Acquisition boosts Watts’ product offering

Watts now offers the Mueller Steam Speciality and Polyjet product ranges following a stock purchase transaction from SPX Corporation. Mueller Steam Specialty is a leading full-line supplier of pipeline strainers and check valves. Watts strainer products focus on small diameters for plumbing, and the inclusion of the Mueller range enables Watts to expand into large-diameter commercial products. Polyjet offers a customised sleeve valve which is used in severe service applications to provide precise flow and pressure control. sales@wattsindustries.co.uk



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