Guardair Corporation Wins 2025 ISA Innovation Impact Award for PowerQUAD Pneumatic Vacuum Line

Posted in Member News on May 7, 2025

ISA is excited to announce Guardair Corporation as the winner of the 2025 ISA Innovation Impact Award, presented live at ISA25 in Nashville, Tennessee. This annual award celebrates breakthrough solutions that are transforming the industrial MROP channel and delivering measurable value to the end user.

Guardair’s winning product, the PowerQUAD Pneumatic Vacuum Line, stood out for its groundbreaking performance, energy efficiency, and customer-focused design. Voted on by attendees at ISA25, held March 31–April 2, the PowerQUAD line earned top marks for its ability to address longstanding challenges in industrial clean-up processes while reducing operating costs.

Designed specifically for the industrial MRO market, the PowerQUAD line features a customer-configurable pneumatic vacuum engine that:

Delivers up to 35% higher vacuum head
Produces up to 67% higher vacuum flow
Operates at less than 88dB for quieter use
Uses up to 71% less compressed air, resulting in major cost savings

The result is a cleaner, quieter, and more efficient work environment. End users benefit from faster clean-up times and reduced energy consumption – all with the reliability and durability Guardair is known for.

“This award validates the innovation and hard work our team has poured into the PowerQUAD line,” said Thomas C. Tremblay, President of Guardair Corporation. “We’re honored to be recognized by our peers and the greater ISA community.”

The ISA Innovation Impact Award recognizes products or services that demonstrate excellence in innovation, customer impact, and contribution to channel advancement. Finalists were featured on the ISA25 show floor, where attendees evaluated each submission and cast their votes for the winner.

ISA congratulates Guardair Corporation for its outstanding achievement and thanks all the nominees who continue to drive innovation across the industrial supply channel.

To all ISA Members and ISA Atlanta 2020 Attendees,

After continuous monitoring of the evolving situation with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and much deliberation, the Industrial Supply Association (ISA) is announcing today that the ISA Board of Directors have voted to cancel ISA Atlanta 2020 scheduled to take place April 20-22 in Atlanta, Georgia. Everyone at ISA understands and appreciates the time, effort, and resources that you have put into preparing for this event. Like you, we have been working hard, and were looking forward to coming together to Engage, Learn and Lead.

This decision was made after careful review of the most recent facts from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), the Georgia Department of Public Health and other local authorities. Ultimately, the health, safety and well-being of our members, management team and the community at large led to this decision. Although difficult, as this decision comes at a significant cost to ISA which is a nonprofit, we know it’s the right thing to do.

With that in mind, it’s important to note that ISA is YOUR ASSOCIATION and ISA is OUR INDUSTRY. With over 118 years of history, our mission is to provide the strategies and tools to help companies remain relevant throughout industry change. This global pandemic, combined with the accelerating disruption we all are facing, demonstrates now more than ever the need for ISA to continue its pursuit of Leading the Channel Forward®.

The good news is that we have the financial strength to weather this storm. We plan to access our financial reserves to make that happen. These reserves are intended to protect ISA in times like this and for investing in value added programs that benefit ISA members and our industry.

With this decision, we are prepared to refund 100% of all registration, booth and sponsorship fees. However, recognizing the significant impact on our reserves, we are asking for your consideration in donating your registration, booth fees and/or sponsorships to the ISA Foundation, all or in part, at the level your organization is able to support. Foundation funds will only be used for education, research and/or scholarships and your organization will be recognized as a supporting patron of the Foundation helping ISA continue its mission critical purpose. Your donation will help continue the momentum and fuel the future of the Industrial MROP Channel. We recognize the magnitude of this ask, but if each company can help in some way, together, we will strengthen ISA, our community and industry overall.

In the coming weeks, a member of the ISA team will contact all ISA Atlanta 2020 participants to discuss refunds and or donations. Due to the large number of companies and attendees we ask for your patience as we begin this process. This is a priority and will be given the urgency it deserves.

In closing, I would like to thank everyone that has reached out with overwhelming support and positive feedback regarding the path and mission we are on. To all, please keep an eye out for upcoming announcements regarding the Lifetime Achievement Award, Innovation Impact Awards, Phase 2 Analytics for Distributor, Manufacturers and IMRs, Scholarships and so much more.

On behalf of the ISA Board of Directors, I would like to thank you for your patience throughout this decision-making process and your commitment to your association – ISA.

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