Cooper Notification, a platform of Cooper Industries, Ltd., (NYSE: CBE) announced today that P & P Telecommunications, Bowling Green, Kentucky, has signed on to be a channel partner. P & P Telecommunications will offer their customers the entire line of Cooper Notification mass notification system (MNS) product solutions, including WAVES (Wireless Audio Visual Emergency System) High Power Speaker Arrays, SAFEPATH indoor voice evacuation system and the Roam Secure Alert Network (RSAN(TM)) emergency text and voice alerting.

The issue of safety is what caused P & P Telecommunications, previously consisting only of voice, security and video services, to expand into mass notification: "When we became a partner, we felt like we were investing in the best overall solution that we could to provide safety. With the SAFETY Act certification, our system is the only mass notification product approved by the Department of Homeland Security. This act provides legal liability protection for our customers in the event of a terrorist attack," said Jake Goodwin, Vice President of Operations, P & P Telecommunications.

The issue of reliability was also a factor in choosing Cooper Notification: "We wanted to ensure our customers are provided with the most reliable and technologically up-to-date equipment as possible," said Goodwin.

P & P Telecommunications offers Cooper Notification's MNS systems to a wide-array of customers in Kentucky, including schools, corporate campuses, cities and counties, industrial facilities, chemical plants, mass transportation hubs and sports arenas.

"What makes them [Cooper Notification] special is that their MNS has been battle-tested and battle-proven in Iraq by the Department of Defense. In other words, it's been proven to work in some of the most demanding environments," said Goodwin.

P & P Telecommunications is a locally owned and operated company located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, providing voice, security, video and MNS services to Southern Middle Kentucky. Technicians are certified in Nortel BCM 50-400 and Avaya Office Solutions. Owner, Perry Snell, has worked in the Bowling Green market for over 30 years and is a highly skilled veteran in the telecommunications field for both business and home solutions.

As a Cooper Notification Channel Partner, P & P Telecommunications joins a growing number of businesses taking advantage of the opportunity to grow their business through education and sales of Cooper's Mass Notification System (MNS) solutions. Through a partnership with Cooper, Channel Partners will be afforded the opportunity to explore new opportunities and create awareness of the need for MNS solutions and the solutions available. Channel Partners will be provided with access to Cooper's MNS technical experts, layered solutions, training certification program, marketing and sales support.

About Cooper Notification

Cooper Notification, a solution platform of The Cooper Safety Division, is comprised of several businesses with decades of experience and innovation in the development of high quality products and solutions. With the ever present need to protect, alert and inform, Cooper Notification is focused on meeting the growing demand for personnel and property safety. We are the source for notification solutions supporting Fire, Security, Hazardous area, Mass Notification, Voice evacuation and Industrial Signaling applications and operating under the powerful global brands of Fulleon, MEDC, Roam Secure, SAFEPATH, WAVES and Wheelock. For more information, visit the web site at http://www.coopernotification.com.

About Cooper Industries

Cooper Industries, Ltd. (NYSE: CBE) is a global manufacturer with 2007 revenues of $5.9 billion, approximately 87% of which are from electrical products. Founded in 1833, Cooper's sustained level of success is attributable to a constant focus on innovation, evolving business practices while maintaining the highest ethical standards, and meeting customer needs. The Company has eight operating divisions with leading market share positions and world-class products and brands including: Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse-Hinds and CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle and McGraw-Edison power systems products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely positioned for several long-term growth trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to improve the reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient products and the need for improved electrical safety. In 2007, sixty percent of total sales were to customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and 34% of total sales were to customers outside the United States. Cooper, which has more than 31,500 employees and manufacturing facilities in 23 countries as of 2007, is incorporated in Bermuda with administrative headquarters in Houston, TX.