| Today, his quiet legacy is even more powerful. for
now more than ever, hunter industries continues to make
its steadily growing mark in golf irrigation. and the industry
benefits beyond measure from the man who was, without a
doubt, ahead of his time.
among other firsts, edwin J. hunter originated the use
of thermoplastics to manufacture irrigation equipment in
the mid-twentieth century. Until then, components were made of machined brass, costly to produce and difficult
to hold tight tolerances. hunter’s contributions helped
transform the way we irrigate. among them, the first
all-plastic gear-driven sprinklers, electric valve-in-head
technology, and the first Windows®- based central control
system with course graphics. along with Total Top
Servicing (TTS) rotors, these technologies have helped
forever change the golf irrigation industry. |
as early as the 1950s, company founder edwin J. hunter,
a champion with extraordinary vision and little fanfare,
invented numerous golf irrigation technologies. Today,
virtually every course in existence uses some form of Mr. hunter’s technologies – or an imitation. and while many
people are lauded in the design and development of a fine
course, we must pay homage to a gifted individual who
conceived so much of what keeps it green and lush now.
No company becomes a leading manufacturer of golf
irrigation equipment by chance. by the time he had
founded hunter industries in 1981, edwin J. hunter, with
more than 150 golf and landscape irrigation patents, was
an industry legend. as an astute businessman and prolific
inventor, Mr. hunter’s stroke of genius paved the way for the
company to be the golf irrigation innovator. Today, hunter
is a global company with a worldwide distributor network in 80 countries. We produce the complete spectrum of water
efficient irrigation products for golf courses as well as
for other commercial and residential projects. our quest
is to be the golf industry professionals’ first choice for
irrigation products and services. We’re well on our way. The
company’s testing facilities, quality and control standards,
and line of products are more than above par. They’re in a
league of their own. |
