RG Global Lifestyles, Inc. Signs Distribution Agreement for Hydrosil as Substitute for Chlorine in Water Treatment
July 31 2006IRVINE, Calif., July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RG Global Lifestyles, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: RGBL - News) today announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Apcan Distribution LLC, a privately-held Nevada company, to distribute Hydrosil, their licensed anti-microbial solution used as a substitute for chlorine in water treatment in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Terms of the agreement call for Apcan to transfer to RG Global Lifestyles its existing customer base. Between current contracts and future anticipated revenues, RG Global hopes to exceed $2 million in revenue from the sale of Hydrosil over the next 12 months. Revenue generation in the swimming pool and spa industry is expected to grow rapidly in the face of consumer dislike of traditional halogen chemicals and the large increases in costs of these chemicals during the past 5 years. Other applications for the products include, but are not limited to, cooling towers, surface cleansers, medical equipment sanitation, bottling equipment disinfection and other industrial applications wherein safe, effective alternatives to chlorine and bromine are desirable.
The Hydrosil broad-spectrum, anti-microbial disinfectant solution is designed to kill up to a stage-5 airborne virus. In Europe, Hydrosil is being used to dissolve bio-film in air conditioning units, to disinfect hospital operating rooms, and as a treatment for municipal water in the In the , tests have been conducted on poultry and fish farms using Hydrosil to kill the bacteria and viruses in the water, and to stop the spread of bird flu virus. The Hydrosil product is already in use in over 350 residential pools as a chlorine substitute and is currently undergoing tests by several major corporations.
RG Global Lifestyles has assembled a team of experts in this field to launch the distribution of Hydrosil and the disinfectant water treatment products. Leon J. Shwetz, the founder and co-owner of Apcan, and owner of Intercontinental Management of Nevada (IMN), has signed a consulting agreement with RG Global Lifestyles to head up sales and marketing, and to provide product support, training and maintenance services to the customers. Apcan has invested more than $1.5 million in product and market development in Hydrosil and other proprietary products, and has been seeking an alliance with a marketing company to enter the national and international markets.
"I have a strong belief in the Hydrosil anti-microbial product, not only because of our efforts and investment over the past ten years, but because of the potential and need for this product and the substitute for chlorine in our environment today and in the future," stated Mr. Shwetz. "RG Global Lifestyles management and their commitment to building an environmentally friendly water company with unique and proprietary products and solutions is what attracted us to them."
Another member of RG Global's newly assembled team is Paul Birkbeck. Mr. Birkbeck is an accomplished bilingual professional, highly recognized for his achievement and performance in the pool/spa industry. For nine years Mr. Birkbeck was Vice President of Sales and IP inventor for Pioneer H20 Technologies in