Sloan Valve Company (Franklin Park, IL) has formed a strategic alliance with Falcon Waterfree Technologies (Grand Rapids, MI), a global manufacturer of zero-water consumption urinals, to provide a complete integrated water conservation solution. Sloan will market the touch-free, zero-water consumption urinals based on Falcon technology, and Falcon will manufacture and supply Sloan with both vitreous china fixtures and the replacement cartridges installed in the bottom of the urinal that include a proprietary sealant that isolates urine and odor from the restroom environment.

In related news, Sloan's FLUSHMATE® Division has announced that its FLUSHMATE pressure-assist technology is now being sold on an OEM basis to the following toilet manufacturers: American Standard, Capizzi, Corona, Gerber, HCG, Kohler, Mancesa, Mansfield, St. Thomas Creations and Vitromex.