For Immediate Release

Contact Information:

Rich Occhipinti
978-282-5259
mailto:Rich.Occhipinti@xyleminc.com

Xylem Alcon
666 E. Dyer Road,
Santa Ana, CA 92705 USA
Tel: 1 714 557 4700
Fax: 1 714 628 8478

BEACON INDUSTRIAL GROUP
1925 West Innes Street
Salisbury, NC 28144 USA
Phone: 1 704 642 1880
Fax: 1 704 642 0304
Email: Dcunningham@BeaconIndGroup.com

Alcon Names New Manufacturer's Representatives to Serve the Southeastern U.S.

Santa Ana, CA (June 28, 2010) – Alcon® (http://www.xylemsolenoidvalves.com), a leading manufacturer of solenoid valves and subsidiary of Xylem, has announced its appointment of BEACON INDUSTRIAL GROUP to represent Alcon valves in the Southeast region of the U.S.

"We very excited to welcome Beacon Industrial to the Alcon sales team. Their highly trained and technical sales force, as well as their multiple locations throughout the territory, will enable Alcon to offer local sales support and valuable technical assistance to our customers across the territory," said Alcon’s Regional Sales Manager, Sam Ladd.

“Beacon Industrial Group has a successful track record of growing sales with both OEMs and distribution partners," said Eugene Rudolph, market development manager for Alcon. “The addition of Beacon to Alcon’s sales network is another critical step in our customercentric strategy.”

Beacon Industrial Group has been in business as a manufacturer's representative company since the early 1980’s. “Our customers are in a broad range of industries, covering various applications. The companies that we represent offer instrumentation to measure parameters such as temperature, pressure, relative humidity and dew point, gas detection and analysis, and electrical power quality. We work closely to coordinate the needs of our customers with our manufacturers, so that we can offer the best possible solutions to application needs and we are thrilled about representing Alcon,” stated Dean Cunningham, President of Beacon Industrial Group.

For more information about Alcon solenoid valves, call directly at 714-557-4700 or visit them at http://www.xylemsolenoidvalves.com.

Xylem - Alcon

Alcon (http://www.xylemsolenoidvalves.com) is a leading manufacturer of customizable solenoid valves and value added systems used in a wide variety of markets. Headquartered in Santa Ana, California, Alcon products are sold worldwide through sales representatives and authorized distributors. Alcon is part of Xylem and has manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe.

Xylem

Xylem (Xyleminc.com) is a leading global water technology provider, enabling customers to transport, treat, test and efficiently use water in public utility, residential and commercial building services, industrial and agricultural settings.  The company does business in more than 150 countries through a number of market-leading product brands, and its people bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on finding local solutions to the world’s most challenging water and wastewater problems.   Launched in 2011 from the spinoff of the water-related businesses of ITT Corporation, Xylem is headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., with 2010 annual revenues of $3.2 billion and 12,000 employees worldwide.