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APRIL 2015

MO Valley Convention Recap

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spICE Spring cleaning goes for ice plants too! 4AD INDEX A list of our advertisers 26CLASSIFIED ADS Classified advertisements by region 26

MO VALLEY CONVENTIONGood business and fellowship as usual

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TYLER’S SUPER QUALITY ICENew facility improves and expands

WHAT WE LEARNED: BIG MONEY, ROLLUPS AND PACKAGED ICEBy Joe Cronley

A VISIT WITH KIEPERSOLSpirits facility has a deep family background as well

ANTI-TRUST CHECKLISTKeep your activities within these boundaries

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“His nine-building facility (he has a longtime beverage division) includes one ice building which was pre-built to double his capacity.”

Spring Cleaning Goes For Ice Plants Too!It’s April already and we’re looking at one more month before yet another season is on. By now, you’re putting the finishing touches on your improvements and expansions, and hopefully all your new bells and whistles from your capital expenditures are running beautifully. I recently toured just such a situation at Jeff Tyler’s Super Quality Ice plant in Tyler, Texas. Jeff and Jamie Tyler (Jamie is Leer’s Charlotte Maginnis’ sister) hosted us at the Mo. Valley Ice Manufacturers Association convention in Tyler back in March.

His nine-building facility (he has a longtime beverage division) includes one ice building which was pre-built to double his capacity. His two P34 XLs and the rest of his equipment and operation are inside this issue. Thank you, Jeff, for sharing your livelihood with us! What a fantastic operation!

Elsewhere in this issue, we bring you an interesting update on Centerbridge Capital, the Park Avenue group who bought Reddy Ice’s debt. Years ago, when I was publishing a funeral service magazine, there was another company which purchased similar sized funeral homes. It became the first in the merger/acquisition era of funeral service. Eventually, they couldn’t carry the debt and were forced to sell off some of their assets…ironically being repurchased at times by the very families which were sold in the first place. There were so many similarities between what’s been happening in the ice industry that I asked our research editor Joe Cronley to revisit those years of funeral service acquisition and compare them to what we are seeing today with Reddy’s second bankruptcy. That story begins on page 6.

One more month, and then it’s time to get busy again with your customers. John Whitmer with Vogt Ice. will be sharing his new SuperCare division’s customer service program with RM in upcoming features. It will be well-timed and useful in the bustling months to come.

Enjoy this issue, and let us know how we’re doing.

Best to you,

Mary Yopp CronleyEditor, Refrigeration Magazine


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e’ve written about this before. In Houston during the 1960s

there was a guy who was in a slow, steady family business that his father had been in. It was a good living but wasn’t flashy. It was extremely predictable and not many people wanted to be in it. He decided, “My competitor a mile away operates pretty much like me. He buys his products from the same companies, has a similar building and vehicles. I bet if I owned several of these I could save a lot of money and end up making a lot more.”

He bought his competitor, and then a few more in Houston, and by 1969 had a public offering on the predecessor to NASDAQ, eventually moving to the NYSE. At one point he owned businesses in Australia, England, France, and thousands in the U.S. Today, Service Corporation International (SCI) owns more than 1,500 funeral homes and more than 500 cemeteries. It is considered the granddaddy of the “roll-up” businesses, companies that grow by buying up established locations and managing them for economies of scale. We’ll come back to this story.

Skip to 1992 when a guy named Jim Stuart, an accountant, gets funding of $270 million from a Texas

investment bank to buy up packaged ice companies. Stuart is also in Houston, and one of his early accounting jobs had SCI as a client.

His leverage is an in-store machine which he places in existing accounts, scaring the competitor plant. He eventually buys up most of the regional players – Reddy Ice, Midsouth, Cassco and others. He does an IPO also, but it never really takes off. The company slows down, the stock doesn’t grow, they can’t acquire other companies, and they can’t pay their $270 million back. They go into bankruptcy.

They re-emerge, rename themselves Reddy Ice instead of Packaged Ice Inc., and do another IPO. It doesn’t go anywhere, and in 2012 they find themselves in the same shoes. They declare bankruptcy, but instead of $270 million in debt, they now have $530 million, almost twice the amount.

Company sales are about $350 million. You may think, “Oh, I could make money if I had sales of $350 million.” Yeah, you probably could. But Reddy’s debt carried some massive interest rates – their annual interest expense was over $58 million in 2011. Makes it sort of tough to make a profit if you need $58 million in cash flow before you can keep a dime. I know,

depreciation and other accounting methods can take up a lot of slack, but they are in bankruptcy. So I guess it didn’t work.

We tried to get you a proper story on Reddy, but they stopped making disclosure when they declared bankruptcy. They were bought out of the bankruptcy by Centerbridge Capital, a Park Avenue group that buys distressed assets. These used to be called vulture funds but that may not be polite any more. They don’t make public announcements, their website doesn’t list anything, and they don’t answer their phones.

News reports at the time indicated that Centerbridge would receive a 70% equity stake in the reorganized company in exchange for retiring their debt. At the time of the announcement, The Wall Street Journal indicated that some of the $530 million in bonds were trading for 18¢ - 22¢ on the dollar. If that is accurate, that means that the $530 million in debt could have been retired for as little as $117 million. continued on page 9


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continued from page 6So it is possible that, for $117 million, Centerbridge acquired the assets and cash flows of Reddy Ice. That’s two years of interest expense at the old rates. They still have $345 million in revenue, only now they get to keep the cash flow. Take out the interest payments and the accounting tricks and it’s a whole lot more interesting. Their 2012 disclosure shows Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization of a hair north of $44 million. $117 million to capture 70% of $44 million seems like a pretty good deal.

