Larry Gillanders is CEO and
co-founder of Pipe Restoration Technologies, LLC, and its subsidiaries,
including ACE DuraFlo Systems, LLC, developer of ePIPE technologies. ACE
DuraFlo operates a national footprint of company owned and franchised locations
in the US, as well as international locations in Europe and Mexico. Gillanders
has participated with Virginia Tech in EPA/AwwaRF Project 3015 and in the state
of Maryland Task Force Study on pinhole leaks in copper plumbing. He has
published technical papers that have lead to product approvals of technical processes
under the Uniform Plumbing Code, the World Plumbing Council and for the
development and approval of code acceptance criteria under the International
Plumbing Code for epoxy barrier coatings used to protect against lead and
copper leaching. Readers may contact him at lg@aceduraflo.com.