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Plastic bottle floating in water

Reduce Plastic Waste on Campus: Bolster Confidence in Water Quality

December 8, 2022

Overcoming the perception that bottled water is safer than tap water may be as simple as providing students, staff, and faculty with up-to-date, easily accessible data about your system’s water quality. Where can you find that information?

Where Can Schools Invest ARP ESSER Funds Right Now?

Where Can Schools Invest ARP ESSER Funds Right Now?

July 28, 2022

Updated 10/31/2022! Need to know where to look for information about how ESSER funds have been used in your area?

Educators continue to give this issue careful consideration. How can schools most effectively invest this temporary funding?

Pug Drinking from a Cast Iron Murdock Dog Park Water Fountain

11 of the Best Dog Parks in the U.S.

March 23, 2022

Dog parks range from simple, fenced areas where your pup can safely play to something more elaborate, with enrichment elements and other features. Either way, access to clean drinking water is essential. This National Puppy Day, here are 11 of our favorite dog parks!

Customizable Drinking Fountains and Water Bottle Filling Stations for Schools

Why Is School Spirit & Branding So Important?

January 11, 2022

With extracurriculars necessarily restricted, school spirit has suffered during the pandemic. Research shows that without school spirit, students lose the drive to learn and teachers lose their passion. Learn how colors and branding help rebuild it.

Replacement Leather Washers Kit for the Murdock M-75 Hydrant

Leather Washers: Old-Fashioned or Surprisingly Versatile?

October 26, 2021

Get a group of plumbers together and ask what kind of washers work best, and they can talk for hours about their preferences and the advantages of each! Read on to find out why leather washers are still popular today, despite the many new materials available.

Vintage Murdock Drinking Fountain, Ossowo, Mich.

Are Drinking Fountains Safe?

December 9, 2020

Studies offer minimal evidence of fountain-related health issues pre-COVID-19. Shared touchpoints, like a water fountain’s push button, pose a greater risk in today’s pandemic climate, which is why we’ve seen increased interest in touchless, sensor-activated models.

Touchless Water Refill Stations Installed at the American School in Warsaw

Case Study: American School in Warsaw, Poland

October 13, 2020

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Polish government disabled all bubbler fountains. Murdock’s sensor-operated water refill stations served as a solution.

Global Handwashing Day 2020

Join Us in Commemorating Global Handwashing Day

October 13, 2020

Murdock Manufacturing, along with the two dozen divisions and partners that make up the Morris Group family, invite you to join us in commemorating this Global Handwashing Day.

Glendale Unified School District Reopens with Murdock Hand Washing Stations

Murdock Helps Glendale Unified School District Reopen

August 14, 2020

Glendale Unified School District took many precautions in order to open safely, including replacing drinking fountains with Murdock® Wash-N-Go!® hand washing stations.

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