Lakewood splits from GE

Lakewood splits from GE Lakewood Instruments, previously a division of GE Water & Process Technologies, is under new ownership as an independent, privately owned and operated company. A manufacturer and assembler of water treatment controllers for cooling tower, boiler process and wastewater applications, Lakewood plans to operate under a new business model with renewed interest in investments for product development and increased market coverage in the water treatment industry. In early 2006, the company plans to introduce a combination controller model, the M1500 series.