But we said we’d come back to the funeral home story – and here it is. The merger & acquisition market for funeral homes got overheated. There are way more of them than ice plants – more than 22,000 in the U.S. A number of companies sprang up, funded by venture capital, to buy funeral homes. Just like real estate, when lots of money is chasing a limited number of properties, the price goes up. At its peak, the owner of your town’s nicest funeral home could eat free dinners every night from guys who wanted to buy his place.

One day, though, the Houston guys realized they were overheated. They couldn’t pay their interest payments, just like Reddy. They restructured. Their big rival, a Vancouver company called Loewen Group, couldn’t restructure and went into bankruptcy. All the other players fell, and eventually the Houston company bought all their competitors except one.

During this period, they were required by the courts to divest if they held too much market share in a metropolitan statistical area. Lots of guys who sold their funeral home for big bucks got the opportunity to buy it right back, at a deep discount.

That is something that will not happen to Reddy. If they had tried to hold on and manage their own bankruptcy, one choice would be to sell off poor performing locations to lighten the load. Since Centerbridge stood for the whole amount, that isn’t going to happen. Reddy, all 58 plants, will remain a whole company. No bargain plants will be forthcoming.

What does this mean for you? If you have a Reddy plant in your market, they are not going to close. You are not going to be able to pick up their routes for nothing.

So what’s the plus for you? Here’s one thing: Arctic Glacier, Canada’s largest producer as well as a significant U.S. player, is still independent. They were in bankruptcy in 2012, and when Centerbridge made their deal for Reddy, they tried to acquire Arctic. It didn’t happen, and Arctic found its own buyout deal

with Miamibased H.I.G. Capital LLC buying the group for a reported $434.5 million.

As of December, H.I.G. was seeking a buyer for the Arctic Group. Asking price? $600 million. Hey, a guy’s gotta make a profit, right?

So we as an industry have avoided domination by a single player. Better to have two competitive players, especially since their markets don’t overlap. It gives the independent the chance to be the competitor in its market.

In a second bit of good news, Arctic Glacier is now on the market at a premium price. Neither company seeks to finance itself with a public offering (both have had two tries at being a public company). Both of their owners are turnaround holders: they buy assets, stabilize them, and

sell them. They aren’t known for being portfolio companies that hold on to their investments (think Warren Buffett). While both Arctic and Reddy are no longer on the brink of death, their long term prognosis has not yet been written.

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“Better to have two competitive players... It gives the independent the chance to be the competitor in its market.”

With about 60 paid registrants in attendance, including new members Jay and Deanna Wempe of American Ice, LLC,

Mitchell, SD, the Mo. Valley Ice Manufacturers Association met at the Holiday Inn South Broadway in Tyler, Texas, March 8-10.

Hosts Jeff and Jamie Tyler (Jamie is Charlotte Maginnis’ sister) showed us outstanding hospitality with the location and the surroundings. There was also a tour of his recently expanded Tyler’s Super Quality Ice, prebuilt to double his capacity for the future, with two Vogt P34 XLs. His plant is also outfitted with Keith Walking Floors, Modern, Matthiesen and Hamer equipment. See our accompanying article on his plant on page 18.

Suppliers and ice manufacturers had plenty of time together, including table top exhibits, meals, meetings and a thoroughly enjoyed hospitality suite. This group is close and shares good information and supportive activities among its members.

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There was a tour of Tyler Ice, after which, Jeff and Jamie Tyler treated attendees to true Texas bar-b-que at the Harvey Hall Convention Center in downtown Tyler. A charming town with beautiful countryside, Tyler was a fantastic location for the meeting. Jamie decorated our tables with her family’s personal cowboy boots, loaded with peanuts, fresh flowers or other surprises.

Next, we visited Kieperson Winery and Distillery where the family business has enjoyed an interesting history (migration from South Africa in the early 1990s with his two young daughters who now manage the facility) and is a successful and popular attraction and business in East Texas. See our article on Kierperson on page 22.

The next day was business sessions, including Sheriff J. B Smith, Bill Stiles, retired commercial refrigeration and iceman, and Jeff Tyler with some thoughts on treating your employees fairly. A silent auction and awards were also a part of the meeting.

Tom Howat, Modern Ice and Mo. Valley Executive Director, always thinks of others when planning the Mo. Valley meetings, and as usual, acknowledged those who others may not know in their endeavors and accomplishments for the ice industry. The Mo. Valley Hall of Fame plaque was displayed and we were encouraged to nominate future names for inclusion.

Tom also presented the 2015 Mo. Valley Ice Association Lifetime Achievement Award to Dave Backlin Jr., Mr. Ice Man, Branson, Mo. It was awarded to Phil Backlin, Dave’s grandson and third generation iceman, who accepted the award for his grandfather.

The fall meeting and election of officers for next year will be held in October in Minneapolis, Minn. A tour of Hamer will be on the agenda for that meeting.

Mo. Valley Ice Manufacturers Association Officers and Directors

2014 – 2015 OfficersPRESIDENT Bernie Akemann

Waterville Food & Ice, Inc507-362-8177

VICEPRESIDENT

Bob MoelterAmerican Ice Co.

