HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dresser Masoneilan^® today announced it has been awarded the 2009 Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award in the South African control valves market within the chemicals and petrochemicals industry.

Dresser Masoneilan is a market leader in the South African control valves market and was recognized by Frost & Sullivan for best practices that have contributed to the their success in that country. These best practices include strategic partnerships with engineering houses, supply of products to leading end user companies, project support software and superior support service through continual staff training.

“We take great pride in Frost & Sullivan recognizing our superior technical expertise and ‘best in class’ service quality, as well as the opportunity to provide our customers with products that best meet the petrochemicals industry’s needs in terms of reliability, durability and lowest total cost of ownership,” said Andrew Norman, president of Dresser Flow Technologies, Europe and Africa, India, Middle East. “This award reinforces why Dresser is a market leader in South Africa.”

Dresser Masoneilan maintains strategic partnerships with engineering, procurement, construction and management houses, and leading end user companies in South Africa. Dresser Masoneilan has also introduced ValspeQ, ValVue and ValvKeep software programs to better support the decision making process and make selection, installation and maintenance of installed control valves a less cumbersome task. These programs ensure that the installed products offer the highest return on investment through effective contribution to process efficiency. In addition, customers work with a highly dedicated local support services team that provides in-house machining capabilities and 24/7 valve technician support.

The Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Leadership is given to the company that has exhibited market share leadership through the successful implementation of market strategy. The Award recipient must display excellence in all areas of the market leadership process, including the identification of market challenges, drivers and restraints, as well as strategy development and methods of addressing these market dynamics. Furthermore, the Award recipient must have continually demonstrated solutions for monitoring market changes and for implementing superior market strategies. By utilizing these strategies for success, the company has established itself as the market share leader in its respective industry.

About Dresser Masoneilan

Dresser Masoneilan, headquartered in Houston, Texas, has been the leading global partner in process control valves and solutions for more than 100 years. As a Dresser Inc. brand, Dresser Masoneilan delivers customized products, services and diagnostic solutions for oil and gas, process and power generation applications. To learn more, please visit www.dressermasoneilan.com.

About Dresser Inc.

Dresser Inc. is a global leading provider of reliable, highly engineered infrastructure products for the energy industry. Dresser’s highly regarded portfolio of brands includes Dresser Wayne^® payment and fueling systems, Dresser Waukesha^® natural gas-powered engines and generator sets, Dresser Masoneilan^® control valves, Dresser Consolidated^® pressure relief valves, and Dresser Roots^® blowers and compressors. With locations worldwide, Dresser Inc. serves customers in more than 100 countries. To learn more, please visit www.dresser.com.