A One-Stop-Shop for Geothermal Supplies

With 20 years of experience, president Greg Beach has embraced e-commerce to grow his business to every inch of the U.S. and parts of Canada. By offering continuing education to their employees and to the general public, as well as keeping an entire warehouse fully stocked with geothermal supplies, Geo-Hydro Supply is a beacon for the industry.

Geo-Hydro Supply, Ltd. first began in 2004 with three partners, Tim Yoder, Rebecca Conn, and Elaine Beach, who all made the initial investment.  The partners appointed Greg Beach as President and Manager of the business. Beach was charged with growing and developing Geo-Hydro Supply, Ltd.
Comparable to how most businesses are born, Geo-Hydro Supply was started from a need in that industry. In this particular case, the need was to have a one-stop shop for HVAC contractors and geothermal loop installers to purchase residential geothermal loop components.
The “loop” is the heart of a geothermal heating and cooling system.  It is the physical portion of the system where the energy is exchanged in the ground, transferring heat to the geothermal heat pump during cold weather and evacuating heat from the home to the ground in warm weather.
The company draws from 20 years of experience in the geothermal closed-loop installation industry. The goal of Geo-Hydro Supply is to provide the highest quality supplies and expert customer service to its customers. After experimenting with many brands of fittings, flow centers, supplies and pipe; the company is confident that the products offered is of the highest quality, and includes a B&D Mfg. five-year warranty on residential flowcenters as well as a Centennial Plastics 50 year warranty on pipe.
The main product line of the company originally was in non-pressurized flowcenters but they have expanded and now provide a vast array of geothermal supplies. They stock materials from top names in the industry such as B&D Manufacturing, Centennial Plastics, Central Plastics, US Poly, Rahn, Grundfos, Armacell and Ideal. The company also continues to keep the full line of non-pressurized flowcenters the featured product. Geo-Hydro Supply has also grown into a supply house supporting the residential geothermal loop installers across Ohio, and around the country via Internet orders, which started in 2007.
Sales through the Internet began slowly but have steadily grown as more and more people become accustomed to e-commerce. Currently, the company has provided service to customers in 45 states and receives regular inquiries from locations throughout Canada. One hundred percent of the company’s warehouse space is dedicated to geothermal products.  It is interesting to note that most HVAC or drilling supply houses typically only have a corner of their warehouse dedicated to geothermal.
Geo-Hydro Supply’s employees have a passion for geothermal and believe it can solve many of the common energy problems found in the United States. Because of its efficiency, geothermal reduces warm-weather energy consumption that typically contributes to brown-outs across the nation. In cold climates, geothermal systems, due to their efficiency, also reduce over-all energy consumption and carbon emissions.  In affect, widespread use of geothermal technologies could help level peak energy demands on the nation’s power grid. Geothermal power is cost effective, reliable, sustainable, and environmentally friendly. The use of geothermal technology in your home is a safe alternative to traditional carbon fuel furnaces because a geothermal system releases zero carbon emissions.  And the amount of electrical energy required to operate these systems year-round expends far less energy than what is used to heat a home with carbon fuel systems. 
The company is very proud of their stand for continuing education in the field. According to Mr. Beach, it is one of the company’s pillars. 
“We believe that by educating the geothermal installer and the general public, we can make a difference in the world around us,” said Beach. “Geothermal heating and cooling for residential and commercial buildings can have an enormous impact on our environment and our economy.  And we feel a responsibility to ‘keep the pump primed’ and educate those who don’t understand its benefits.”
Geo-Hydro Supply is very proud of its knowledgeable staff that is capable of helping the beginner, intermediate and advanced installers.  Beach has high expectations for the industry, and the company sets the bar high for others.
“We can have an impact on bettering the image of geothermal and preventing common mistakes.”
The company is continuing to grow and delve into working with other industries and markets.
“Many drilling companies across the U.S., especially the waterwell industry, are coming out looking for additional work,”  Beach said.  “We can be their one-stop shop for people looking for supplies to install this piping system that is necessary for a geothermal system for a residential home or business. That’s an area where we’d like to expand.”
Beach said, “We don’t just supply geothermal products, we specialize in them!” ELT