Municipal Connection

LONG BEACH, Calif. (Dec. 14, 2007) – Federal Signal Environmental Solutions Group has announced that it will open its fifth FS Solutions center in Long Beach, Calif., on Jan. 2, 2008, as the company continues to increase product, service and training offerings to industrial cleaning contractors and other industry professionals. The new center, located at 1510 Hayes Avenue, will stock high performance parts and accessories for Federal Signal’s Guzzler, Vactor and Jetstream brands – as well as other makes and models of waterblasters and vacuum loaders. The FS Solutions center will also offer used equipment sales and service and refurbishing and major component rebuilding services. Exclusive services at the new location will include rentals of Jetstream waterblasters, parts and accessories.

“For customers who have already invested in industrial cleaning equipment, FS Solutions centers – like the new Long Beach location – are the ultimate, one-stop shops,” said Tony Fuller, director of sales for FS Solutions. “These locations provide the repairs, rentals, used equipment, parts and accessories and training our customers need to run their equipment more profitably.” Additional FS Solutions centers are located in Birmingham, Ala.; Houston, Texas; Toledo, Ohio; and Streator, Ill.

To help customers in Southern California with their waterblast rental needs, the Long Beach center is staffed by knowledgeable employees with significant waterblasting experience. A customer looking for an extra waterblaster for a short-term or seasonal contract can choose from a full line of Jetstream units at the new Long Beach center – and FS Solutions will deliver the unit directly to the jobsite.

Because the businesses represented by the Guzzler, Jetstream and Vactor brands are highly specialized in nature, all FS Solutions locations provide access to factory-trained, certified technicians and genuine OEM parts. “FS Solutions customers look to our sales staff and service training technicians for recommendations and solutions to the unique challenges of their particular applications,” Fuller said. “Whether it’s a contractor looking for faster, more cost-effective ways to perform cleaning operations or a business that can benefit from application expertise, equipment evaluations or training, we’re providing solutions.”

According to Fuller, FS Solutions technicians are also factory-authorized to repair Fruitland, Hibon, F.E. Myers, Dana, and Omsi equipment and are also factory-trained on Roots Dresser and Holmes blowers. “As an industrial-strength partner, FS Solutions is committed to the continued success of our customers,” Fuller said. “From a new paint job to a complete rebuild, we can fix any blower, vacuum truck, water blaster or water pump.

With nearly 100 years of collective experience in industrial vacuum loading, sewer and catch basin cleaning, vacuum excavation and industrial high-pressure waterblasting, FS Solutions offers unsurpassed expertise and a unique breadth of product lines and trusted brands to meet the needs of industrial cleaning contractors and other industry professionals. For more information about products and services available from the FS Solutions centers or to find the nearest location, call 800/627-3171 ext. 298, or visit www.fssolutionsgroup.com.

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) is a leader in advancing security and well-being for communities and workplaces around the world. The company designs and manufactures a suite of products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial and airport customers. Federal Signal's portfolio of trusted, high-priority products include Bronto aerial devices, Elgin and Ravo street sweepers, E-ONE fire apparatus, Federal Signal safety and security systems, Guzzler industrial vacuums, Jetstream waterblasters and Vactor sewer cleaners. In addition, the company operates consumable industrial tooling businesses. Federal Signal was founded in 1901 and is based in Oak Brook, Ill. For more information, visit www.federalsignal.com.