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Description of Business | (1) Description of Business Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (the Company), through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures and sells an extensive line of water safety and flow control products primarily for the water quality, water conservation, water safety and water flow control markets located predominantly in the Americas and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with a presence in Asia Pacific.

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