Wed, 07/20/2016 - 07:59

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, and HOUSTON, Texas (July 20, 2016)—Pentair Valves & Controls has introduced the Pentair University customer education program for past, present and prospective clients and industry leaders in various locations throughout the world. The mission of Pentair University is to showcase Pentair’s technology leadership and share the depth of experience and intellectual capital that resides within the company’s engineering and technical subject matter experts. Launched in 2015 and expanded this year, Pentair University is a platform that engages seminar attendees in a private and professional yet relaxed setting that is conducive to technical information sharing and relationship building. Pentair University’s invitation-only seminars are free to attend. In some regions of the world, Pentair University attendees earn continuing education units to help them maintain their engineering certifications. Through the one-day seminars that are held in or near a customer’s facility, Pentair’s engineering and technical leaders are able to address specific customer needs and concerns across multiple industry sectors and areas of specialization. Pentair University focuses on presentations and demonstrations related to Pentair’s valve and control products and solutions, as well as quality, safety, compliance and best practices (which include processes and procedures related to automation and standardization). “By getting ‘up close and personal’ with our customers with the Pentair University format, Pentair has created a win-win scenario with benefits to everyone who participates,” explained Arvo Eilau, Power Marketing Manager for Pentair Valves & Controls. “Pentair University enables our engineering and technical team members to provide the level of detail and direct access that our customers want and need. Our customers tell us that they value and appreciate this level of access to our engineering and technical experts, many of whom have 20 to 30 years or more of uninterrupted industry experience.”