TÜV Product Service Acquires Laidler Group

FAREHAM, England, July 20, 2010 - TÜV Product Service Ltd, a UK subsidiary of the TÜV SÜD group, has
acquired the shares of the Laidler group of companies, the UK's leading
machinery safety compliance organisation. Operating from offices in Cleveland
and Yorkshire, the Laidler group has consolidated sales of GBP2.6 million and
30 employees.

Offering machinery safety solutions to a very broad range of industries,
Laidler has grown at over 20 per cent per year over the last two years. The
considerable collective experience of the Laidler directors and their staff
is used to help businesses find the most cost-effective and practical route
to compliance with the EU Machinery Directive and associated health and
safety legislation, as well as providing them with practical solutions to
meet these obligations.

"The acquisition of Laidler brings a wealth of experience in machinery
safety to our UK organisation and a position in the UK that is second to
none," said Jean-Louis Evans, Managing Director of TÜV Product Service Ltd.
"We feel that there are considerable synergies between our two organisations
and that bringing the two organisations together will establish a much
stronger Machinery Safety business for TÜV SÜD in the UK."

"We are delighted to be part of the TÜV SÜD group," said Paul Laidler,
Managing Director of Laidler Associates. "Its excellent reputation and
international reach will allow us to expand our activities at a faster rate
than if we had remained as a standalone business. Our respective businesses
in the UK are very complementary and we are looking forward to adding new
activities to our existing portfolio of services, so as to provide even more
comprehensive one-stop solutions to our customers."

About TÜV Product Service www.tuvps.co.uk and the TÜV SÜD group

TÜV Product Service is one of the world's leading experts in product
testing and certification with 170,000 product certifications in circulation
globally. As part of the TÜV SÜD group, it covers regulatory and voluntary
aspects associated with satisfying legal and cultural requirements for
products.

TÜV SÜD is a leading international service organization catering to the
strategic business segments INDUSTRY, MOBILITY and PEOPLE. Around 15,000
employees are represented at more than 600 locations throughout the world.
Optimising technology, systems and know-how, the interdisciplinary specialist
teams act as process partners to strengthen their customers' competitiveness.

For further information, please contact: Simon Middleton, TÜV Product Service, +44(0)1489-558221, smiddleton at tuvps.co.uk