NEW CASTLE, DE, January 17, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- CA AB 1953 (California) and S.152 (Vermont) are now in effect and are helping to transform the plumbing industry.
In response to this new legislation, Speakman, a quality leader in the commercial plumbing industry for 140 years, began converting its faucet products to lead free in early 2009 and to date have 85% of the plumbing products which should meet lead free compliance converted to lead free. The No Lead line, denoted by option "-CA" contains less than 0.25% lead while still maintaining the high quality expected from Speakman Products. "We believe it is extremely important to provide our commercial and institutional customers the same high level of quality and durability they have come to expect from Speakman in our No Lead line as with any other Speakman product without adding additional cost to our customers" stated Bill Walbrandt, the Director of Commercial Plumbing for Speakman.
Unlike many of our competitors, Speakman has also converted many of the popular sensor faucets to lead free. "While there is still some confusion in the industry as to the requirements for sensor faucets to be certified, Speakman felt it was a necessary to have a No Lead sensor faucet product line" says Walbrandt, "It is a benefit we felt our customers deserved, so they could feel confident that the products they bought and specified would meet the standard, and besides, if it doesn't cost anymore why not choose No Lead alternative?"
To support on-going efforts to educate the market about lead free products, Speakman has created a No Lead Section on the company website which explains more about what it means to be lead free, frequently asked questions about No Lead products, and links to the No Lead product offering.
About Speakman
The Speakman Company was founded in 1869 as a plumbing pipefitting company. Retaining its independent and privately held status, Speakman has forged a reputation for continuous product innovation and quality leadership. The acknowledged leader in specification quality plumbing fittings and electronic faucets, Speakman pioneered water bearing safety equipment more than 50 years ago, and led the market transformation into modern-day showering over 75 years ago. Speakman's products are registered to ISO 9001:2000, please visit our web site at http://www.speakmancompany.com.
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