Announcing Ed Ruggles as our new Director of Marketing & Sales

We are excited to announce the addition of Edward M. Ruggles to our management team.

Ed will be responsible for the management of all sales, including its established and respected salesforce located across North America, its existing marketing staff located in Minnetonka, Minnesota, its established representatives in Europe and Asia, and its 120 plus distributor network located in dozens of countries on six continents.

Mr. Ruggles brings over 20 years of experience, knowledge, and respect amongst his peers in the fire suppression industry.  Recently he has held the position of global sales director and business development manager for Spectrex Flame Suppression- part of the Emerson group.  Ed was vice president of sales for Amerex Defense. He has had several sales positions in Tyco Fire Protection International, achieving multiple promotions and additional responsibilities directly related to his success with those firms.

Ed holds a degree from the University of Wisconsin, Marinette and has traveled extensively across the globe during his career.  He is familiar with aerosols and has always been an advocate of the Stat-X^® fire suppression product line.