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Plumbing News
Watts Water Technologies “Cuts
Ribbon” on NH Foundry.
30,000 sq. ft. Foundry Supports Company’s Lead Free Initiative,
NH Jobs.
 Watts Water Technologies “cut the ribbon” on a multimillion dollar, 30,000
square foot foundry on June 21st, an expansion to the Franklin, NH Facility of
one of its operating subsidiaries, which produces products for many of its
brands. New Hampshire state and local dignitaries, including Governor Maggie
Hassan and Franklin Mayor Kenneth Merrifield, joined officials from Watts Water
Technologies, Inc. to celebrate the occasion.
The new Lead Free foundry reflects the company’s commitment to proactively meet
the requirements of the “Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act,” which goes
into effect in January 2014. The law establishes new limits on the lead content
in every pipe, fixture, and fitting used to convey water for human consumption.
The company’s new foundry will produce Lead Free products exclusively.
“This is a great day for our company and its employees, our industry, and the
Franklin community,” said Watts Water Technologies CEO and President David
Coghlan, who noted that the new foundry will produce Lead Free versions of
products already produced in Franklin, and additional products, as well. “It
will enable us to be the ‘safe choice’ for Lead Free products, since we can
eliminate the possibility of cross contamination of materials. It will also
enable us to provide efficient and timely availability of products.” Story continues below
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Through the new foundry,
the company is also supporting jobs in manufacturing. “In
locating our Lead Free foundry in Franklin, we are
supporting New Hampshire and U.S. jobs,” said Coghlan. “We
are also recognizing our Franklin team, which has
continually demonstrated their commitment to manufacturing
excellence and innovation. We look forward to continuing to
invest in Franklin and expanding this facility.”
New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan commended the company
for the types of products produced, which contribute to
public health and safety, and for the company’s educational
efforts around the Lead Free initiative. She also
complimented the Franklin workforce, noting that the work
effort here is “extraordinary.” She added that the company
is emblematic of the ingenuity found across the Granite
State. “We can make great things here,” she said, “and share
them across the world.”
Franklin Mayor Kenneth Merrifield noted how rare it is to
have a manufacturing facility that lasts 50 years, such as
the Watts Water Franklin Facility, and how quickly the new
foundry came into being. He referred to meeting the
development challenge as a “remarkable accomplishment” and
added “congratulations to an absolutely fabulous company.”
Watts Water’s Franklin, NH Facility, which opened in 1959,
has undergone 16 expansions since that time and has more
than tripled in square footage. From about 30 employees in
1959, the Franklin workforce has since grown to more than
500 employees today. The Franklin plant manufactures and
distributes products that go to U.S. retailers, OEMs, and
wholesale distributors, and it is currently the company’s
largest manufacturing facility in North America.
About Watts Water Technologies, Inc.:
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is
a world leader in the manufacture of innovative products to
control the efficiency, safety, and quality of water within
residential, commercial, and institutional applications. Its
expertise in a wide variety of water technologies enables it
to be a comprehensive supplier to the water industry. For
more information, visit
www.wattswater.com.
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