Industrial Controls Announces Merger with Piedmont Instruments and Controls


Wanamassa, NJ -December 26, 2007 - Industrial Controls Distributors LLC, the leading distributor of HVAC controls, process instrumentation and industrial automated valves in the Eastern United States, is pleased to announce its merger with Piedmont Instruments and Controls of Charlotte, NC. Piedmont will integrate operations with Industrial Controls' Charlotte operation to cover North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

Joe Eichelberger, the CEO of Industrial Controls said, "The combination of the two companies will give us an exceptional platform to continue our expansion plans in the Southeast Region. This will be further evident when we move into our new Charlotte office with ample warehouse space, state-of-the-art training and demonstration facilities to be completed later this spring."

Jim Andrews, of Piedmont, has been appointed the Regional Sales Vice President for Industrial Controls Southeast Region. Jim comes with a track record of success along with the extensive experience, customer, and technical skills needed to lead the expanded operation in the region.

"With the merger, Industrial Controls will now offer customers the broadest range of instrumentation, industrial components and industrial automated valves in the region," said Andrews.

Industrial Controls, headquartered in Wanamassa, NJ with 12 offices covering 22 states throughout the Northeast and Midwest United States and new Online Store (http://www.industrialcontrolsonline.com), is an authorized distributor and stocking representative for the industry's leading lines of commercial HVAC controls, process instrumentation, and valves.

Corporate Headquarters
1776 Bloomsbury Ave.
Wanamassa, NJ 07712
732-918-9000
Fax: 732-922-4417
www.industrialcontrolsonline.com
email: moreinfo@icdmail.com

Contact: Mark Abraham
Phone: (732) 918-9000, Ext. 5214

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