EXHIBIT 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                       CONTACT: GREG SKAAR
                                                         Chief Financial Officer
                                                                    262-268-6800

                      Edison Control Corporation Announces
               Modifications to Going Private Transaction Proposal

     PORT WASHINGTON, WI, April 9, 2003 - On April 2, 2003, the Board of
Directors of Edison Control Corporation (OTCBB: EDCO) announced its approval of
a proposal from its majority shareholder and Chairman of the Board, William B.
Finneran, and its Chief Executive Officer, Alan J. Kastelic, to engage in a
going private transaction to be structured as a one-for-66,666 reverse stock
split in which shareholders owning less than one share as a result of the
reverse stock split will receive cash in an amount equal to $7.00 per pre-split
share. As part of the previously announced proposed going private transaction,
Mr. Finneran planned to cash-out 185,100 of his 1,096,978 outstanding shares (or
16.9%) at the same $7.00 per pre-split share price.

     Edison today announced that Mr. Finneran has decided not to cash-out any
shares in the reverse stock split as a result of personal tax considerations.
Consequently, Edison believes that up to 474,950 shares may now be subject to
being cashed-out in the proposed reverse stock split, subject to any other
shareholders in addition to Messrs. Finneran and Kastelic deciding to either
consolidate their share ownership accounts or acquire more Edison shares so that
their consolidated Edison stock ownership exceeds 66,666 shares. The revised
estimated cost to cash-out fractional shares and options to acquire shares is
expected to total up to approximately $3.4 million, not including transaction
costs. To fund the transaction, LaSalle National Bank Association has committed,
subject to customary limitations, to provide a $5 million five-year secured term
loan to Edison.

     As a result of Mr. Finneran's decision, Edison also announced that, based
on the recommendation of its Special Committee composed entirely of
disinterested directors, its Board of Directors (with Messrs. Finneran and
Kastelic abstaining), has determined that, in addition to the affirmative
majority shareholder vote required under New Jersey law, completion of the
reverse stock split will be further conditioned upon a majority of all
outstanding shares held by unaffiliated shareholders not being voted against the
reverse stock split proposal.

     Construction Forms, headquartered in Port Washington, Wisconsin is the only
wholly owned subsidiary of Edison Control Corporation and has three operating
units. ConForms, the principal operating unit, designs, manufactures, and
distributes concrete pumping systems and accessories. Ultra Tech is engaged in
the manufacturing and marketing of abrasion resistant piping systems which are
used extensively in mining, pulp and paper mills, waste water treatment plants,
and coal-fired electric utility plants, as well as concrete pumping
applications. South Houston Hose is a distributor of industrial hose and
fittings.

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