Aquarius Brands Changes Name

Aquarius Brands, Inc. (Aquarius) will be officially changing the company name to Jain Irrigation, Inc., effective Oct. 1.

“We are now part of a global company with global facilities and resource," says Dave Abrams, president of Aquarius Brands. "We want to send a clear message to the market that we are an integral part of this larger organization, and there is no better way to do that than to align our name with our parent company. We will continue to promote our strong brands, including API, PEPCO, Chapin and Acu-Drip, just under a new umbrella organization.”

Jain Irrigation Systems Limited acquired control in Aquarius Brands on Sept. 6. Jain is a diversified company with more than 6,000 employees and sales in excess of $350 million with a product portfolio encompassing irrigation products, plastic piping, plastic sheets, dehydrated foods, fruit puree, pulp and juices in India and other world markets.

Aquarius is a designer and manufacturer of micro-irrigation systems for agriculture, landscape and nursery applications. The company has manufacturing facilities in Ontario and Fresno, Calif., Winterhaven, Fla. and Watertown, N.Y.

To learn more about Aquarius Brands, visit www.aquariusbrands.com. To learn more about Jain visit www.jains.com.