Upcoming Dates of Interest:

Holiday Lighting Seminar
August 26th - Lincoln
August 27th - Omaha
August 28th - Sioux City

2008 Personnel News

-Jay Lake has been appointed to the position of Outside Sales of Eastern NE and Western IA
-Chuck Bojanski was awarded the Most Valuable Employee for 2007
-The REAMS Grand Island Warehouse was awarded Warehouse of the Year for 2007

April 04, 2008 - REAMS Awarded Aquascape Top 20

REAMS was presented the "Aquascape Top 20" award from Aquascape for 2007 for their achievement in sales.

January 10, 2008 - Earthwormjobs.com Begins a New Era in the Green Industry

Earthworm Jobs (www.earthwormjobs.com) was created to bring together professionals from every aspect of the environmentally friendly Green Industry.  Earthworm Jobs offers an extensive listing of employment opportunities in the irrigation, landscaping, and lawn care fields.  It will also offer an array of information on different certification programs, career advice, a message board, and links to different scholastic formats that specialize in the Green Industry trades.

Earthworm Jobs will feature both white-collar and blue collar occupations within the Green Industry including manufacturing, distribution, consulting, as well as in the service industry.  Whether your company has five employees and is looking for one more key individual, or you have a large company and are looking to hire entire crews, earthwormjobs.com will be an asset in your growth.

To learn more please visit www.earthwormjobs.com

July 1, 2007 - July Is Smart Irrigation Month

July marks Smart Irrigation Month. This is a great way to differentiate your company by supporting and using water conservation methods and products.  Please visit www.smartirrigationmonth.org to learn more.

March 25, 2007 - New City Ordinance Requires Rain Sensor on Newly Installed Irrigation Systems

The city of Lincoln, NE recently passed that all newly installed irrigation systems, both commercial and residential, must have a rain sensor installed. This is the first of many such laws in our region coming to help conserve water.

2006-2007 - Personnel News

REAMS has had some internal changes that we also wanted to pass along as far as personnel.

- Dave Peck has been appointed to the position of Director of Operations
- Aaron Roberts has been appointed to the position of Director of Sales and Marketing
- Dustin Havranek has been appointed to the position of Manager of the Omaha NE warehouse
- Brian Pohleman has been appointed to the position of Manager of the Marion IA warehouse
- Josh Williams has been appointed to the position of Outside Sales of Eastern NE and Western IA
- Doug Kelly has been appointed to the position of Outside Sales for Eastern IA.

March 15, 2006 - REAMS Becomes Certified Aquascape Pro Dealer

REAMS is proud to announce it is now a certified Aquascape Pro dealer! Now you can enjoy the exceptional quality of the Aquascape Pro line with the service you've come to expect from REAMS.

January 1, 2006 - 30th Anniversary

2006 marks the 30th Anniversary of REAMS. With continued exceptional service and competitive pricing, REAMS looks forward to another 30 years of outstanding success!

December 15, 2005 - Mike Bousquet Wins Award

Mike Bousquet, President of REAMS, was the recipient of the 2005 Wayne State College Alumni Achievement Award. Mike graduated from Wayne State in 1970, and is currently serving as Treasurer on the Executive Committee of the Wayne State Foundation.

December 1, 2005 - Ron Bousquet Sr. Becomes a CAIS

The Irrigation Association is pleased to announce that Ron Bousquet, Sr. Vice President of REAMS, has passed the required IA Certification Examination to become a Certified Agricultural Irrigation Specialist (CAIS).