HYDROMATIC AND F.E. MYERS COMPLETE "HABITAT FOR HUMANITY" HOME IN OHIO

The Ashland, Ohio Pentair Pump Group subsidiaries, which consist of Hydromatic and F.E. Myers, celebrated the completion of a Habitat for Humanity Home on Sunday, August 27,2000. The project, funded by the Pentair Foundation, started in early May and was finished ahead of schedule. The Messmore home is one of nine Habitat Homes that the Pentair Foundation has sponsored. Friends, family and Pentair employees attended an Open House for Bill and Shirley Messmore, the proud homeowners. Chuck Howard, President of the Ashland County Habitat for Humanity, gave the welcome dedication followed by the Savannah Mayor, the site coordinator and the Pastor of the Messmore's church. Shirley Messmore gave an emotional thanks to a long list of people involved in construction of the habitat home. After the ceremony, the public was welcomed to refreshments and a tour of the home.

Hydromatic and F.E. Myers are located in Ashland, Ohio. Both are manufacturers of pumps for residential, commercial, industrial and municipal worldwide markets. Hydromatic and F.E. Myers are ISO 9001 certified and are part of the Pentair Pump Group of Pentair, Inc.

Pentair, Inc. (NYSE: PNR) located in Minneapolis, Minnesota is a diversified manufacturer operating in three principal markets: professional tools and equipment, water and fluid technologies, and electrical and electronic enclosures. Pentair employs 14,000 people in more than 50 locations around the world.

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