Get the Lead Out!

Larry Richardson, Vice President of Sales

The following is an excerpt from Viega’s CEO, Dan Schmierer message announcing their first Zero Lead product offering for the 2010 lead-free requirements:

“Being an innovator isn’t easy. It requires us to see into the future, keep up with changing codes and standards and pioneer new products that our customers need. The power of innovation has been our key to success for the past 110 years.”

“California and Vermont have already passed separate legislation to limit the lead content of plumbing fixtures and fittings products to a maximum weighted average of 0.25%, effective January 1, 2010. I am certain other states will soon follow their lead.”

“At Viega, we already prepared for it. 66% of our potable water products already meet the upcoming 2010 lead-free requirements. All of our PEX tubing, PolyAlloy insert fittings, ProPress copper fittings, ProPress Stainless fittings and pipe, MANABLOC and MINIBLOC meet the approaching lead-free requirements.”

“The Viega products (bronze fittings, bronze valves and brass insert fittings) that do not comply with the new lead-free requirements, will eventually be added to our product lines as we approach 2010. In 4Q 2009, we will launch our first Zero Lead product offering.” “The Zero Lead alloys we have chosen have excellent resistance to corrosion and dezincification. Our Zero Lead fittings will be certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 61 Annex G as containing less than 0.25% lead. Other products may look like ours, but I guarantee they do not measure up to Viega’s standards for quality, performance and reliability.”

If you would like additional information, visit Viega’s Zero Lead website at zeroleadfacts.com. This website was created as a tool, to help guide you through upcoming lead-free mandates.