us.”
While having products loaded into their vehicles is nothing new to Hawkins customers, the new drive up provides easy access to these services. Customers are now able to drive up to the service window, place and pay for their order there, then pull forward to have their purchase loaded into the vehicle. The drive up window also hosts a convenient payment drop box to allow bill payment after hours. Speaking of hours, the Elkhart location’s store hours have also been expanded to accommodate busy schedules. It is now open Monday through Friday 8 am until 6 pm and Saturdays from 8 am until 12 noon.
“We are looking forward to welcoming our long-time customers to our new store and we look forward to meeting new customers. We think our expanded store hours will make that even easier.” says Freeze. “Of course, we will continue to care for all our customers with the to-your-door convenient sales, delivery, installation and repair services for which we’re known, but we recognize that some people are just more comfortable with being able to come into a building to transact business. We want to make working with Hawkins as convenient and pleasant as possible.”
Future plans for the store include expanding their selection of water-related products such as drinking water products for pets and water treatment and containers for camping. “We want people to know that when they need information or a product that relates to water we’re there for them. We plan for this building to be the one and only stop they have to make for all things involving water.”
Hawkins Water Tech to Build New Elkhart Facility!
May 7, 2009
Hawkins Water Tech will soon begin construction of a new Elkhart facility in partnership with DJ Construction. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held at the future building site on Friday, April 3rd at 11:00 a.m. The new building will be located at 2200 Cassopolis Street. The operation currently at 1620 Cassopolis Street in Elkhart will relocate to the new facility.
The new wood-framed EIFS building will contain 3,300 square feet of retail and warehouse space. A stepped façade will be used on the exterior with a corner “tower” with large windows as a focal point. A drive-through lane will provide quick and easy access for clients to pick up Hawkins Water Products (water softener salt, bottled water, filters, etc.) The building will be finished in late August 2009.
A second building will be constructed on the site, also with 3,300 square feet, and will be prepared for two future tenants.
Hawkins Water Tech, a Water Treatment Specialist since 1967, is committed to providing customers with water softeners, drinking water systems and other water treatment products and services that enhance the quality of water they use for personal, household, business, commercial and industrial needs. The new Elkhart facility will be the company’s second location with another retail building and warehouse in Middlebury.
DJ Construction Co., Inc. is a general contractor focusing on commercial, industrial, educational, healthcare, church and institutional buildings in Elkhart County and surrounding communities. The company provides a customer-driven approach to the building delivery process for all sizes and types of projects. DJ is celebrating its 55th Anniversary this year.
CDC Web Site Now Provides Information on Water Fluoride
October 10, 2007October 30, 2002—People seeking information on whether their water system is fluoridated can now find out by visiting a new Web site at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The new feature, "My Water's Fluoride", allows consumers in participating states to check out basic information about their water system, including the number of people served by the system and the target fluoridation level. Optimal levels recommended by the U.S. Public Health Service and CDC for drinking water range from 0.7 parts per million (ppm) for warmer climates to 1.2 ppm for cooler climates to account for the tendency for people to drink more water in warmer climates.
States that are currently participating include Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
"One of the recommendations of last year's CDC report - Recommendations for Using Fluoride to Prevent and Control Dental Caries in the United States - was to provide people with information about the fluoride content in their community's drinking water," said Dr. William R. Maas, a dentist and director of CDC's oral health program. "This new feature will make it easy for consumers to find this out. It will aid both consumers and health professionals in determining the fluoride content of their drinking water so they can assess whether additional sources of fluoride should be used to help prevent tooth decay."
One of the recommendations of the 2001 CDC Fluoride Recommendations was for parents of young children under age 6 to know the fluoride concentration in their child's drinking water in order to consider whether to change their child's fluoride intake. In some communities where the natural fluoride concentration is below optimal levels, this could mean considering fluoride supplements, while in communities where the fluoride level is above 2 parts per million, parents may want to use alternative sources of drinking water for young children.
A second new feature is Oral Health Maps, a geographic information system (GIS) application. These maps provide state or county profiles with selected demographic and water fluoridation information for participating states. Both new features obtain their data from the Water Fluoridation Reporting System (WFRS), a Web-based monitoring tool for state and tribal oral health and water fluoridation managers.
Fluoride, a naturally occurring element in the environment, is known to be effective in preventing tooth decay in children and adults. Over the past several decades, fluoridation has played an important role in the dramatic reduction of tooth decay and has been identified by CDC as one of 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century.