Honored for innovation: Elkay Manufacturing Co. Director Rod Magnuson, of commercial plumbing products, is proud to be a winner of a 2011 Chicago Innovation Award. The Oak Brook company was honored for its water bottle refilling machine. The company also makes faucets, sinks and more. | Mary Compton~For Sun-Times Media
Refilling station: Elkay Manufacturing Co. in Oak Brook received a Chicago Innovation Award in 2011 for creating this water bottle refilling machine. The wall-mounted unit senses the presence of the bottle, fills it up within seconds and counts how many plastic bottles it saves from the landfill. | Mary Compton~For Sun-Times Media
Company values: Noreen Hansen is an Elkay Manufacturing Co. customer care associate. The Oak Brook company prides itself on customer service. | Mary Compton~For Sun-Times Media
Oak Brook inventor creates a faster water fountain
Try filling a water bottle at a drinking fountain. It gets awkward. It takes forever. Lines form. Water spills. Elkay Manufacturing Co., based in Oak Brook, used this awkwardness as inspiration for a new twist on the old drinking fountain. It created the EZH2O wall-mounted … Read More