Chloride Industrial Systems Custom Power Division Information

June 2009: Chloride acquires Custom Power Chloride Group PLC (“Chloride”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired Custom Power based in Houston, USA. Chloride and Custom Power have been working successfully together for several years and this investment confirms the confidence Chloride has in Custom Power, its management and personnel. With this acquisition Chloride Industrial Systems gains a North American base of operations and an experienced team located in Houston. Chloride’s global customer base will now have a full range of solutions to choose for locations requiring either UL or IEC conformance. About Custom Power Since 1968 Custom Power has been providing reliable and dependable products to the Oil and Gas, Petrochemical, Chemical, Utility, and Heavy Industry markets. Custom Power is dedicated to the engineering and manufacturing of Electrical Power Quality Systems. From the simplest battery charger to the most sophisticated Uninterruptible Power Supply, Custom Power provides their customers with full in-house engineering and manufacturing capabilities in order to completely customize the products and systems to their particular requirements About Chloride (www.Chloridepower.com) With annual sales exceeding £325m, Chloride Group is a leading global specialist provider of critical power protection solutions and services. Headquartered in London, UK, Chloride has offices in 25 countries worldwide, serving blue chip customers across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, North and South America. Covering a broad range of markets, Chloride supplies blue chip companies, for whom business continuity is paramount. Market sectors include financial services, manufacturing, government, transport, healthcare, telecoms, energy, oil and gas. Chloride is committed to providing customers with excellent after sales service and support through a network of highly qualified engineers and technical support staff.