Silent Knight Announces Reconfigured Sales Territories to Accommodate Consistent Growth


In an effort to provide customers with the highest level of service, Silent Knight overhauls sales territories and adds two members to the current United States regional sales team

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. Silent Knight, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company and provider of industry-wide compatible fire alarm solutions for small to mid-sized institutions and commercial sites, announces the restructuring of its United States regional sales force in response to strong, recent growth. As a result of consistently high sales over the past five years, the company will add two new regional sales managers and reconfigure its current domestic territories to help expand sales efforts and accommodate the growing demand for Silent Knight products.

Patrick Hudgins joins Silent Knight as regional sales manager for the South/Mid-Atlantic Territory, and will be responsible for overseeing sales efforts in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. Tom Crews has been appointed regional sales manager for the Midwest Territory, which is comprised of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. Both bring extensive sales experience and industry knowledge to the Silent Knight team, along with a comprehensive understanding of the company¡¦s product portfolio.

We are pleased to welcome these two valuable professionals to our team, because their expertise combined with additional manpower will translate into better service and coverage for our existing customer base and afford us the potential to explore new markets, said Dave Kosciuk, vice president of sales for Silent Knight. The recent reconfiguration of our sales force is an important part of our overall effort to ensure the future success of the Silent Knight brand, and we look forward to strengthening customer relationships and experiencing even more positive growth in 2008.¨

For more information and an overview of the updated Regional Sales Territories for Silent Knight, visit www.silentknight.com.

Silent Knight is part of the Honeywell (NYSE: HON) Life Safety Group, an industry leader in providing commercial fire alarms, advanced detection and notification products, and home patient remote tracking.

Honeywell International is a $36 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London and Chicago Stock Exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For additional information, please visit www.honeywell.com.

Media contacts: Kris Bylan-Rydel
Silent Knight
203.484.7161
Kristen.bylan-rydel@honeywell.com

Dana Gulick
Gray & Rice Public Relations
617-367-0100, ext. 157
dgulick@gr2000.com

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