Acquisition

7th Oct 2005 13:00

Intertek Group PLC07 October 2005 7 October 2005, 1pm (UK) Intertek Group plc ("Intertek") Intertek acquires Westport Technology Center Intertek, the global testing, inspection and certification company, announcesthe acquisition of Westport Technology Center ("Westport") from HalliburtonEnergy Services, Inc ("Halliburton"). Intertek has purchased from Halliburton,the business and net assets of Westport valued at US$9.0m (£5.1m). Westport, based in Houston, Texas, provides high end exploration and productionlaboratory services including consulting and project management. The assetsinclude specialised laboratory equipment and land and buildings. Westport brings new specialist technology to Intertek's Caleb Brett divisionenabling it to provide an enhanced range of services to its client base andIntertek Caleb Brett will provide Westport with the resources and globalinfrastructure to grow internationally. This acquisition follows Intertek's outsourcing strategy taking on themanagement, control and ownership of customers' non-core analyticallaboratories. For further information, please contactAston Swift, Treasurer and Investor RelationsTelephone: +44 (0) 20 7396 3400 [email protected] Lynch, Tulchan CommunicationsTelephone: +44 (0) 20 7353 4200 [email protected] website: www.intertek.comHigh resolution images of Intertek Group plc businesses are available todownload, free of charge from www.vismedia.co.uk. ABOUT INTERTEKIntertek is a leading international testing, inspection and certificationorganisation which assesses customers' products and commodities against a widerange of safety, regulatory, quality and performance standards and certifies themanagement systems of customers. Intertek has over 300 laboratories and over14,500 people around the world and is increasingly undertaking outsourcedtesting work for its customers. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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