Exova acquires Environmental Evaluation

9 February 2015

Exova Group plc

Exova acquires Environmental Evaluation

Exova Group plc ("Exova") EXO.L, a leading global provider of testing, calibration and advisory services, announces that it has acquired Environmental Evaluation Limited ("EEL"), a UK-based environmental testing, inspection and consulting specialist.

EEL helps customers meet environmental regulations through the provision of asbestos testing and inspection, stack sampling and occupational hygiene advisory services. Based in Oldham and employing 83 staff, it is recognised as a leading provider of asbestos management services for the nuclear decommissioning industry. EEL will form part of Exova's Health Sciences cluster.

Ian El-Mokadem, Chief Executive Officer of Exova, commented:

"Acquiring Environmental Evaluation Limited brings new, scalable capabilities to our existing environmental testing business. We have successfully integrated a number of businesses into our Group over the past 15 months. This deal further underlines our strategy of extending the reach of our business and developing our service offering through strategic acquisitions in the customer sectors we serve from facilities in 23 countries worldwide."

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Ian Power, Investor Relations

Exova Group plc

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Stuart Neill, Group Communications

Exova Group plc

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