Nation’s Largest Fire Sprinkler Exhibition is Officially Sold-Out Three Months in Advance

As of June 2015, the American Fire Sprinkler Association’s (AFSA) national trade show has officially sold out in the main exhibit hall. Representatives from nearly 110 of the nation’s leading companies serving the fire sprinkler industry will be on hand for AFSA in Phoenix: Rising to Excellence, October 10-13 at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Ariz.

These exhibitors are leading manufacturers and suppliers that will bring innovative products and services to the trade show. Thanks to these exhibitors, as well as 55 hours of educational seminars and numerous networking events, the 2015 convention is now a can’t-miss experience for companies looking to grow their business. Attendee preregistration is already well ahead of last year. 

As of the beginning of June, 144 booths inside the main hall will be occupied by nearly 110 exhibiting companies. The 2015 exhibitors are: A-C Fire Pump, a Xylem brand; AFCON; AGF Manufacturing, Inc.; Allied Piping; American Backflow Products Co.; American Fire Sprinkler Association; Ames Company; Amtrol Inc.; Anvil International; Apollo Valves; ARGCO; Armstrong Fluid Technology; ASCO Power Technologies/Firetrol Brand Products; AutoSPRINK (Div. of M.E.P. Cad); Backflow Direct LLC; BlazeMaster(r) Fire Sprinkler Systems; Blue River Underwriters; Brecco Distribution Corporation; Buckeye Fire Equipment; BuildingReports; Bull Moose Tube Company; Center for Life Safety Education; Clarke Fire Protection Products; Croker Division: Fire-End & Croker Corp.; CST Storage; Doringer Cold Saws, Inc.; Dropmaster by Gecco; EasyFlex, Inc.; Eaton – TOLCO Seismic Bracing; Eaton Industries (Canada) Co. – Fire Pump Controllers; Elco Construction Products; Engineered Corrosion Solutions; ERICO; Ferguson Fire and Fabrication; FieldAware; Fire Protection Products, Inc. (FPPI); Fire Tech Productions; Fivalco, Inc.; FlexHead Industries; General Air Products Inc.; Georg Fischer Harvel LLC; Global Safety Products, Inc.; Global Vision Inc.; Globe Fire Sprinkler Corporation; Guardian Fire Equipment, Inc.; HD Supply – Fire Protection; Holtec Gas Systems; Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition; HRS Systems, Inc.; Hubbell Industrial Controls; Huguenot Laboratories; Hydratec, Inc.; Hydro Flow Products, Inc.; ITW Buildex/Red Head/Ramset; Jet Pipe Industries; JG Innovations, Inc.; Job Gmbh; Loos & Company, Inc.; Metraflex Company; Millward Agency; Milwaukee Valve Co.; National Fire Protection Association; NCCER; NICET; Noble Company; Oklahoma State University; Pace Machinery Group, Inc.; Pace Supply Corp.; Patterson Pump Company; Peerless Pump; Pentair; Permabond Engineering Adhesives; PHD Manufacturing, Inc.; Pinnacle Financial Services; Potter Electric Signal Company; Potter Roemer/Fire Pro; Project DocControl; Reed Manufacturing Company; Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc.; RelMark Group; RIDGID; School of Fire Protection, Seneca College; ServiceTrade, Inc; Sigma Co.; SIRON US by Grecco Inc.; Smith-Cooper International; SOLBERG; South-Tek Systems; Spears Manufacturing Company; SPP Pumps, Inc.; System Sensor; Talco Fire Systems; Technoflex Corporation; Texas Manufacturing Company; Tornatech Inc.; TradeMaster MobileEyes; Tyco Fire Protection Products; UL; Unisource Manufacturing; United Brass Works, Inc.; United Fire Systems; Uponor; Vandewater International Inc.; Victaulic; Viking Group, Inc.; W. S. Darley & Company; Ward Manufacturing LLC; WennSoft; Wheatland Tube Company; WinWholesale; Zurn Wilkins.

All booths in the main exhibit hall have been reserved. A few booth spaces are available in the prefunction area just outside the main hall, and exhibitors can choose to be added to the wait list for the main hall. 

As the most popular fire sprinkler industry exhibition in the country, the exhibitor wait list is expected to grow. AFSA receives calls daily from companies interested in displaying products and services at this show, so manufacturers and/or suppliers who would like to secure a booth should contact Marlene Garrett as soon as possible at (214) 349-5965 ext. 118 to reserve a place in the prefunction area and/or be placed on the wait list.

For more information on this exhibition or to request an exhibitor information kit, visit firesprinkler.org/convention, or call Marlene Garrett (214) 349-5965 ext. 118.

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