Watts / Sioux Chief Transition

As you know, Sioux Chief Manufacturing recently signed an agreement to acquire certain Watts Water Technologies, Inc. assets that complement the Sioux Chief business. This acquisition is scheduled to close September 15th.

To further clarify this transaction, following are the highlights and details regarding the transition:

Products-

• Watts will sell its manufacturing assets to Sioux Chief for the PEX Tubing, Brass Fittings, Brass & Tubular, and Vinyl Hosing products. The Brass & Tubular product line includes all products in this category previously marketed by Watts, with the exception of corrugated stainless steel water heater connectors and the Quick’N Easy braided connectors.
• Watts will continue to remain a single source supplier of RadiantPEX® and WaterPex® branded products with selected customers. Please contact your Watts rep for more details.

Customer Orders-

Both Watts and Sioux Chief are working to make this transition as smooth as possible. Sioux Chief expects to be servicing customers September 16th.

• Non EDI orders- Customers will need to reference the Watts item numbers and pricing on their PO’s so we can identify them as Watts orders and apply correct pricing. Customers can add the Watts items to their regular Sioux Chief orders or place a separate order for their Watts items. ALL orders placed will need to meet Sioux Chief freight minimums and order requirements.
• EDI Orders- Customers placing EDI orders must reference both the correct Sioux Chief item number and your customer sku number. EDI orders will not recognize the Watts item numbers. In the event that the EDI order has not been crossed to the correct Sioux Chief item number, the order will “error out” and we will call the customer for the required information.
• Cross reference guides will be made available prior to September 16th. Sioux Chief will be happy to cross reference your Watts items to the correct Sioux Chief item number. Send your Watts item list to our Customer Service team at customer.service@siouxchief.com complete with Watts item number, customer sku and item description.

We understand that questions will arise and ask that you contact either company for further information. We are both committed to our customers and will continue to work together to provide the very best support for your business.

Cinch Clamps and tools are available for purchase from Murray Corporation. Murray manufactured the clamps for Watts and has agreed to sell direct to the distributor.

Please contact Michael Jareed, Director of Sales for more information. 410-771-0380 x214
michaeljareed@murraycorp.com // www.murraycorp.com