A collaboration built on expertise

As water regulations tighten and operational costs rise, growers face increasing pressure to conserve water, reduce expenses, and maintain sustainability. HotSpot AG and PumpMan have joined forces to bring revolutionary solutions to winegrape growers throughout Northern California. This collaboration provides winegrape growers with a vast arsenal of tools needed to streamline irrigation pump management, ensuring confidence and reliability of their equipment.

HotSpot AG has reinvented the game with their revolutionary solutions that allows users to remotely control, schedule, and monitor their irrigation systems in real time. Vineyard managers are able to track and adjust operations from anywhere, anytime, in one dashboard. PumpMan, with over 50 years of expertise in the pump industry, has established itself as Northern California’s trusted leader in pump system services. Specializing in the repair, retrofitting, and design of pump systems for residential, agricultural, commercial, and municipal applications, PumpMan Norcal provides end-to-end service ensuring that pumps are running at peak efficiency. Together, these technologies empower growers with better visibility into their systems, allowing them to make data-driven decisions that optimize performance and prevent costly breakdowns.

“When things are working, no news is good news! And then it’s just hearing when things are wrong and I’m able to make phone calls or, more often than not, figure out what’s going on before I even show up to site or even if I have to show up to site.” – Willy Binsfeld when describing the time savings with HotSpot. Instead of reacting to system failures, growers can now anticipate issues before they arise, reducing costly repairs and needless service visits. With backgrounds rooted in farming, HotSpot and PumpMan understands the challenges that growers face everyday. By combining industry expertise with revolutionary technology, this partnership delivers practical, scalable solutions that improve pump efficiency and reduce operational stress.