Senninger Irrigation
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Headquarters | , USA |
Key people |
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| Products | Over 200 Irrigation Products |
Number of employees | 200[2] |
| Parent | Hunter Industries |
| Website | senninger |
Senninger Irrigation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hunter Industries and manufacturer of irrigation products and services, based in Clermont, Florida.[3]
History
Senninger Irrigation was founded in 1963 by Joe Senninger, a retired engineer and citrus grower living in Central Florida.[4] The company was founded after Senninger created the first “insect-proof” sprinkler that would prevent mud dauber wasps from nesting in the nozzle orifices of overhead sprinklers when an irrigation system was not in operation.[5] The wasps would clog sprinklers and impede water flow, causing difficulties for citrus farmers in the area.
Senninger designed and introduced many irrigation industry's innovations: high quality in-line pressure regulator (1966);[6] color-coded nozzles for easy size identification (1970); pioneered the use of plastic sprinklers on center pivots (1971); Wobbler® Technology (1978); sprays with interchangeable deflector pads (1980); Hydro software to configure placement of nozzle sizes (1980); a four-mode LEPA (Low Energy Precision Application) Quad Spray[7] (1986); the integral weight concept (1999); double goosenecks and truss rod hose slings (2002).
The company opened warehouses in Lubbock, Texas (1978), and Grand Island, Nebraska (1979), as well as a division in the state of São Paulo, Brazil (2003).
In 2015, Senninger Irrigation's headquarters was designated as a Groundwater Guardian Green Site by The Groundwater Foundation in recognition of the company's practices related to water use, pesticide and fertilizer management, and pollution prevention.[8]
On January 4, 2016, Senninger Irrigation was acquired by its business partner of 12 years, California-based Hunter Industries.[9]
Products
Senninger develops water- and energy-efficient sprinklers, spray nozzles, pressure regulators,[10] and other irrigation tools for agriculture, dairy, mining, effluent, and wastewater applications. It specializes in low-pressure irrigation products designed to help growers use less water and energy, and increase irrigation uniformity by spreading water in a pattern that resists wind distortion and evaporation at high temperatures.
References
- ^ "LEADERSHIP". Hunter Industries. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Working at Senninger". Glassdoor. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Freeman, Michael. "Lake County highlighting its growing manufacturing-based economy". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ Marshant, Tyrell. "Real People, Real Results. Senninger's Irrigation Recipe For Success". Potato Grower. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Dowell, Rosemarie. "Pesky wasp inspiration played key role for Clermont's Senninger Irrigation". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Senninger Irrigation, Inc.: 50th Anniversary" Irrigazette. Retrieved September 2012.
- ^ Bordovsky, Jasmes. "Low Energy Precision Application (LEPA) Irrigation Method, a Forty-year Review". American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Web site. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Senninger Irrigation, Groundwater Guardian Green Site" Groundwater Foundation. Retrieved 2020.
- ^ "Hunter Industries acquires Senninger Irrigation". Lawn & Landscape. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ Jennings, Rosalind. "Mud dauber spurs invention, boosts company". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
External links
- Senninger Irrigation Inc.
- Benavari, Elira (November 17, 2014). "Partners for Success event brings businesses, students together (2014)". Partners for Success. Orlando Sentinel.