Pure Technologies Announces New Contract Worth Approximately US$1.2 Million

CALGARY, Jan. 23, 2012 /CNW/ - Pure Technologies Ltd. ("Pure") (TSX: PUR) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Pure Technologies U.S. Inc., has received a notice of award of a contract worth approximately US$1.2 million by Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Laurel, MD., ("WSSC") for the design, supply, installation, commissioning and operation of a SoundPrint® acoustic monitoring system at the Potomac Water Treatment Plant, Montgomery County, MD.  The system will monitor the structural integrity of the prestressed concrete pipe network within the plant.  This award is separate from, and in addition to, the recently-announced (January 18, 2012) expansion of the WSSC transmission mains inspection program.  The award is subject to completion of normal contract documentation requirements.

About Pure Technologies Ltd.

Pure Technologies Ltd. is an international asset management technology and services company which has developed patented technologies for inspection, monitoring and management of critical infrastructure around the world.  Pure's business model incorporates four distinct but complementary business streams:

• Sales of proprietary monitoring technologies for pipelines, bridges and structures (SoundPrint®, SoundPrint® AFO);
  
  
• Recurring revenue from data analysis and site maintenance for these technologies, and from technology licensing;
  
  
• Premium technical services including inspection, leak detection and condition assessment (P-Wave®, SmartBall®, Sahara®, PipeDiver™, PureRobotics™);
  
  
• Specialized engineering services in areas related to asset management, primarily in the area of pipeline condition assessment for water and wastewater infrastructure (Openaka Corp., Price Brothers UK Ltd, and Jason Consultants).

Forward-Looking Statements

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