ACE 2025: Innovating for a Sustainable Water Future

At GF Piping Systems, our commitment to clean and safe water drives us to develop smarter, more sustainable solutions for the water industry. As challenges grow and standards rise, we continue to push the boundaries of innovation, ensuring reliable and efficient water management.

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Join us in the Mile High City for ACE 2025, where industry leaders collaborate to shape the future of water. Together, we can elevate standards, enhance efficiency, and build a resilient water infrastructure for generations to come.

This year’s event will be held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO, bringing together industry leaders, cutting-edge technologies, and groundbreaking solutions to shape the future of water.

The ACE Exhibit Hall is the heart of the event, where the latest advancements in water technology come to life. From pipes to valves, meters to hydrants, engineering services to filtration systems, and beyond—if it’s essential to the water industry, you’ll find it here. It’s also the perfect place to network, exchange ideas, and make lasting connections with professionals who are driving the industry forward.

GF Piping Systems is proud to return to ACE 2025, showcasing our latest piping systems, valves, fittings, process automation solutions, and more. Stop by our booth #1347 to discover how our innovations can enhance efficiency, sustainability, and performance in your water applications.

We look forward to seeing you in Denver as we work together to elevate the future of water! Let’s connect, innovate, and advance water solutions—because the future of water starts today.

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Booth #1347 Highlights

Visit our booth #1347, to learn more about our latest innovations and watch us showcase products that help bring your water in balance, like NeoFlow pressure regulating valve, our end-to-end Process Automation systems, MULTI/JOINT® 3000 Plus, our new Lug-style Butterfly Valve 565, and more.

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Our dedicated water treatment specialists have decades of experience supporting customers. From planning to commissioning, they will be there for every step of the change. Meet them right here and make sure you chat with them at the event:

Brian LaBelle, Process Automation Specialist

Brian LaBelle has been providing conveyance, measurement and control solutions in the municipal and industrial markets for 25 years with GF. Analytical instrumentation in water treatment applications is a particular specialty. He is Vice-Chair of the AWWA Standards Committee for Online Monitoring, served two terms as Director-at-Large for the Measurement Control and Automation Association, and recently joined the newly formed GF Process Automation sales team.

Jim Jones, Business Development Director

Jim Jones has over 40 years in the waterworks industry working with pipe/fitting/joint restraint manufacturers developing new products for the industry. He currently has 15 patents on restraining gaskets and/or integral restraint fittings. Jim has served on the main committee of AWWA for 20 years, and is an active member of ASTM.

Andy Carr, Segment Manager, Water Utilities/Municipal

Andy Carr is the Water Utilities Segment Manager for GF Piping Systems and has over 25 years of experience in the waterworks market. His focus is to provide end users and influencers with sustainable solutions that will help them maximize the performance of their water system and minimize non-revenue water losses.

Glen Steele, Market Segment Manager, Mechanical Couplings

Glen Steele is the Market Segment Manager for Mechanical Couplings at GF Piping Systems Canada, and for the last 10 years has been focused on the waterworks market. He enjoys working and supporting clients to help find the best quality, longest lasting, flexible restraint pipe connection solutions for their difficult water & wastewater applications. Glen has over 25 years of experience working with piping systems.

Carl Vreugde, National Sales Director

Carl Vreugde is the National Sales Director at GF Urecon. With 24 years of experience in the municipal sector, Carl runs the Canadian sales team focusing on pre-insulated piping and heat trace systems for freeze prevention solutions of water and waste distribution. Based out of the Toronto area.

Brad Johnson, Senior Business Development Manager (HDPE)

Brad Johnson is the Senior Business Development Manager for HDPE at Georg Fischer Piping Systems LLC. He has 28 years of experience with HDPE in Municipal and Industrial applications. With a solution oriented approach, he supports customers and consults on infrastructure projects with a focus on repairing and replacing our aging water and sewer systems with corrosion-free piping technologies.