- Hunter Industries
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company_name = Hunter Industries
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company_type =Irrigation
genre =Manufacturing
foundation = 1981
founder = Edwin J. Hunter and Paul M. Hunter
location_city =San Marcos, California
location_country = USA
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homepage = [http://www.hunterindustries.com www.hunterindustries.com]
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footnotes =Hunter Industries is a manufacturer of
irrigation equipment for thelandscaping andgolf course industries, based in San Marcos,California .Hunter produces pop-up gear-driven rotors, spray sprinklers, valves, controllers, central controllers and weather sensors. The company reports that it holds more than 250 product patents and 40 trademarks.The company's ACC Controller was voted the most significant new product at the
Irrigation Association 's 2005International Irrigation Show .The company was founded in 1981 by Edwin J. Hunter and Paul M. Hunter, to produce a compact landscape sprinkler called the "PGP" (an acronym meaning "professional gear-driven pop-up"), which has since become one of the most widely-used lawn sprinklers in the world and has served as the prototype for nearly all of today's gear-driven sprinkler heads. The current president and CEO is Richard E. Hunter, Edwin’s son.
References
* [http://tracks.csusm.edu/archives/media-relations/campus_news/2005-12/cal_state_san_marcos_center_honors_dick_hunter_for_business_leadership.php Cal State San Marcos Center Honors Dick Hunter for Business Leadership, December 06, 2005]
* [http://www.igin.com/Close-Up_Profile/edwinhunter.html Irrigation & Green Industry Network: Hunter Industries - Edwin Hunter]
* [http://www.ussoccerfoundation.org/site/c.gpLPJQOpHkE/b.897909/k.BE10/Hunter_Industries/apps/lk/content2.aspx U.S. Soccer Foundation: Hunter Industries]
* [http://www.ussoccerfoundation.org/site/c.gpLPJQOpHkE/b.897909/k.BE10/Hunter_Industries/apps/lk/content2.aspx Irrigation Association of Australia: Hunter Industries]External links
* [http://www.hunterindustries.com/ Hunter Industries]
* [http://www.huntergolf.com/ Hunter Golf]
* [http://www.hunterriego.com/ Hunter Spanish]
* [http://www.arrosage.com/ Hunter French]
* [http://www.irrigazione.com/ Hunter Italian]
* [http://www.hunterrega.com/ Hunter Portuguese]* [http://www.parktrades.com/co_archive.php?act=show&coid=2395 Park & Rec Trades; Hunter Industries]
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