CHICAGO and SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – 10 October 2012 – Leister Technologies AG, and PREMSCO Inc. today announced the selection of PREMSCO Inc. as Leister’s sales and distribution partner in Puerto Rico. In the agreement, Premsco will serve as Master Distributor of Leister’s industrial heaters and blowers. Premsco also has non-exclusive rights to distribute Leister’s line of plastic welding equipment used in the industrial fabric, geosynthetics, plastic fabrication and flooring industries in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
With the addition of Premsco, Leister customers located in Puerto Rico will now have a local distributor where they can purchase their Leister tools and have them serviced.
“Both PREMSCO and Leister strongly believe that this move will strategically position both companies for increased success in the future,” said Brad Rogers, Director of Business Development, Leister USA. “Premsco Team is committed to support all Leister Products including engineering support in the development of new applications” said Josue Morales, Products Specialist & Technical Support, PREMSCO Inc.
About Leister Technologies AG
Leister Technologies AG (www.leister.com) has been the worldwide leader in plastic welding and hot air equipment for more than 60 years. The Swiss manufacturer’s plastic-welding products are used in roof sealing systems, floor coverings, plastic sheeting, earthworks, hydraulic and tunnel engineering, process equipment manufacturing and for vehicle repair; its process heat products are used for activating, heating, curing, melting, shrinking, welding, sterilizing, drying and warming.
Leister’s global headquarters is in Kaegiswil, Switzerland with sales and service centers in more than 90 countries. With a commitment to quality, the company is ISO 9001 certified, and develops and produces all its products and accessories (more than 10,000 items) on its own state-of-the-art manufacturing premises.
About Leister USA
Headquartered in Chicago, Leister USA (www.leisterusa.com) is a subsidiary of Leister Technologies AG. It supports the sales and service of Leister’s full line of process heat, plastic welding, laser and microsystem products through its wide network of distribution partners across North America. Leister’s North American Master Distributors include:
- Assembly Supplies (Western U.S.) – +1 800.694.1472, www.hotairtools.com
- Heely-Brown (Southern U.S.) – +1 800.241.4628, www.heely-brown.com
- Industrial Heat Sources (Midwestern U.S.) – +1 800.635.0384, www.ihshotair.com
- Leister Technologies, LLC (Eastern U.S.) – +1 888.807.4030, www.leisterusa.com
- LDM, S.A. DE C.V. (Mexico) – +52 662.108.0021, www.corporativoldm.com
- PREMSCO Inc. (Puerto Rico) – +1 787.268.4040, www.premsco.com
- STANMECH Technologies (Canada) – +1 888.438.6324, www.leister.ca
About PREMSCO Inc.
PREMSCO is the leading provider of Automation controls and services in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Premsco’s customers have relied on Premsco for Automation Solutions in Electronics, Fluid Power Products, Compressed Air Systems and Process Controls and Equipment since 1975.
Leister Technologies Contact
Daphne Mischel
daphne.mischel@leisterusa.com
+1 630.760.1000
PREMSCO Contact
Paola Ortiz
paola@premsco.com
+1 787.268.4040
