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Corrigan Systems NSF Certified What does NSF mean? Other Product News Trade Shows `06 |
Feedback from Corrigan customers indicates demand for NSF is approaching mandatory status. |
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Corrigan systems for produce misting (UltraMist) and service case humidity (VaporPlus) have received NSF Certification. | ||
Corrigan, the inventor of produce misting, has always set the industry standards for protecting perishables. Perhaps we should be flattered that competitors attempt to be like Corrigan. Since our introduction of produce misting in 1979, other companies have made their derivation. More recently, there have been various under-product humidity systems for service cases based after Corrigan's successful VaporPlusTM fogger.
However, if you're going to copy Corrigan, why not at least try to duplicate for reliability, simple installations, and ease of use. Yes, its more expensive to manufacture with brand name components. Yes, if components don't fail, there's less money to be made on replacement parts. Yes, the very best warranty costs money.
When you build a quality system, it's easy to stand behind it. That's why Corrigan offers a warranty that's unmatched in the industry.
To say Corrigan knows the perishables business is no exag- geration. We've always been the only misting manufacturer with a family-owned grocery market. This store, north of Chicago, provides a practical environment for our product testing and development.
And now we've achieved another first. Corrigan's complete
systems, UltraMist for produce misting and VaporPlus for ser-
vice case humidity has received NSF Certification. We have
again elevated the industry standards. We raised the
(mist) bar. Yes, pun intended.
What does NSF mean to me? NSF was established in 1944 at the University of Michigan, School of
Public Health. NSF is a leader in safety standards for food, water and
air. These standards are recognized in both North America and
internationally.
For the certification program, NSF reviews materials, design,
construction and performance of equipment. Certification reflects
technical excellence in public health and safety standards of
equipment reviewed by an experienced third party. It assures your
customers and employees that equipment is safe for use in refrigerated
fresh food display cases. It's also an accepted standard to
satisfy health and/or government inspectors.
Many supermarkets are participating in the "NSF Fresh Check"
certification program to evaluate store sanitation.
Feedback received from Corrigan customers indicates demand for
NSF is approaching mandatory status. Grocery chains recognize
this is key, not only to being a good citizen of the community, but
necessary to meet local codes and concerns of watchful consumers.
If a health, safety, or plumbing inspector visits your store, his
concerns are promptly satisfied regarding produce misting and
service case humidity when seeing the NSF seal.
For stores wanting that fresh image; isn't equipment that
helps preserve perishables and is NSF Certified, go hand in
hand to promoting a sanitary and clean face to the public?
Corrigan has always been aware of NSF. Long before our systems
achieved the NSF Mark, we were conscious of using NSF Certified
components.
Corrigan systems have always been more expensive to build because of raw material and component costs. Yet Corrigan recognized long ago that it was necessary to be price competitive, even if it meant sacrificing profit margins. This philosophy remains unchanged even now. It costs more to make an NSF Certified system. However, to date, we have chosen not to pass along these additional costs. With Corrigan, you can keep to budget without sacrificing quality performance or safety. | |
Contact Corrigan to draw upon our engineering creativity. Here's a produce case
being fogged, not misted, satisfying a customer's preference.
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Corrigan is the only manufacturer with NSF Certification for its service case humidity and produce misting equipment.
What Else is New?
Corrigan had a terrific year in 2005. We have our loyal customers
to thank for that. Our sales of the VaporPlus
foggers has grown tremendously. In fact, demand for service
case humidity may outpace produce misting for the
first time in 2006. The systems are sold not only for meat and
seafood, but for deli, salads, prepared foods and cheese cases.
In addition to traditional applications, we continue to satisfy new situations requiring moisture. We've provided misting to worm farms, for frog propagation and to a foam seat manufacturer.
We've worked with several customers desiring to fog (not mist) their produce cases. We've even provided misting for a production at Chicago's Lyric Opera.
We're pleased to find ourselves selling more applications for humidity especially for produce and floral storage. We've designed and sold humidity systems for individual coolers up to large, multi-room warehouses.
Also, new is a low-energy Reverse Osmosis System that
makes purified water without pumps. It works on water pressure
and is rated at 700 gallons per day.
Trade Show Participation 2006 For this year, Corrigan plans to exhibit at two trade shows.
As the only misting company active in the Water Quality
This year promises the return of most equipment vendors.
FMI has proven to be our top show for reaching equipment
buyers and merchandisers.
We'll be there to highlight NSF Certification and other product
line advancements.
We'll be at the Water Quality Association (WQA) "Aquatech"
show. This show will be held in Rosemont, Illinois from March
29-31. See us in Booth #1532.
Association, Corrigan recognizes that water knowledge is vital to
its business. Proper water filtration is carefully matched
(location by location) to achieve effective and safe misting and
humidity. Information gained from WQA participation is key
to equipment design, performance and maintenance
The Food Marketing Institute
(FMI) show will be May 7-9 at
Chicago's McCormick Place.
Contact:Corrigan Corp. of America104 Ambrogio Drive Gurnee, IL 60031 e-mail: sales@corriganmist.com www.corriganmist.com Phone: 800-462-6478, 847-263-5955 Fax: 847-263-5944 |
For:
- VaporPlusTM Humidity
- UltraMistTM Produce Misting
- QueTM Audio Marketing
- Reverse Osmosis Filtration
