Gallagher Solar Thermal named Master Dealer for Solar Industries

WARWICK — Patrick Gallagher of Gallagher Solar Thermal in Warwick has just been named a Master Dealer for Solar Industries, a line of solar pool heaters, which have been manufactured in the USA since 1976.

This distinction is currently only shared by about 40 other solar pool heater installers across the country.

Solar Industries is the largest manufacturer of solar pool heaters in the United States.

The Aquatherm Master Dealer Program was conceived nearly 20 years ago to provide a distinction for the most elite solar pool heating contractors in the industry. To become a Master Dealer, a contractor must show excellence in both quality of installation and customer satisfaction.

The company’s official release stated, “Having displayed a commitment to quality and dedication to the solar pool heating industry, Aquatherm Industries proudly welcomes Gallagher Solar Thermal of Warwick into its Master Dealer Network.”

Gallagher Solar Thermal has been the local solar expert in the Hudson Valley, New York since 2005, having decided to add solar pool heating to its services offered in 2007. The company installs both solar domestic water and pool heating systems, and also services and replaces existing systems.

“Adding solar pool heating was a great business decision,” said Gallagher. “People love to brag to friends and family about their warm pool and longer swimming season with no fuel costs. As a result, I operate mostly on referrals.”

In 2010, at the AHRC Camp Loyaltown Summer Camp in Hunter, NY, Gallagher designed and installed what would become the largest solar water heating system in the region, over 4,800 square foot of solar collector area to heat the camps 9,000 square foot swimming pool.

Aquatherm Industries, Inc. is the largest U.S. manufacturer of low-temperature, unglazed polymer solar collectors primarily used for residential and commercial swimming pool heating as well as domestic hot water and process pre-heat applications.

Distributors currently serve Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, all of North, Central, and South America, France, Egypt, and Jordan.

For additional information or a free estimate on heating your pool or home water system with solar heat call 258-0749. Gallagher Solar Thermal can also be found on the web at www.solarthermalsolution.com.