WARRENDALE, PA, Oct. 31, 2005 -- Siemens Water Technologies announces that it has selected Helguera y Asociados SA de CV to be its representative for the biopharmaceutical market in Mexico and Latin America. A Mexican company with 15 years of experience in water purification, Helguera will represent Siemens Water Technologies, selling and servicing its water purification systems in Mexico and Latin America. Helguera is recognized in the market for its highly trained staff and focus on providing superior, professional service.
"We are pleased to partner with Helguera," says Jeff Okun, biopharmaceutical director of sales and marketing for Siemens Water Technologies. "Their strengths and capabilities in supporting the water purification needs of biopharm customers in Mexico are well known, and will enable us to significantly grow our business in this region."
Says Alberto Helguera Resendiz, director general of Helguera y Asociados, "Helguera's alliance with Siemens Water Technologies will allow both companies to better serve their Mexican and Latin American customers, who now have to comply with stringent USP Purified Water standards."
Siemens Water Technologies (www.siemens.com/water or www.usfilter.com), delivers cost-effective, reliable water and wastewater treatment systems and services to municipal, industrial, commercial and institutional customers worldwide. The division "Water Technologies" is part of Siemens' Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S), which provides innovative solutions and services designed to improve competitiveness in processing and manufacturing industries and in infrastructure. In fiscal 2004, I&S employed a total of 30,000 people worldwide and achieved total sales of EUR 4.290 billion.
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