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AMS CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE Adapted from Information by AMS, Inc. Within any industry or even just life itself, there are moments where average people who follow their passions and work hard begin something, which will have impacts through the years. In 1942, Art Vollweiler opened a blacksmith shop, which would become the foundation for AMS, Inc., on one simple yet profound philosophy - “everything was a work of art”. Much like a painter who passionately constructs a beautiful masterpiece, Art considered every AMS product a direct reflection of himself. Every innovative design was developed with purpose and longevity in mind, and every task was undertaken with a creative and serious mind-set. The company blossomed from its roots in American Falls, Idaho, as Art’s reputation for innovation grew. One particular auger design still in use today was developed when the Soil Conservation Service of the United States government asked Art to develop a tool for sampling soil. The company built on the project’s success and developed a complete line of hand sampling equipment, including augers, hammer-driven samplers, specialty shovels, and accessory items. AMS is celebrating its 75th year as a leading manufacturer of high-quality sampling equip- ment used in the environmental, geotechnical, agricultural, and remediation industries by a wide range of professionals throughout the world. The company has been helmed by three generations of the Vollweiler family over the years. In 1980, Art sold the company to his son Rick Vollweiler. Art’s grandson Marc Chipps joined the company in 1989, and has worked his way to his upper position as President of AMS. The company has a complete team of professionals who design, develop, manufacture, and offer environmental and geotechnical investigation equipment. In short, AMS manufac- tures products to help protect and restore groundwater resources. Some of their major prod- ucts include a complete line of soil, soil gas, groundwater sampling, and sludge sampling equipment. AMS also manufactures the Powerprobe™ direct push/hollowstem auger drill rig used primarily for environmental and geotechnical drilling. You can findAMS equipment all over the world working to clean the earth. After 75 years, AMS still uses the same philosophy Art Vollweiler incorporated when he founded the company. They are focused on identifying and developing new products which address current needs within the industry; improving, as possible, the current products; and continuing to strengthen the company’s customer support. To better serve their customers now and into the future, AMS looks to further enhance their craft while consistently maintaining Art’s original vision and workmanship, so the quality is 100% all of the time. Marc, Art, and Rick. !'+$-,(.*#'. +-))-,(. ,"%&*+ ===-039</<45=4<"0-#4 ;@?A&9<4!/57A$3<773 .,5+0,39=57"*A.'AA8@?2? 166>);?>6@26A#A18:>:;?>;@@@ %9+(A18:>:;?>@82: &77"80/,75431 80.7#362' %62-85/8+08)8!7*228,6-7835846..718 6057 854618$/+85431-( 28 MARCH 2017 WorldWide Drilling Resource ®