.Cambridge receives first funding from Soiltech; Announces new operating plan.

CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 1996--CAMBRIDGE ENVIRONMENTA (VSE:CVY)(NASDAQ:CNVSF) CAMBRIDGE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS INC. announced today that it has received interim funding of approximately $250,000 from Soiltech Environmental Systems Canada Inc.

In connection with the Corporation's restructuring plan the Corporation entered into a subscription agreement December 21, 1995. Under terms of the subscription agreement Soiltech will invest $3,250,000 through a private placement of treasury units in Cambridge. The agreement provides for interim funding of $250,000 and the remaining $3,000,000 to be paid on closing, which requires both regulatory and shareholder approvals.

Cambridge intends to use the interim funding to re-establish commercial operations at its Skimmer heavy oil waste elimination facility located at Marwayne, Alberta. Most of the proprietary equipment developed by Skimmer Oil Separators Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cambridge, has already been built and will be installed using funds to be received from the Soiltech investment on closing.

Cambridge is also pleased to announce that its new operating plans include the installation and testing of the proprietary Soilwash system developed and owned by Soiltech. An existing Soilwash unit will be moved to the Skimmer facility where evaluation under full commercial conditions will begin within eight weeks. The Soilwash unit is expected to provide additional oily waste processing speed and capacity in the overall Cambridge washing system. -0-

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