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Sloan Valve turns 100

Franklin Park, Ill. — Sloan Valve Company, one of the world's leading manufacturer of water-conserving plumbing systems, announces that 2006 marks its 100-year anniversary. In 1906, Sloan's founder and inventor of the Flushometer, William E. Sloan, introduced his first model of the Royal Flushometer. So ingenious was the first Flushometer that the basic design has yet to change. Today, the Royal is the most widely specified flush valve on the market with millions of units sold and installed in facilities worldwide.

In commemoration of its centennial anniversary, Sloan has released a special addition to its manual Flushometer product line: the new Royal Classic. This model is a replica of the Royal Flushometer from 1906, designed with the original Royal's bell-like top and white, porcelain handle, as well as all the modern-day technological updates that make the Royal a long-lasting, reliable fixture.

Charles Allen, President of Sloan Valve Company, says that the company is committed to carrying on the proud tradition that its founder began. "Sloan Valve Company has enjoyed a long history of providing quality, innovative products to the plumbing industry — from the introduction of the first Flushometer in 1906 to today's full line of both manual and sensor-operated Flushometers and faucets and other water- and energy-conserving plumbing systems," Allen said. "We plan to remain the market leader in offering the most reliable, technologically advanced plumbing systems available."