OnSpeX To Triple Capacity With Expansion Of Cleveland Facilities

Cleveland, OH – October 13, 2006 – OnSpeX, an international provider of consumer product testing, inspections and advisory services for retailers and manufacturers, today officially broke ground on a $2.5 million expansion of its Cleveland, Ohio facilities. When completed, the larger testing laboratories will more than triple its current capacity and will provide for additional specialized testing of power tools, gas appliances, plumbing and other products.

The new facility will be a 15,000 sq ft addition attached to the existing laboratories of CSA International in Cleveland. Both OnSpeX and CSA International are business divisions of CSA Group. CSA International will share a portion of the expanded laboratories to increase its plumbing certification and testing capabilities. The combined facility will also be home to the OnSpeX/CSA International North American Joint Service Offering Program for manufacturers seeking both product evaluation from OnSpeX and certification and testing services from CSA international.

“Today’s groundbreaking will enable OnSpeX to expand and significantly increase its capacity for meeting the growing needs of retailers and manufacturers,” said Randall W. Luecke, President, CSA International and OnSpeX. “These expanded operations will also provide significant value to our retailing and manufacturing clients. We will offer increased consumer product evaluation services and expand our certification capacities.”

OnSpeX currently provides consumer product evaluation, factory inspection and advisory services for retailers and manufacturers and offers expertise in a wide range of sectors, including plumbing products, electrical and gas appliances, power tools, and personal protective equipment. The new facilities will allow OnSpeX to offer a broader range of full service offerings including: non-power tools; furniture; office supplies (paper, pens, pencils, desk accessories, etc.); paint and applicators; adhesives and abrasives; adhesive tapes; batteries; and lawn and garden products.

When completed in spring of 2007, OnSpeX will employ approximately 20 persons at the new laboratories with an additional 25 new employees expected to be added within 18 months.

About OnSpeX
OnSpeX is a provider of consumer product testing, inspections and advisory services for retailers and manufacturers. OnSpeX is a division of CSA Group, which also includes: Canadian Standards Association, a leading solutions based standards organization, providing standards development, application products, training and advisory services; CSA International, which provides testing and certification services for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, gas and a variety of other products; QMI, North America's leading registrar, which advances business excellence through client-focused management systems registration For more information visit www.onspex.com

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