Aquascape Receives Over $200K In Donated Product For World’s Most Extreme Pond Build Training

July 26, 2008 - PRLog -- St. Charles, IL – Construction of Aquascape’s 250’x90’ signature water feature is now underway in preparation for the “World’s Most Extreme Pond Build” hosted by Aquascape, Inc. from July 12th to 16th, 2008.   The training event occurs at Aqualand, the company’s corporate headquarters and is open to a select group that includes Certified Aquascape Contractors, Water Garden Excellence members, and Authorized AquascapePRO distributors.
Construction materials totaling over $200,000 have been donated to the World’s Most Extreme Pond Build.  Companies donating to this one-time only event currently include Carlisle SynTec, Inc. of Carlisle, PA; Ero-Tex of Menomonee Falls, WI; Toro of Bloomington, MN; Caterpillar Inc. of Peoria, IL; Unilock of Aurora, IL; Plasticraft Corp. of Darien, WI; Tour Links of St. Petersburg, FL; Kichler Lighting of Cleveland, OH; Moerings of Roosendaal, Netherlands; Tsurumi of Glendale Heights, IL; Kloubec’s Koi Farm of Amana, IA; Ball Horticulture of West Chicago, IL; Semco Outdoor of Belton, MO, DemTech of Diamond Springs, CA; Aqua Control of Spring Valley, IL; Hancor of Findlay, OH; Nibco, Inc. of Elkhard, IN; Convenience Products of Glendale Heights, IL; Midwest Trading of Virgil, IL; Midwest Groundcovers of St. Charles, IL; and Wasco Nursery of St. Charles, IL.
Excavation of the “World’s Most Extreme Pond Build” feature has been completed while underlayment donated by Ero-Tek and 36 mil reinforced polypropylene liner donated by Carlisle SynTec, Inc. were recently installed.  The first shipment of the 1300 tons of boulders has arrived on site from Semco Outdoor of Belton, MO and includes granite boulders, weathered limestone for retaining walls and weathered sandstone boulders for the pond’s edge, stream, and waterfall. A cement grotto serving as a base for one of the waterfalls is in place and a berm will be constructed to naturalize the feature.
“We completed some of the basic construction so we can focus on the advanced installation techniques and methods that our customers desire during the event in July,” said Ed Beaulieu, Chief Sustainability Officer at Aquascape.  “We’re videotaping the construction process and posting the clips to our web site so contractors can stay up-to-date on the project’s progress.”

Additional features of the World’s Most Extreme Pond Build include:
•   1,400 tons of rock including boulders up to 50,000 lbs to be placed with cranes.
•   300,000 gallons of water with multiple pumps that produce 150,000 gallons per hour running through 8-inch lines.
•   Five waterfalls ranging in height from 24 inches to 10 feet, one with grotto for behind-the-scenes viewing.
•   A variety of equipment on hand for attendees to use and test, including the Toro Dingo, backhoes, Caterpillar Inc. excavators and more.
•   Installation of large variety of trees, shrubs and perennials.
•   Hands-on training sessions for landscape lighting, drip irrigation, pervious pavers installation, rain water capture and re-use, fire pit area with stadium seating installation and much more.

For more information about Aquascape and its products and events, log onto www.aquascapeinc.com or call 1-866-877-6637 (US) or 866-766-3426 (CAN).

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About Aquascape: North America’s leading innovator in the water gardening industry. Aquascape invented the low-maintenance, naturally balanced ecosystem pond that is the # 1 contractor-installed water garden. The St. Charles, Illinois headquarters, dubbed “Aqualand,” received Silver Level recognition in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating system. Aquascape’s mission is to help our customers succeed at building, selling, and retailing water garden products. Aquascape and its vast network of Authorized AquascapePRO™ Distributors sell exclusively to contractors and retailers. Founded in 1991, Aquascape made the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies four years in a row. In 2005, founder and CEO Greg Wittstock was named one of America’s Best Bosses by FORTUNE Small Business Magazine and Winning Workplaces™.