715-834-9236

TREASURER Scott CurrieBags, Inc.

800-622-2470

SECRETARY Tom HowatModern Ice

800-235-9088

Directors2014 – 2019 Saad Abbo

U.S. Ice Corporation Inc 313-862-3344

Brett BeeksmaArctic Ice LLC715-682-5108

2013 – 2018 Scott SislerSisler’s Ice, Inc.

815-756-6903Justin Brandt

Nor-Am Ice & CS, St. 816-232-6715

2012 – 2017 Jeff TylerSuper Quality Ice

903-597-8245

Shawn MessmoreModern Ice

800-543-1581

2011 – 2016 Jerry BurnsJ&K Delta Ice870-735-1352

Jon TornattaCosner’s Ice Co.

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2010 – 2015 Mark VilhauerExtreme Ice

406-232-1550

George HeffronPolar Ice

303-399-4842

Supplier Representative2014 - 2016 Pat Ard

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Immediate Past PresidentWalter Berry

Berry’s Arctic Ice 785-357-4466

Tom Howat, Modern Ice and Mo. Valley Executive Director, presents the 2015 Mo. Valley

Ice Association Lifetime Achievement Award to Dave Backlin Jr., Mr. Ice Man, Branson, Mo. It was awarded to Phil Backlin, Dave’s grandson,

left, and third generation iceman, who accepted the award for his grandfather.


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I asked Jeff to share a little more about how and why he decided to expand his operation, what were the barriers, and how stressful the entire project was. I asked for his experience with complying with the regulations and how easy/difficult it was to get in sync. His experience will hopefully help the many ice businesses out there who know they should upgrade the operation to meet quality standards in place, but just haven’t pulled the trigger on the action needed to get there. Thank you, Jeff, for taking the time to speak with RM about your operation and your life and times in the ice industry.

The Tyler Family saw their start in the ice business during the late 1800’s – early 1900’s when ice was cut out of lakes and rivers and stored in barns covered with sawdust and hay for insulation. When they relocated in Southwest Iowa, the company included two other businesses as well - ice cream and butter.

In 1909, the Tyler family started moving in a different direction away from those segments and into the soft drink business, which included Coca-Cola, 7-UP, and Dr. Pepper, as well as Tyler’s Super Quality Flavors. Their sales and customer territories were Iowa, Southeast Nebraska, and Northern Missouri.

In 1953, son Kenneth Tyler moved to Tyler, Texas to build on the soft drink business in East Texas. He started with a 7-UP franchise and Tyler’s Super Quality Flavors, and then added RC Cola in 1965. In 1969 he purchased the Dr. Pepper franchise for Smith County, the county seat of Tyler. The business in East Texas continued to grow and prosper, and in 1990, when there was a need in the community, Tyler’s Super Quality Ice was formed as a dba company of Tyler Beverages, Inc.

Jeff said, “In 1990 we started the ice business with some Scottsman ice makers and found out within six months that this was not going to take care of the demand. So

At the recent Mo. Valley Ice

Manufacturer’s Association Spring Convention in Tyler,

Texas, we were treated to the brand new, gleaming facility for Tyler Ice. Jeff Tyler and his wife

Jamie, who also happens to be Charlotte Maginnis’ (Leer) sister,

hosted us for the meeting and a wonderful tour of his plant,

followed by barbeques, and then a trip to an East Texas

vineyard/distillery/brewery. More on that in this

issue.

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Tyler Ice earned a perfect score on its PICQS Plus audits.


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in 1991 we built a new production facility on the property with 40 tons of capacity. Two years later, in 1993, we added an additional 40 tons of capacity to give us a total of 80 tons. It took until around 2005 to get to the point of maximizing and supplementing our capacity by buying product from outside producers to take care of our customers.”

In 2009 the company made the decision to look at alternatives for increasing capacity, and after contemplating different scenarios, Tyler’s Ice decided to build a completely new production facility for the future, mainly because of constraints within their limited facility. Not only did they plan and purchase equipment for higher production, they also planned for additional equipment to be obtained and set up within 90 days from the new facility’s launch. In other words, if equipment was available, Tyler Ice could purchase and install what would be needed to produce 280 tons of ice within a very short time frame. In the meantime, the new plant produced 140 tons a day, and opened in July 2011.

Jeff said, “Construction of the new facility took approximately nine months from start to finish. The only real delays during our construction had to do with the regulations which must be followed. The city permitting process makes building much more difficult than it used to be. Other ice companies who are in the process of expanding this year are seeing the same thing that I dealt with but on an even larger scale. Tyler’s Ice was held up almost

two months waiting on certain permit approvals before construction could start. Then things went fairly smoothly.”

Currently, the third and fourth generation continue to operate both businesses at the original location. Further, the company covers more than 30 counties in the Northeast Texas Region. There are four 3rd generation

brothers and seven 4th generation cousins that work hard to grow the company and see it prosper in an ever-changing business environment.

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“There are four 3rd generation brothers and seven 4th generation cousins that work hard to grow the company and see it prosper in an ever-changing business environment.”


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Tyler’s Super Quality Ice belong to two regional associations ~ the Southwestern Ice Association (SWIA) and the Missouri Valley Ice Manufactures Association (MVIA). They are also proud members and supporters of the International Packaged Ice Association (IPIA), where they have earned the Dr. Neil Webb Mark of Excellence Award in 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 for perfect scores on their PICQS PLUS audits.

