Senninger Irrigation

Senninger Irrigation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hunter Industries and manufacturer of irrigation products and services, based in Clermont, Florida.[3]

Senninger Irrigation Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1963
Headquarters
Clermont, Florida
,
USA
Key people
  • Steve Abernethy, President
  • Mark Healy, Vice President and Founder
[1]
ProductsOver 200 Irrigation Products
Number of employees
200[2]
ParentHunter Industries
Websitesenninger.com

History

Senninger Irrigation was founded in 1963 by Joe Senninger, a retired engineer and citrus grower living in Central Florida.[4] The company was founded after Senninger created the first “insect-proof” sprinkler that would prevent mud dauber wasps from nesting in the nozzle orifices of overhead sprinklers when an irrigation system was not in operation.[5] The wasps would clog sprinklers and impede water flow, causing difficulties for citrus farmers in the area.

Senninger designed and introduced many irrigation industry's innovations: high quality in-line pressure regulator (1966);[6] color-coded nozzles for easy size identification (1970); pioneered the use of plastic sprinklers on center pivots (1971); Wobbler® Technology (1978); sprays with interchangeable deflector pads (1980); Hydro software to configure placement of nozzle sizes (1980); a four-mode LEPA (Low Energy Precision Application) Quad Spray[7] (1986); the integral weight concept (1999); double goosenecks and truss rod hose slings (2002).

The company opened warehouses in Lubbock, Texas (1978), and Grand Island, Nebraska (1979), as well as a division in the state of São Paulo, Brazil (2003).

In 2015, Senninger Irrigation's headquarters was designated as a Groundwater Guardian Green Site by The Groundwater Foundation in recognition of the company's practices related to water use, pesticide and fertilizer management, and pollution prevention.[8]

On January 4, 2016, Senninger Irrigation was acquired by its business partner of 12 years, California-based Hunter Industries.[9]

Products

Senninger develops water- and energy-efficient sprinklers, spray nozzles, pressure regulators,[10] and other irrigation tools for agriculture, dairy, mining, effluent, and wastewater applications. It specializes in low-pressure irrigation products designed to help growers use less water and energy, and increase irrigation uniformity by spreading water in a pattern that resists wind distortion and evaporation at high temperatures.

References
  1. "LEADERSHIP". Hunter Industries. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. "Working at Senninger". Glassdoor. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. Freeman, Michael. "Lake County highlighting its growing manufacturing-based economy". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. Marshant, Tyrell. "Real People, Real Results. Senninger's Irrigation Recipe For Success". Potato Grower. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. Dowell, Rosemarie. "Pesky wasp inspiration played key role for Clermont's Senninger Irrigation". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. "Senninger Irrigation, Inc.: 50th Anniversary" Irrigazette. Retrieved September 2012.
  7. Bordovsky, Jasmes. "Low Energy Precision Application (LEPA) Irrigation Method, a Forty-year Review". American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Web site. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "Senninger Irrigation, Groundwater Guardian Green Site" Groundwater Foundation. Retrieved 2020.
  9. "Hunter Industries acquires Senninger Irrigation". Lawn & Landscape. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  10. Jennings, Rosalind. "Mud dauber spurs invention, boosts company". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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