Robert L. Beard, Sloan Valve Company, Honored as Executive of the Year by the Augusta Industrial Development Corporation


AUGUSTA, AR - Robert L. Beard, Director of Operations at Sloan Valve Company's Augusta, Arkansas foundry, was honored by the Augusta Industrial Development Corporation as the Executive of the Year for his demonstrated leadership of one of the most competitive brass foundries in the United States.

According to Mr. Talmage J. Whitehead, President of the Augusta Industrial Development Corporation, "Mr. Beard was selected due to his enthusiasm and commitment to excellence in managing the Augusta Division of Sloan Valve Company. His leadership and loyalty to the foundries' workforce has been evident for many years."

Under Mr. Beard's leadership, Sloan Valve's Arkansas Foundry provides key elements of quality, cost and delivery to the industry. Certified as an ISO 9002 facility, the foundry is a well-maintained 160,000 square foot building staffed with an experienced and skilled work force.

The Augusta Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) is a 50-year-old organization that was reorganized in February of 2007 to carry out the following mission:
It is the mission of the Augusta Industrial Development Corporation to appreciate and strengthen existing industry. To initiate, develop and coordinate industrial and economic development efforts in order to achieve the finest quality of life for all Augusta citizens.

Mr. Whitehead added, "This mission can be accomplished by recognizing what Augusta has to offer today and by utilizing those assets to strengthen our industries."

Sloan Valve Company is the world's leading manufacturer of water-conserving plumbing systems and has been in operation since 1906. Headquartered in Franklin Park, Illinois, the family-owned company manufactures plumbing products and accessories for commercial, industrial, and institutional markets worldwide.

For more information on Robert L. Beard's Executive of the Year Award from the Augusta Industrial Development Corporation, contact: Sloan Valve Company, 10500 Seymour Avenue, Franklin Park, IL 60131. Call 800-9-VALVE-9 (800-982-5839, ext. 5034), fax 800-501-3989 or visit www.sloanvalve.com.

For more information, contact:Susan Kennedy (847) 671-4300 or
James Nowakowski (847) 358-4848

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