Jeff Tyler, VP-Tyler’s Super Quality Ice, is a past Chairman of the SWIA, current board member of the MVIA, and also

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a current board member and current committee member of the IPIA. He feels that the more you get involved the associations the more you get out of them, especially the IPIA and its mission of trying to set a standard of quality for the ice industry.

“I encourage all Ice Companies to join a regional association and get involved, and also help support the ice industry by joining the IPIA where the IPIA members are working constantly to better our industry for the future,” he concludes.


a 47% reduction in both electric usage and cost (or about $625 per UNIT). [A non-cleaned unit consumed 24.19 kWh/yr at a cost of $1325/yr. The cleaned unit needed 12.76 kWh/yr and cost only $700/yr to run.]

An excellent description of the possible, major repair costs persons may face if they neglect this cleaning has also just been published at http://bit.ly/173veNR. We have developed the unique COILPOD dust hood, allowing this cleaning to be done in a “green”/no-mess manner with compressed air and vacuum. We are a 2014 PRSM best practices technology and have been featured as the “App of the Month” in this month’s Foodservice Equipment Reports (see http://bit.ly/1wg1ERl).

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Editor’s Note: The above was sent to RM from our friend Richard Fennelly. Please send your press releases to Refrigeration Magazine, and we will be happy to publish them in our Products and Supplies section.

There has been scant data in the literature about the energy savings that can be realized from condenser coil cleaning of plug-in cooling appliances .... until now:

New energy savings data was disclosed on Feb. 2 in an educational presentation at the Restaurant Facility Managers Association (RFMA) Convention in San Diego, Calif. It was generated by a consultant to the respected Food Service Technology Center and is believed by us to have general applicability to all types of plug-in cooling appliances. We hope it spurs interested in this neglected but important maintenance task. Following is the data:

Condenser coil cleaning was performed on a six year old, two-door glass merchandiser. Such cleaning produced

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Vogt Ice Announces New SuperCare DivisionVogt Ice, who introduced the world’s first automatic sized ice machine in 1938, has announced the formation of a new division: Vogt SuperCare. The SuperCare Division will focus on all aspects of customer service after the sale of Vogt Ice equipment, including replacement parts, technical assistance, warranty, factory startup, service, and training.

Long time Vogt employee John Whitmer will head up the new division as SuperCare Director. John’s experience and tenure with Vogt Ice, spans more than 40 years. His expertise includes the shop floor, engineering, sales and service. With these aspects of the company well-known to John, it makes him the obvious choice for this role. In speaking with John, he said,

“Our goal is to not only be your total ice solution for equipment, but to be a world class industry leader for customer service.”

“By merging all aftermarket services under one common direction, we will be positioned to better serve our customers. This is particularly important in light of the longevity of Vogt equipment in the field, many of which have been in operation for over 30 years.”

Training will be a major component of SuperCare and plans are in process to offer more training opportunities. For more information on Vogt training and to register for training notifications, please visit vogtice.com and click on Training on the home page.

RM will be interviewing John in an upcoming issue, as his many years with Vogt are of value to the ice industry and to customer service excellence in general. Look for more on John and Vogt’s SuperCare in our next edition of Refrigeration Magazine.

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A Unique Story, Business and FamilyKiepersolA visit with

bottles of wine, available at grocery stores. Kiepersol Estates founder Pierre de Wet and his family were looking for new ways to compete. “As farmers, we always look for the best use for what we grow,” explained Frans de Wet, Pierre’s nephew and the vineyard manager and distiller. “We don’t want to waste anything.”

So Frans proposed using some of the extra fruit — the grapes that don’t meet the high quality standards for the wines — to be repurposed for a grape-based vodka.

Dirk’s Texas Vodka was the first spirit Kiepersol produced, initially bottled in April of 2014. It’s triple-distilled to 190 proof, then diluted to 80 proof.

Frans says that’s where Dirk’s unique nature emerges.

“It’s the water,” he said. “The Bullard Salt Dome — that’s where we get our water. We call it ‘Jurassic water.’ That’s what gives our vodka the good mouth-feel.”

you have friends visit, we want you to be able to say to them, come see our winery, come taste our wines, try our spirits.”

She backs up that comment with offerings of trays of their vodkas in one section, glasses of wine in another, and bourbon and whiskey in yet another. Somehow, our group remained sober, and nobody got lost.

It really is “about a sense of place,” she said.

Opening a distillery was a logical step a couple of years ago. Tyler was going “wet,” allowing wine (and beer) sales inside the city limits, and that had big implications for Kierpersol, which had enjoyed an exclusive right to sell wine through its KE Cellars store since 2006. There was new competition — $5

This was a much enjoyed afternoon tour event during the recent Mo. Valley meeting in Tyler, Texas


ust like the wines produced at Kiepersol Estates, the new spirits distilled here draw flavor and complexity from the soil, the

water and the surroundings in these gentle East Texas hillsides.

“This is called terroir,” explains Marnelle de Wet Durrett, winemaker and estate manager for Kiepersol. “That means simply ‘sense of place.’ It’s about reflecting your location — not fighting it, not trying to turn your wine or your spirit into something it’s not.”

Ms. Durrett says the family owned-and-operated winery and distillery is proud of the awards they’ve won, but it’s more than that. “We want the community — we want Tyler — to take ownership, too,” she said during a recent tour of the operation. “When


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Dirk’s Texas Vodka is named for Pierre’s father, a South African farmer.

