Noritz teams up with Sunbelt Marketing to serve the Southeast tankless water heater market

Atlanta-based manufacturer’s representative will work with Noritz sales team, promoting tankless in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and the Carolinas.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIF. (APRIL 21, 2021) — Noritz America recently announced that Sunbelt Marketing, Inc. (Austell, GA) will help cover the Southeast tankless water heater market, effective March 11, 2021. The master distributor and buy/sell manufacturer’s representative will work alongside Noritz’s sales team staff in that region.

Representing the complete Noritz line of residential and commercial tankless water heaters and residential combination boilers, Sunbelt personnel will serve as a commission-based rep for the brand to the entire plumbing and heating chain of distribution, calling not only on wholesalers, but also contractors, builders, and inspectors, as well as specifying engineers.

Richard Goldsmith, Marketing Manager at Sunbelt Marketing adds: “We are certainly excited to have this opportunity to keep promoting tankless technology in our region — one of the largest tankless markets in the country — working with a pioneer in the field and a prominent and focused player in the water heating industry. Like Noritz, we are dedicated to contributing to the growth of energy-efficient, hot-water solutions.”

A long-time member of the Association of Industry Manufacturers’ Representatives (AIM/R), Sunbelt Marketing is led by Tom Menefee, President. The employee-owned company has more than 160 associates, including 40 outside salespeople covering parts or all of 13 different states, from Virginia to Texas, for various plumbing, piping and HVAC manufacturers. The Sunbelt sales team has more than 250 years of combined industry experience.

With six different office-warehouse locations, Sunbelt maintains contractual, buy-sell relationships with numerous industry manufacturers, including NIBCO and IPS Corp. The company also serves a master distributor for a wide range of product categories, with major focus on Piping Products and HydraPro. These marketing activities currently extend into 30 different U.S. states. The agency’s home office and primary distribution center in metro Atlanta is equipped with a fully functional, live-burn training laboratory.

For more information on the full line of Noritz tankless water heating products, visit www.noritz.com. You can also telephone us at 866.766.7489 or e-mail us at [email protected].

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NORITZ AMERICA CORPORATION, a subsidiary of Noritz Japan, has corporate offices in Fountain Valley, Calif., and Atlanta, offering a full line of tankless water heaters and high efficiency combination boilers to meet the hot water demands of residential and commercial applications. Noritz supports its products with a national network of skilled representatives and employees who are committed to providing the finest products and services to our communities by helping consumers live in a more comfortable, efficient and healthy lifestyle. For more information on Noritz America and the entire line of Noritz’s ENERGY STAR^® tankless water heaters, please call (877) 986-6748 or visit our website at www.noritz.com.

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