Its official - the busy season is here! In my conversations with all of you it is clear that this year is marking a better start to the season than the last few years. A good sign that the economy is starting to recover and you are taking advantage of the pent up demand.

But with demand, comes competition. As we have been communicating with you over the past few months, Heliocol took a direct stab at us with a marketing piece that used their old performance numbers as a comparison tool. As we know, they were hiding the fact that their new numbers were about to be posted by SRCC. After reviewing the new numbers, we created a few “consumer friendly” charts to be included with your sales presentation materials. Dan sent those out to everyone on April 27<sup>th</sup> and they are posted on the portal as well.

We feel however, that it is still important to have a discussion about the slides in order to effectively describe this information to the average consumer. I will be holding a few quick 15 minute webinars to review the new sales presentation slides. Please look for emails from me with dates and times over the next two weeks and please make an effort to sit in on one.

We’ll also be covering the news that Magen Eco-Energy, the manufacturer of Heliocol and SunStar collectors in Israel have bought out Victor Eyal’s interest in Heliocol, USA and their distributor, UMA Solar.

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We realize you are all in the middle of your busy season, but arming yourself with this new information will thwart Heliocol’s chances in the home significantly. I look forward to talking with you all soon and commit to keeping the meetings short!

Now let’s see the numbers for April.<strong> </strong>Congratulations to<strong> Mark Naylor Solar Specialists</strong> who dominated the top dealer spot with 343 collectors sold for April. <strong>Naylor Solar Specialists </strong>came in 2<sup>nd</sup> with 198 collectors, and third place goes to <strong>Stilwell Solar </strong>with an impressive 182 collectors for April. Way to go Bill and Scott!<strong></strong>

<strong>Mark Naylor</strong> from Mark Naylor Solar Specialists is the top salesman in the country with 46 sales for April. Congratulations Mark! <strong>Bill Park</strong> from<strong> </strong>Central Florida Solar<strong> </strong>is 2<sup>nd</sup> with 24 sales for April. Fabulous job Bill – you’re up nearly 25% from last year. Rounding out 3<sup>rd</sup> place is <strong>Terry Naylor</strong> from Naylor Solar Specialists with 23 sales. Well done Terry – such a close race for second and third this month!

<strong>Aquatherm will be closed Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 29th. Enjoy your holiday everyone!</strong>