“Dirk was a clear-minded man,” Ms. Durrett said. “So it seemed appropriate to name the clear spirit for him.”

The bourbon came next, in July of 2014. Bourbon is a corn-based spirit (though other grains can also be used in addition), and it must be aged in a new, charred American oak barrel for at least two years. Kiepersol’s recipe calls for 85 percent corn, along with rye, barley and other grains. They’re malted then fermented as a mash on site.

The bourbon is named for Jimmy, a family friend who still farms in the Bullard area. He was a torpedo bomber pilot in World War II, so the unique bottle has the image of pilot’s goggles.

“We’re careful to use Texas ingredients,” Frans noted. “We use grains sourced from Texas for the bourbon; for the rum, we only use Texas molasses.”

The rum was “Pierre’s baby” at first. And that’s why it’s named for him.

After fermentation and distillation, the rum is aged in old casks previously used for Kiepersol wines. Again, the focus is on the qualities that make Kiepersol’s offerings unique and local — the terrior.

“We get so many flavors from those barrels and the vanillins they add,” Ms. Durrett said.

The Kiepersol winery was bonded in 2000 as the state’s 34th winery. There are now more than 300 in Texas.

Kiepersol is named after the area of South Africa’s Eastern Transvaal, where Dirk’s farm was located.

The Kiepersol operation now includes the winery, a bed-and-breakfast, a fine dining restaurant, real estate, an RV park and event venues.

The distillery will add another layer of flavor and complexity, Ms. Durrett says.

“This really has become a tourism destination,” she said. “The distillery adds to that. People come out to Canton [for Trade Days], for example, and then come here to hang out and relax.”

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Trade associations, such as the Missouri Valley Ice Manufacturer’s Association, which by their very nature involve interaction among competitors and/or suppliers and customers, are subject to close scrutiny for anti-trust violations. Therefore, members must be careful to keep their activities within the prescribed bounds, both in appearance and in actual fact.

The following check list has been prepared to provide guidance for members in their conduct at meetings or in connection with other activities. It is important to note that federal and state anti-trust legislation is very extensive, and the guidelines provided herein are not exhaustive and do not provide a complete synopsis or summary of anti-trust legislation. Thus, interested members should review applicable legislation and/or confer with an attorney for a more complete understanding of anti-trust compliance.

DO NOT at any meeting or social gathering incidental to MO Valley activities, whether seriously or in jest, discuss or exchange any information, either directly or indirectly, regarding the following subjects:

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A member company’s prices (present or future), pricing patterns or policies, price differentials, price changes, or other terms and conditions of sale (e.g., transportation rates or policies, discounts, markups, credit terms) or any other topic that might be construed as proprietary information.

A member company’s costs, production, markets, capacity, inventory, or sales, or its plans regarding the design, production, distribution or marketing of a specific product, including, but not limited to, possible customers or sales territories.

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www.norcanflexible.com

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SOUTHEASTHARD TO FIND PARTS?

Impossible to Get?CALL FRANK!

If he doesn't have it and he can't get it, it can't be found!

Compressors, Vilters, Eclips, MRI 90, York, Y & G Series HDI Compressors, Frick, York, Vilter ALSO large selection of

Parts for Compressors, Block Plants.

We buy all types of used ice making & refrigeration equipment.

COMER REFRIGERATION(386) 328-1687 | (386) 325-0909 (fax)

[email protected]

SANCHEZ REFRIGERATION [email protected]

Cell: 954-648-2459, Office: 386-597-6381

(1)Turbo Model 240 Block Press in good working cond. No S/N #

(2) Ammonia Accumulators 24’’ X 96’’ and 16’’ x 84’’

(1) New Oil Seperator for P-118F

(1) Used JMC Sealer 115/1/60 working condition

(1) USED 30’ X 30’ X 16’ H Walk-in Freezer with 7X7 manual slider door and one standard pass door. Includes (1) 7.5

Kramer Condenser 230/3/60 with two evaporators w/ heaters

(1) Set Heavy Duty Skates to move machinery

(1) 120 HP. rebuilt 460/3/60 electric motor

(1) Used 310 Hamer good working order

(1) Rebuilt Ammonia Alarm complete.

(1) Vogt P-118 F-22 (year 2007) with low hours hardy used 230/3/60 excellent condition

Ad IndexAmerican Ice Equipment Exchange, www.aieexchange.com... 25 & 27

Classified Ads ..........................................................................................26-30

Farley's Frigeration, www.farleys-srp.com ................................................23

Ice Maid, www.icemaid.com ...................................................................12

Ice Max, www.ice-max.com .......................................................................2

Ice Systems & Supplies Inc. (ISSI), www.issionline.com..................... 7 & 26

Keet Consulting Services, LLC (KCS), www.kcsgis.com ..........................19

Matthiesen, www.matthiesenequipment.com .........................................5

Modern Ice, www.modernice.com ..........................................................31

Norcan Flexible Packaging Inc., www.norcanflexible.com ..................25

Polar Temp, www.polartemp.com ...........................................................32

Polar Temp Express, www.polartemp.com .........................................16-17

Sisco ................................................................................................................8

Water Vendors By Us, www.waterbyus.com..............................................9

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Rates are $1.00 per word, with a minimum charge. Any blind ads, with an assigned box number c/o publisher, add $10.00. Deadline for upcoming issue is the 1st of the previous month.

