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Article: Pentair buys Acu-Trol.(MAKING NEWS)
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- Pool & Spa News
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- September 18, 2006
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Pentair Inc. has purchased Acu-Trol Inc., a manufacturer of chemical controllers. The acquisition allows the Golden Valley, Minn.-based manufacturer to offer automated water chemistry monitoring and control systems.
Acu-Trol will operate as a subsidiary of Pentair Water Pool and Spa, a Sanford, N.C.-based division of Pentair. Terms of the acquisition were not released.
"We are very pleased with this agreement," said Jeff Sanchez, CEO of Auburn, Calif.-based Acu-Trol, who will become general manager of the new business. "The collective resources of Pentair and Acu-Trol will ... position us for growth while strengthening our ability to provide ...