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News @ Jains - Aquarius Brands announces name change to Jain Irrigation, Inc.AQUARIUS BRANDS ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE TO JAIN IRRIGATION, INC. ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 18, 2007. Aquarius Brands, Inc. (Aquarius) announced today that it will be officially changing the company name to Jain Irrigation, Inc., effective on October 1, 2007. According to Dave Abrams, President, “We are now part of a global company with global facilities and resources. We want to send a clear message to the market that we are an integral part of this larger organization, and there is no better way to do that than to align our name with our parent company. We will continue to promote our strong brands, including API, PEPCO, Chapin and Acu-Drip, just under a new umbrella organization.” Aquarius Brands, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd (Jain) of India. Jain is a diversified company with more than 6,000 employees and sales in excess of $350 million with a product portfolio encompassing Irrigation Products, Plastic Piping, Plastic Sheets, Dehydrated Foods, Fruit Puree, Pulp and Juices in India and other world markets. Jain Irrigation has pioneered drip irrigation for small farmers in India and has the majority market share in one of the fastest growing irrigation markets in the world. Jain is listed on the Mumbai stock exchange with approximate market value of USD $850 million and is the second largest manufacturer of micro irrigation systems in the world. Aquarius is a leading designer and manufacturer of micro-irrigation systems for agriculture, landscape and nursery applications. Aquarius’ divisions include API™, PEPCO™, Chapin® and Acu-Drip™. The Company has been providing fittings, filters, air vents, tubing, emitters, drip tape and accessories to the irrigation industry for over 35 years. Branded products include Spin Clean™ filters, Tape Loc™, Spin Loc™ and Power Loc™ fittings, Softube™ and Flatube™, Twin Wall™ drip tape, Micro-Flapper®, Quadra-Bubbler® and Octa-Bubbler® emitters, among many others. The Company has manufacturing facilities in Ontario and Fresno, California, Winterhaven, Florida and Watertown, New York. For more information visit www.aquariusbrands.com
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