For advertising and listing information, contact Mary at

(404) 819-5446 or [email protected]

Ad index/Classified ads

FOR SALE Kasten Bin (wood), perfect condition.

16' long x 7.9" wide x 58" from floor to leveling screw.10' input auger with trough.

Matthiesen Bagger Model VL2, serial # 2433, 110 volts. Good condition. Make offer.

Contact Doug Williams (205) 932-3700206 6th St. SW, Fayette, AL 35555

FOR SALE 21 Ton Morris Tube Ice Machine with Marley

Cooling Tower. Model TCIM 60 HW- 21-F78, on a stand. All remote controls. R22 Refrigeration.

Call Freddie Hutto atChilly Williz Ice (912) 278-1260

FOR SALE Vogt P218, 1 1/4” tube, refurbished in 2012;

includes all pumps and cooling tower. Vogt 3000, 7/8” tube with cooling tower.

Call Richard at (888) 423-3740


SOUTHEAST (continued)

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AND MUCH MORE!If you have “discontinued” ice bags, or used equipment you would like to sell PLEASE CALL. SEE OUR USED EQUIPMENT WEB PAGE AT WWW.AIEEXCHANGE.COM. Call for surplus ice!

Polar Temp Equipment Mike Landino - Toll free - 1-877-376-0367 E-mail (NEW ADDRESS): [email protected] Don’t forget to call if you have a quality piece of used equipment for sale.

• Vogt 118, Mid Tube, A/C• Vogt 118, 7/8, W/C• Vogt 218 7/8, W/C 10 Ton Ice Maker• Vogt 4000 4000lb 7/8 A/C Ice Maker• Vogt 3000 7/8, W/C Ice Maker• Vogt P24AL’s 7/8 Ice Makers with

Refrigeration • Turbo CF-120SCER 60 Ton Ice Maker• Turbo 10 Ton Air-Cooled Ice Maker• Turbo 10 Ton Ice Makers• Turbo 20 Ton Ice Maker• Morris 70 Ton Nugget Ice Maker• Morris 70 Ton Flake Ice Maker• Morris 18 Ton Ice Maker • Frick 24 Ton Ice Maker• C&R 2006 20 Ton Ice Maker• Hamer 125 Bag Closer – Rebuilt• Hamer 125 Bag Closers• Hamer 14G Ring Closer, To

Include Stand and Conveyor • JMC Baler #IB-1008

• Hamer 3 Head Baler• Hamer 310 Form, Fill, & Seal (3)• Matthiesen Top Load Galv. Bagger • Matthiesen Bagger Take-Off System• Matthiesen Magic Finger

Bagging System • Matthiesen VLS510 Galv Ice Bagger• Matthiesen Bulk Bagger• Turbo CB38 Ice Rake Bin• Kamco 20 Ton Moving Floor Ice Bin• Kamco 14 Ton Moving Floor Ice Bin• MGR SD3000 Ice Bin• Orbital 15 ton Ice Bin• Walk-In Freezer 12x20x8• Walk-In Freezer 16x34x10• Walk-In Freezer 21x34x12• Ice Merchandisers, All Types• Leer BL-39 Ice Block Maker• Clinebell B56 (freeze it in the sack)

11lb Block Maker• Magliner Ramp 28” x 13’ 4”

• Bateman #25 Ice Crushers (2)• Turbo Ice Sizer• 3x5 Matthiesen Snow Reel• Type B Multi-SystemControl Panel• Ice Shakers• Belt Conveyor, Hytrol 6’ Model A• Belt Conveyor, Hytrol 21’• Belt Conveyor, Hytrol 11’• Belt Conveyor, Hytrol 10’• Belt Conveyor, Matthiesen 5’ • 12x16 Galv. Screw Conveyor• 9x10 Screw Galv. Conveyor• 9x14 Galv. Screw Conveyor• 9x15 Screw Conveyor• 9” & 12” Stainless Screw Conveyors• Hog Ring Plier Staples (7 Cases)• 7lb Wicketed “misprint” Ice Bags • 16lb Wicketed “misprint” Ice Bags• 5lb Wicketed Ice Bags • Baltimore Aircoil CXV-184• Vilter VSM-601 Single Screw Compressor• Infra-Pak Stretch Wrappers

USED EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

FOR SALE: ICE PLANT & BUSINESS Located Between Wilmington, NC & Myrtle Beach, SC

Established in 1968. Member: SIE & IPIA

Call (910) 842-2699. Ask for Lyn

ICE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE • 1-Morris 70 ton nugget ice maker

NIM-200 HVS-70 ECR complete system

• 1-Morris 70 ton nugget ice maker NIM-150HV-70 complete system

• 1-Mathiesen 3’x5’ stainless snow reel

• 1-Turbo Ice Sizer SN: 950930

• 1-UVS Snow Shaker Type C-5

• Matthiesen VLS bagger

• Turbo block press

• Various lengths of 12” stainless screw conveyors, troughs, drive motors and gear boxes, (new and used).

CALL ME BEFORE YOU BUY NEW.

