FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brownie's Marine Group, Inc. (OTCBB:BWMG), a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of highly specialized dive and safety products, today announced the appointment of Compressed Air Specialists ("CAS") as a dealer, installation and service center for its innovative and highly regarded Brownie's NitroxMaker™ and Yacht Pro™ series of scuba tank fill compressors.
CAS services the scuba industry counting more than 50 stores, over 400 fire departments and an impressive list of very high profile clients including the US Navy, US Marine Corp and the US Air Force. Additionally, Ocean Enterprises (a full-line Brownie's dealer) is a key account of CAS.
Beginning as L.L. Bern Specialties, CAS has operated successfully in Southern California for over 50 years. CAS is now on their 3rdgeneration in the business, from its beginnings with Leonard Bern to Charles Townsend, and now with Shane and Shawn Townsend leading the way; CAS has become a respected standard in the breathing air industry.
Robert Carmichael, Chairman and CEO of Brownie's Marine Group stated. "We are extremely pleased and fortunate to have a company the caliber of CAS representing us the West Coast. They come with decades of field experience and a fantastic reputation. The West Coast has widespread potential for our uniquely adapted dive store and yacht-based products so strengthening our position and reach there is of high priority to us as we move beyond the South Florida market".
"We are thrilled to enter the agreement with Brownie's Marine Group and see a great fit between our companies. The technology has come a long way and we are especially impressed by the Brownie's NitroxMaker™", said Tracy Weaver Service Manager of CAS. "In particular the Brownie's NitroxMaker™ operates at low temperatures thereby avoiding the previous technologies problem of voiding compressor warranties by exceeding the inlet temperature limits. Furthermore, we are especially happy about the safety and performance advantages the NitroxMaker™ offers compared with the potential hazards of partial blending systems and the old high-temperature membrane systems".
" Despite the significant demands from our customers, for over a decade, we have steered clear of offering any Nitrox systems for sale due to safety concerns which is very important for us in our recommendations to our customers. This is truly an exciting opportunity because it now enables us to capture those lost sales with the high quality Brownie's products," Charlie Townsend, the President of CAS concluded.
About Brownie's Marine Group, Inc.
Brownie's Marine Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Trebor Industries, Inc., d/b/a Brownie's Third Lung, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida designs, tests, manufactures and distributes recreational hookah diving, yacht based scuba air compressor and Nitrox Generation Systems, and scuba and water safety products. The Company sells its products both on a wholesale and retail basis and is comprised of three highly specialized dive product groups. The Company is an industry leading manufacturing and distribution company that serves middle income boat owners, higher income yacht owners, recreational divers, military operators and public safety personnel. The Company holds more than ten patents and enjoys a robust product development and intellectual property program that has yielded several proprietary products. Many of these products and innovations have become the "standard" for the marine industry. The Company is known for its meticulous devotion to detail, high quality production and design ingenuity. In the boating and diving community, Brownie's is known as the market leader when it comes to surface supplied "Third Lung" dive systems and Scuba Tankfill Systems for yacht-based diving. Brownie's products and support service divers at all levels of the underwater world, from shallow-water dive systems to deep-water mixed gas support systems for exploration divers and submariners.
In 2011, Brownie's introduced the first in a series of patent-pending Variable Speed Battery Powered Third Lung (hookah diving) devices engineered to conserve energy while delivering performance to the diver.
Forward-Looking Statements:
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For more about Brownie's, http://www.browniesmarinegroup.com.
Robert Manuel Carmichael
CEO
Brownie's Marine Group
954-462-5570 x 202
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