Speakman Company Ready for Lead Free Compliance Laws
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 began converting its faucet products to lead free in early 2009 with 85% complete today.

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.

Press Release Contact Information:

Amy Thompson
Speakman Company
Marketing Associate
400 Anchor Mill Road
New Castle, DE
USA 19720
Voice: 302.765.0202
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