BSI ACQUIRES CENTER FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.

BSI Inc., the North American division of BSI, Reston, Va., the world's leading registrar of quality management systems, has acquired the Center for Energy and Environmental Management (CEEM), a provider of seminars, workshops, conferences, and publications that relate to various quality management systems standards.

CEEM Inc. will become a member of the BSI group of companies, along with BSI Inc. and Inspectorate PLC, one of the world's leading international inspection companies, which BSI acquired in May 1998.

CEEM's operations are divided into three primary areas -- Training Services, Information Services, and Marketing Services.

CEEM Training Services offers a full complement of instruction conferences, and strategic consulting on a wide range of specialty management topics. Information Services provides executives and managers with up-to-date information through newsletters, guidebooks, handbooks, reports, and videos.

This division publishes International Environmental Systems Update (IESU), a monthly newsletter on ISO 14000-related issues, and Pro Bono, a newsletter that assists companies with strategic charitable contribution programs. CEEM Marketing Services markets all CEEM products and services, as well as products and services for other companies that complement CEEM's programs and publications.

"Over the past several years, BSI Inc. and CEEM have had a very strong partnership offering quality management systems training programs to meet international standards for ISO 9000, QS-9000, ISO 14000, and medical devices," said Serge Ogranovitch, manager of Training Services for BSI Inc.

"We have been impressed by the company and the professionalism of its staff in delivering its products and services. We believe that the acquisition of CEEM will further demonstrate our dedication to providing clients with the best service possible."

"Becoming part of the BSI group of companies will enable us to better integrate our services to meet our customers' needs," said Brooks Cook, president of CEEM. "The acquisition will enable CEEM Inc. to provide increased support for the training programs and publications, and most importantly, enhance customer service."

Under this agreement, all training activities previously provided by BSI Inc. and CEEM will be integrated and provided to the public through a new entity, CEEM Inc.

Directed by Ogranovitch, the new entity will continue to provide accredited and non-accredited public courses and publications that relate to the various ISO management systems standards. As part of the BSI group of companies, CEEM Inc., BSI Inc., and Inspectorate PLC will all operate as separate entities.

About CEEM Inc.

Founded in 1979 as a publication company, CEEM grew to be a company that offers seminars, workshops, conferences, and publications. Headquartered in Fairfax, Va., CEEM has 12 employees and nine instructors, and reached annual revenues of $3 million in 1997. CEEM Inc. will relocate to new offices in Reston, on August 1, 1998.

About BSI Inc.

BSI is the world's leading registrar. Founded in 1901, BSI has issued over 32,500 registrations in over 70 countries. BSI Inc. was established in 1991 and is headquartered in Reston, with nine regional offices in the U.S. and two in Mexico to serve the North American market.

BSI was the world's first national standards body, and a founding member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). BSI facilitated and published the first commercial standards to address quality management systems, environmental management systems, occupational health and safety management systems, and project management.

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