Bo [email protected]

USED EQUIPMENT FOR SALE• Turbo Tig 33 Ice Maker, 98 model• Mycom N6WB Compressors w/125 HP motors skid mounted

w/oil separators (used with Vogt P34AL ice makers)• Turbo CB38 Rake • Gentoo Block Press• Screw Conveyor Drive Packages for 9" and 12" conveyors

(great condition)• P34AL x 1 ⅛" icc (1994)• 40 ton Frick tube ice maker, 1993, NH3 low side• Matthiesen stainless 3 x 5 reel• Hammer RBC with conveyor• Stainless 9" and 12" screw conveyors• 21' Hytrol belt conveyor• Turbo CB87 with plastic chain and sprockets and

stainless steel flights• Morris 18 ton Tube Cube Maker, R22, 2006 model complete

with evap condensor 1" ice• Vogt 218, rebuilt in 2005, complete with cooling tower• RAESCO single chamber palletizer, totally refurbished, $75,000.00

"NEW" KAMCO PARTS - Ice Systems & SuppliesRock Hill, SCToll free (800) 662-1273or (803) 324-8791


MIDWEST

NORTHEAST

USED EQUIPMENT FOR SALE• 35 Ton Keith Walking Floor complete with associated

AIS Screw Conveying and Control Systems, 2004, like new condition

• 12 Ton Kamco Bulk Surge Bin, 2005, very good condition

• AIS Remanufactured Hamer 525 FFS Complete with 125 Closing Head

• AIS Remanufactured Hamer 310 FFS Complete with 125 Closing Head

• Used Hamer 310FFS complete with 125 closing head, 2010 used only two years

• Matthiesen VLS Bottom Feed Volumetric Bagger, stainless steel

• Matthiesen VL Top Feed Volumetric Bagger, galvanized

• Hamer Ring Bag Closer with Stand

• Used JMC Automatic Baler Model 800TG, 1994

• Hamer 900-1C, single head Bale-A-Matic

• Hytrol Model A Belt Conveyor 4' x 12"

• Leer BL-39 Block Maker, approximately 8 years old

1-800-325-3667 www.automaticice.com [email protected]

SNO CAP SALES, INC.St. Louis, MO | 636-225-6011

Carving Blocks For SaleClinebell quality, boxed and palletized. We are centrally

located and ship nationwide. The Choice is Crystal CLEAR.

Equipment For SaleS60 Block Maker

Glass Doors for Merchandisers Mannhart Bagger Bin with 2 Hoshizaki 1300 Ice Machines

FOR SALEModel C-5 ICE Universal Vibrating Screen3’x5’ Screen with 7/8” Screen Openings

Call Jimmy: (920) 231-7784

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ICE FOR SALE A Family Owned Ice Company

Tube Ice7, 10, 20, 22 lb Bags

Over a million bags in stockShipped or Picked up

PIQCS Plus Accredited

Arctic Ice Inc Call Steve Camenzind (314) 989-9090

Email or call for prices.

O’Hara Corporation, Casey O’Hara, Tel: (207) 594-4444 or Cell: (207) 542-1853 Email: [email protected]

Balers• JMC 800’s (2)

Hamers• FP5T• FP7T (2)• Wire (each)

Turbos• Turbo 18 Ton S.S. CAR36LR• Turbo 20 Ton S.S. CAR40LR• Turbo 18 Ton S.S. SBAR36LR• Turbo 24 Ton S.S.• Turbo 54 Ton S.S.

Turbo Rake Bins• Turbo CB30• Turbo CB30• Turbo CB49

Matthiesen Baggers• Bagger S.S. LV510• Bagger VL510 (2)• Bagger w/Conveyor VL25• Bagger w/Conveyor VL25• Including Hamer FP7T

Miscellaneous• Vilter 250 HP Compressor, 23,500 Hours• Vilter 350 Ton Condenser• Block press Turbo w/Conveyor, BP360• S.S. Straping Machine

O’HARA ICE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

www.OHaraCorporation.com


NORTHEAST (continued)

ICE CARVING TOOLSPlastic liners for clear block makers $1.18/ea

Reusable drip pans – from $6.50/eaOver 500 items in stock for Ice Carvers

Merchandiser Parts for all brands at competitive prices.

(877) 984-5945

VOGT ICE FOR SALE5, 7, 16 & 40 lb. bags.

Water is lab tested for purity. Delivery or pick-up.

Six generations of quality.

Long Island Ice & Fuel Corp. Call (631) 727-3010

EQUIPMENT FOR SALESuction Accumulator- Chil-Con

Model # AA24084, 24” x 7’ high, with boil out coil – Like new condition - $6,000.00

Receiver 12’ x 30” with warming loop used with Vogt ice maker- Like new condition -

$6,000.00

Toshiba 125 HP Motor, Premium Efficiency

Contact Kyle at Long Island Ice & Fuel Corp. 631-727-3010 or 516-790-6842

ICE FOR SALEVogt Mini tube ice, 8, 20 & 40 lb. bags. All ice is

screened, palletized & stretch wrapped.

We deliver or you pick up. Our water is treated with ozone for sterilization. No Chlorine Added!

