Tyco Thermal Controls and Rockbestos-Surprenant Cable Corp. Expand Strategic Alliance
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Companies Align to Offer Complete Fire Performance Wiring Solutions for the Industrial Market
REDWOOD CITY, Calif (April 1, 2008) - Tyco Thermal Controls, the global leader in heat-tracing, and fire and performance wiring systems, and Rockbestos Surprenant Cable Corporation (RSCC), a world leader in engineered wire and cable products, are proud to announce an expansion of their strategic alliance. This agreement will allow Tyco Thermal Controls to offer industrial fire-rated polymer insulated cables to complement its mineral insulated product line.
Under this exclusive agreement, Tyco Thermal Controls will sell industrial fire-resistant wiring products manufactured by RSCC under the VITALink® brand name.
RSCC has maintained the highest reputation in polymer-insulated fire-rated cables. "Adding the industrial line of products from RSCC is a natural extension of our strategic partnership. It allows us to provide our customers the most complete portfolio of fire-rated wiring products from the leaders in mineral and polymer insulated technology today," said Jim Beres, vice president of marketing and business development, Tyco Thermal Controls.
"We at RSCC are extremely excited about this extension of our existing partnership," states Dennis Chalk, president of RSCC. "Tyco Thermal Controls is the acknowledged leader in fire and performance wiring systems and this agreement will put our VITALink product line into the forefront of the industrial markets that they serve."
With the addition of VITALink fire-rated cable products, Tyco Thermal Controls now offers customers the widest product and technology choices from the leading brands in the industrial marketplace.
For more information on the VITALink line of industrial wiring products or the Tyco Thermal Controls and RSCC partnership, please call Tyco Thermal Controls at 800-545-6258, send an email to info@tycothermal.com, or simply visit www.tycothermal.com.
Tyco Thermal Controls, a division of Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC; BSX: TYC), is a global company providing optimal solutions for various applications involving heat tracing, floor heating, snow melting & de- icing, temperature measurement, fire and performance wiring, and leak detection systems. With operations in 56 countries and experience in managing projects around the globe, Tyco Thermal Controls is the ideal partner for companies worldwide. Currently, it manufactures and distributes products and provides services under brand names such as Raychem®, Pyrotenax®, DigiTrace®, Tracer®, IsopadTM, Frostex®, TraceTek® and WinterGard®. For additional information regarding Tyco Thermal Controls, please call (800) 545-6258, email info@tycothermal.com or visit www.tycothermal.com.
RSCC, a member of the Marmon Group of companies, has been a manufacturer of engineered wire and cable for ninety years. They occupy a leading position in the manufacture of high temperature fire rated cables, as well as other high performance cables supplied to the petrochemical, electronic/aerospace, transportation, defense, nuclear utility, and OEM industrial markets. More information on RSCC can be found at www.r-scc.com.
CONTACTS:
Peter Curtis
Tyco Thermal Controls
650-474-7400
pjcurtis@tycothermal.com
Jim Belanger
RSCC
860-653-8377
jim.belanger@r-scc.com
