International Ultraviolet Association
Air Conditioning Contractors of America
International Facility Management Association
Indoor Air Quality
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In 1995 the founder of Enhance-It, LLC began researching the UV light
purification technology. At that time it was available only for hospitals
and commercial settings because of its cost. The first affordable, fully
certified residential UV air cleaner was developed in 1998.
In 1999 Enhance-It, LLC was founded as a marketing company oriented toward products that enhance the quality of
life. Hence the motto: Making Your Life Better.
At that time Enhance-It team started marketing the first UV Light Air Cleanser.
It soon became the number one selling residential UV air cleanser. Over
time the UV Light technology proved itself so fascinating and promising
that Enhance-It focused entirely on ultraviolet products.
Until 2002 Enhance-It specialized in residential UV products with emphasis on the American-Lights®
UV air cleaner (formerly Northern Lights UV Air Cleanser). In January 2002 a strategic partnership
with American Ultraviolet Company was formed and a full commercial
line of ultraviolet products was added to the catalog. The marketing
initiatives were broadened to encompass the entire spectrum of customers for
residential and commercial products.
In recent years the consumer awareness of UV Light Technology has increased tremendously and the
volume of business started taking overwhelming proportions so a new company - American Air & Water®, Inc
- was created in place of the privately owned Enhance-It, LLC. American Air & Water®, Inc. is focused on
the Germicidal UV technology and its applications in air, surface and water sterilization for residential,
commercial and industrial settings.
Over the past years American Air & Water has become a leading provider of UVGI air, surface and water purification solutions and
supplier of UVGI products. The UVC products represented by American Air & Water are at the cutting edge of the UV technology.
The Company’s proprietary UV air cleaners have been installed in homes and businesses across the USA and abroad.
American Air & Water is a government approved vendor and has delivered UVC products to Navy Vessels, Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Emergency Operations Center and different educational facilities including the University of Virginia,
the University of Washington, the University of Kansas, and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.
American Air & Water, Inc. is a member of IUVA and contributes to development and popularizing the UVGI Standards and Guidelines.
As a member of the Air Conditioning
Contractors of America, International Facility Management Association and
the Indoor Air Quality Association, American Air & Water, Inc. works
diligently to provide its fellow members a better understanding of the
problems and challenges of keeping a healthy and energy efficient indoor
environment. In addition, we provide the best products and equipment to
improve the indoor environment and keep it free of microbial contamination.
American Air & Water®, Inc. was granted
trademark registration on February 20, 2007 and was accorded a Trademark
Registration Number 3211740 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Warren
Lynn, President of American Air & Water®, Inc. said: "Obtaining the
trademark registration is very important to us because in addition to the
significant value added to our company, this milestone enables us to
continue to achieve our long term goals of expansion in many ways by
increasing our products and services as well as our distribution network
and franchising."
In 2008 American Air & Water®, Inc.
became an approved government vendor.
Presently the company holds two GSA Multiple Awards Schedule
contracts. Contract GS-07F-0256U is for UV systems and ultraviolet lamps and
GS-07F-0178V for Sporicidin Disinfectant and antibacterial products.
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UV History |
o Beginning
of Time – UV light starts radiating from the sun
o 1877 – Discovery – Sunlight kills
bacteria
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1897 – Discovery – UV kills
anthrax, cholera, the plague, dysentery and tuberculosis*
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1903 – Nobel Prize – To
Neils Finsen for his clinical application of UV light therapy
o 1928 – UV light proves successful
in killing viruses unresponsive to any other therapy
o 1930 – Thousands with infections
saved with UV transfusions
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1936 – Duke Medical Center begins using UV lights
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1960 – American Ultraviolet is formed
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1998 – 1st affordable, fully
certified residential UV Air Cleanser is developed
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1999 – Enhance-It is formed
and begins marketing Northern Lights / Eclipse, the #1 selling
residential UV Air Cleanser
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2001 – 1st high-output lamp / bulb is utilized by Enhance-It
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2002 – American Air & Water®, Inc. is formed
o 2002 – Name change: Northern
Lights™ to American-Lights®
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2002 – Enhance-It starts marketing commercial UV products
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2003 – American Air & Water®, Inc. continues to expand distribution and maintains exceptional
growth
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2005 – American Air & Water®, Inc. as a corporate member of the
International Ultraviolet Association contributes to the
development of UVGI Guidelines.
o 2005 – American Air & Water®, Inc.
is a member of ACCA - the Air Conditioning Contractors of America
nationwide association representing the HVACR industry for over 40
years
o 2006 – American Air & Water®, Inc.
becomes a member of IFMA - the International Facility Management
Association and IAQA - the Indoor Air
Quality Association
o 2007 – American Air & Water®, Inc.
is granted
trademark registration by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
o 2008 – American Air & Water®, Inc.
is awarded GSA
contract number GS-07F-0256U for the American-Lights UV air
cleaner and AAWHO/14 UV lamps.
o 2009 – American Air & Water®, Inc.
is awarded GSA
contract number GS-07F-0178V for Sporicidin® Disinfectant and
Antimicrobial Lotion Soap |
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