Martin's Ice CompanyPhone (717) 733-7968 or fax (717) 733-1981 PA

FOR SALE50 can block tank, 400lb. cans

complete, $5000

Mike or Joe at Mastro Ice Co.,


Ice Makers• Vogt Ice Maker P418, 20 Ton• Vogt Ice Maker P118 (3)• Vogt Ice Maker P18XT

(remanufactured)• Vogt Ice Maker M9000• Vogt Ice Maker HE30• Vogt Ice Maker HE40 (2)• Vogt Ice Maker CF40SCER

1986, 20 ton• Vogt Ice Maker CF144SC

1980, 60 ton• Vogt Ice Maker CAR120

1980, 60 ton• Morris Ice Maker TCIM, 125

HE, 40, A78 1996 - 40 ton• Ice One Ice Maker – 5 ton

(remanufactured)• Ice One Ice Maker• Manitowoc Ice Makers (3)• Kold Draft Ice Maker 361#

(never used)• Galvanized Catwalk for Vogt P34

Packaging• Hamer Form, Fill & Seal 535

upgraded to 540• Hamer Form, Fill & Seal 310 (3)

USED EQUIPMENT FOR SALE1-800-543-1581

www.modernice.com

FOR SALE• Vogt P 118 R22 Mini Tube

• 4 Star block makers• Kamco bin head w/chain and all

associated hardware• 4 barrels for P118 with pumps and water tanks

Call (203) 376-8567

FOR SALE• 2005 Ford van. Carrier Unit.

179,000 miles. Works great. Asking $9000

• Hamer Ring Closer. 1 year old. Roughly 50 hours on it. Asking $7500


Packaging (continued)• Hamer 525 with Closer• Matthiesen Heat Seal Bagger

(Demo Unit)• Matthiesen Bulk Bagger• Matthiesen Magic Finger Bagger

VL510 (used 3 weeks as loaner – Hamer 125 not included)

• Matthiesen Automatic Take-Off Bagging System (includes Hamer 125)

• Matthiesen Baler (3)• Matthiesen Galvanized Heat Sealer

(never used)• JMC Baler Model 1660295

(includes Hamer Ring Bag Closer)

Handling• Matthiesen Crusher 500 Galvanized

(never used)• 12 ft. Stainless Auger & Shroud

Cover• 9 x 20 Incline Screw Conveyor

Galvanized w/ shroud cover• Shaker• 16” Z elevators (never used –

designed to fill top load bagger)

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www.IceSculptingTools.com or (440) 717-1940


SOUTHWEST

ICE MAKERS• Vogt P34AL w/ high side

refrigeration• Morris 20 ton Nugget Ice Maker,

R22, 460V, w/ stand and cooling tower

• Vogt P118 & 9000• Vogt DX6• (2) 10 ton Frick, LS, low side only

RAKES• LMR 2900 Northstar rake• LMR 4200 Northstar rake

BAGGERS• Hamer 310 FFS (wire tie)

BAG CLOSERS• Hamer 125 & RC• JMC Fuse Air IV• Matthiesen heat seal

BELT CONVEYORS• 6’ - 30’• Space Saver incline conveyor

BLOCK MAKERS• B-56 w/4 HP condenser• Leer BL-39 w/ remote condenser

SNOW REEL/SHAKERS• SS Model 44 w/ 7’ SS stand• 3x8’ SS Snow Reel w/ 13’ stand• 3x5’ GV Snow Reel w/ 10’ stand

REFRIGERATION• 20 HP Krack Condenser• 6.5 HP Bohn w/ evap

BALERS• JMC w/ positive incline• Hamer 3 HD Bale-A-Matic

ITC EQUIPMENT FOR SALE1-800-599-4744 www.itcpack.com

MEXICAN COMPANY IS LOOKING FOR:• Complete block ice plant or just the crane with runways

“12 block crane or more”• Tube ice plant with P34AL from 1990-2000

• A Turbo Tigar 30-40 Tons Ammonia

We disarm and handle all equipment.Federico Johnston

[email protected](011) 52-662-214-23-04

Classified ads

MECHANICAL ENGINEER WANTEDLincoln, CA. Refrigeration Innovation, c/o

[email protected]. Ref: Job 1A

BOTTLED WATER & PACKAGED ICE BUSINESS FOR SALEIn business for 42 years. Located in South Texas.

5 minutes from Mexico and 15 minutes from Padre Island.

(956) 831-3193

WE SPEAK EN

GLISH

WANTEDPlanning to close? Or know somebody?

WE BUY ALL TYPES ICE MAKING EQUIPMENT.

REBUILT 5, 10, 20 AND 40 TON TUBULAR ICE MAKERS,

NEW TUBULAR ICE MAKERS AND ICE BAGGING MACHINES

(936) 598-2761www.crrefrig.com

USED MERCHANDISERS WANTEDContact: Ice King, Ryan Maasen

at (480) 423-5464

WANTEDVogt 6000 and Vogt 9000

Call Charlie Bolton

(713) 643-0573Houston, TX

FOR SALE(1) Vogt P118 Reconditioned.

Runs on R404 Freon.(1) Mini Tube Vogt, air-cooled 404 Freon(1) Mid Tube Vogt, air-cooled 404 Freon

(1) Rebuilt CB P118

Call Charlie Bolton (Houston, TX) (713) 643-0573

PACKAGED ICE BUSINESS FOR SALE

In business for 26 years and well established with a lot of growth

potential. Located on Texas/Louisiana line just miles from the Gulf of Mexico. Located 2 miles from industrial area with major chemical and industrial plants. Owner is wanting to retire.

Contact Greg at (409) 920-0037

Modern works with packaged ice clients who face increasing costs and require financing solutions and technical and engineering assistance to decrease downtime and increase their profits. Modern helps those clients with sales and terms programs, the best equipment and automation solutions, our Freeze Force technical support team, and by utilizing the best buying practices and inventory controls.Contact us to review your critical concerns – we are the company to partner with to create solutions for your business!

CALL US TODAY at1-800-543-1581

Learn more about Modern atWWW.MODERNICE.COM

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