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Colorado Springs, CO (March 31, 2011) Velcon Filters, LLC, a portfolio company of The Sterling Group, L.P., today announced that it has acquired Twin Filters B.V. With headquarters in The Netherlands, Twin designs, engineers and manufactures filtration equipment and replacement cartridges for the oil, liquid and air filtration markets in Europe, Asia, North America and other international markets. Twin’s main product is the filtration of process water for both on and off shore drilling.

Robin Mason, VP Sales & Marketing added, “We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our customers and distributors for all their support and ensure them we will continue to provide the highest quality products and customer service.

Wijbrand Schouten, the founding CEO who will remain with Twin in his current role, commented, “ Velcon is the clear leader in the jet fuel market, and we are pleased to combine our organizations to continue to deliver top quality products and solutions to our collective customer bases globally. ” Dave Taylor, President and CEO of Velcon said, “ Since 1985, Twin has provided the highest quality filtration devices for the oil, liquid and air filtration markets.

November, 2009, Velcon acquired Chemflo, a process filtration company, creating “Velcon Process,” a division of Velcon Filters, LLC. Chemflo was founded in 1998. Velcon Process works as partners with petrochemical producers, refineries, transmission companies, gas plants, food and beverage producers and other process industries to improve their overall process as it relates to filtration and separation.

Velcon Filters LLC, a portfolio company of The Sterling Group and headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a niche manufacturer of filtration systems, including vessels and replacement cartridges, that meet specific requirements for fluid filtration processes in a variety of domestic and international end-markets.

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