April 02, 2004   —   Warminster, PA

SP Industries is a manufacturer of specialty glassware, laboratory environmental control chambers, glassware washers and dryers and laboratory to production scale lyophilizers. The company sells its products under the following well-known brands: Wilmad-LabGlass, HotPack, Heinicke, National, Virtis, and Hull.

SP Industries continues to increase its commitment to the specialty glassware business by investing in manufacturing, sales and marketing efforts. A new management team is currently driving significant capital investment in glass cleaning, tube straightening, and stem manufacturing capability. Investment in technical expertise and internal sales support has increased customer satisfaction. In addition, the team is currently developing its supply chain through global partnerships. This will deliver increased market share for several key segments of the business. To drive more rapid revenue growth, the company has also increased marketing and promotional funding as well as the sales effort by adding four additional field sales people and three inside sales positions. Wilmad/LabGlass recently achieved its renewal for ISO.9001-2000 certification.

The future continues to look bright for SP Industries, Inc. For more information, call 800-523-2327, visit our web site at www.SPindustries.com, or write SP Industries, 935 Mearns Rd., Warminster, PA 18974.