MILLER-ST. NAZIANZ ACQUIRES
SPRAY-AIR TECHNOLOGIES

ST. NAZIANZ, WI -- Miller-St. Nazianz, Inc. today announced that it has purchased from Spray-Air Technologies Ltd. the technology and manufacturing rights to its agricultural sprayer products, including the patented Spray-Air Shear GuardTM PLUS Nozzle technology. The acquisition will strengthen Miller’s already comprehensive line of self-propelled and pull-type spraying equipment, while opening several new lines of distribution for Miller’s existing products through Spray-Air and their current dealers.

Miller manufacturers a full line of spraying equipment including the Nitro and Mechanical Drive self-propelled units, the Center Ride floater chassis, and a line of pull-type sprayers. Spray-Air, based in Carseland, Alberta, is an industry leader in applying air delivery spraying technology to self-propelled and pull-type machines.

Steve Pesik, Miller’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing, anticipates great benefits to manufacturing and distributing the Spray-Air field sprayers and air technology. “This investment allows us to further complement our extensive line of spraying equipment by merging the Spray-Air Trident TM Boom technology with our rear-boom Mechanical Drive sprayer as early as this summer and our Nitro front-mounted boom machines next year. We are also excited to incorporate Spray-Air’s wider non-air conventional Advantage Series booms into our self-propelled and pull-type line-up. Miller now has the ability to immediately extend boom length offerings on the Mechanical Drive to 120’ by using Spray-Air’s Advantage Series boom.”

Randy Faulkner, President and CEO of Spray-Air, predicts significant opportunities for Spray-Air dealers and Miller as a result of this new agreement. “As a result of our sprayer now being manufactured by Miller, the Spray-Air product line will benefit from Miller’s quality Research & Development, manufacturing efficiencies, synergies with the existing Miller application products, and overall greater exposure through a larger, global distribution network and marketing reach.”

Spray-Air will continue to manufacture the GrainMax Swing Away augers along with the snow/ice and roadside application systems. It will continue to operate the Material Handling Division that builds and maintains bulk fertilizer plants and sells fertilizer handling equipment as well as to continue its industrial manufacturing, custom fabrication and welding services from its Carseland, Alberta fabrication facility.

Founded in 1899, Miller-St. Nazianz, Inc. is a leading innovator of agricultural equipment, specializing in application technology and hay and forage equipment. Visit www.millerstn.com and www.sprayair.com for more information.