CHICAGO, IL – June 16, 2009 – Culligan, a leading global innovator of advanced water softening and filtration solutions for more than 70 years, has just redefined industrial water treatment with the introduction of its new Culligan Matrix Solutions. Manufacturing companies depend on clean, quality water throughout their entire business, such as for boiler feed water make-up, recycling back to cooling towers, improved process run times and overall quality and consistency of production. Some even reuse grey water in other parts of their manufacturing process. Complying with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discharge requirements is also a constant driver of quality water treatment.

As a water treatment partner to hundreds of manufacturing companies around the world, Culligan has combined best practices based on decades of experience engineering industrial water treatment systems that help manufacturers to eliminate costly water problems by minimizing waste in the first place, extend the performance of their equipment, reduce maintenance costs and improve operational efficiency. The Matrix Solution uses Culligan’s electronic controls for reverse osmosis and water softening technologies to provide a custom-designed system that meets these goals. And, through water re-use and brine reclamation, Culligan helps manufacturers improve environmental compliance and sustainability.

“Manufacturing companies today require end-to-end water treatment systems that are delivered faster, better and less expensive. With our global supply chain, Culligan Matrix Solutions deliver on all three with a single-source, comprehensive technology platform that addresses a complete range of water treatment applications,” said Rod McNelly, Vice President Commercial & Industrial Sales, Culligan - North America.

Quality Water Means Faster, Smoother Production

Culligan’s new Matrix Solutions feature modular technologies that are pre-configured to work together on a simple global platform. These integrated components can be readily “mixed and matched” to meet specific water treatment needs for manufacturers. Because of this flexible design, Matrix Solutions are built, delivered and installed at a plant much quicker than comparable systems – ensuring the right contaminants are removed and the right water quality is achieved without delay.

Advanced electronic capabilities such as remote monitoring and telemetry options allow Matrix to operate at utmost efficiency and continuously provide high water quality. This helps avert system failure, therefore reducing potential production delays and possible product recalls.

Maxtrix Solutions Minimize Risk and Accelerate Time to ROI

For manufacturers, minimizing production downtime reduces business risk. And, consistency of water quality in the production process means finished goods get out the door faster, accelerating the sales cycle and revenue capture. Significant savings occur when manufacturing companies are able to audit, measure and justify their capital equipment spend against desired results. The cost-effective modular design of Culligan’s Matrix Solutions takes into account both capital and operating costs.

The new system also helps manufacturers to improve their profitability by optimizing limited water resources. Using these types of water treatment technologies, Culligan customers typically can expect to achieve ROI savings – including energy consumption, labor and maintenance costs and compliance with EPA regulations – in less than one year.

Available Today

With 800+ Culligan dealers in more than 90 countries, Culligan’s highly skilled field professionals are readily available to assess customer needs, and then design, manufacture, install, train and service Culligan Matrix water treatment systems over the lifespan of the equipment. For more information or to contact a Culligan dealer near you, visit www.culligan.com or call 1-800-CULLIGAN.

About Culligan

Culligan (www.culligan.com) a leading global innovator of advanced water softening and filtration solutions for more than 70 years, has just redefined industrial water treatment with the introduction of its new Culligan Matrix Solutions. Businesses today require end-to-end water treatment systems that are faster, better and more cost-effective. Culligan Matrix Solutions deliver on all three with its single-source, comprehensive water treatment technology platform for virtually any industry and almost every application – from process water and ingredient (product) water to capture, re-use and recycle, and more.