Sentry Equipment Corp Acquires Waters Equipment Sentry Equipment
Oconomowoc, WI – February 1, 2011 – Sentry Equipment Corp, a leading worldwide supplier of industrial and power sampling products and systems, announced today that the company acquired Waters Equipment, a division of Neptune Chemical Pump Company, Inc., effective February 1, 2011. The addition of the Waters Equipment brand is expected to significantly expand Sentry Equipment Corp’s global portfolio of steam and water sampling products.
Together, the Sentry and Waters product lines will offer the highest degree of expertise related to the application, design and manufacture of sampling systems and products. This will not only ensure the specific needs of each customer and application continue to be met, but will improve the availability of products, engineering expertise and numerous aftermarket services.
“I couldn’t be happier with the way things have come together,” said Mike Farrell, President and CEO of Sentry Equipment Corp. “Waters [Equipment] shares many of our views and our work ethic. We believe this acquisition will increase our opportunities by capitalizing on each brand’s unique core strengths while improving the supply of products and services available to the end user.”
Sentry Equipment will immediately begin a planned integration of Waters’ administrative operations, in addition to re-aligning key corporate business units to accommodate the combined installed base. Brian Reichley, Sales Manager of Waters Equipment™, will continue to oversee Waters’ sales operations and distribution channels.
Terms of the acquisition, which closed January 31, 2011, were not disclosed.
Sentry Equipment Corp designs, manufactures and services systems and equipment used to sample gases, liquids, slurries and bulk solids; enabling safe, simple and repeatable samples for power generation and process industries worldwide. Recognized as a leader in sampling technology, Sentry Equipment Corp combined products and brands (e.g., Sample Sentry®, Waters Equipment™, ISOLOK®, AquatiPro™ and Zeck Systems™) have been relied on by operational and analytical professionals for more than 85 years.
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09 February 2011
