Pure Technologies Announces New Pipeline Monitoring Contract In Mexico

CALGARY, Aug. 16, 2012 /CNW/ - Pure Technologies Ltd. ("Pure" or the "Company") (TSX: PUR) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Pure Inspection Technologies Mexico, S.A. de C.V., has been awarded new work in Cutzamala, Mexico in the amount of approximately US$4 million.

Under the contract, Pure will supply, design, install and commission a SoundPrint® Acoustic Fiber-Optic ("AFO") monitoring system on a portion of a major pipeline system which provides treated drinking water to roughly 30 percent of Mexico City's population. The majority of this new work is expected to be completed prior to the end of 2012. Pure will then continuously monitor this new section of pipeline - which has recently undergone electromagnetic inspection using Pure's PipeDiver® technology - for structural integrity.

Previous work included electromagnetic inspections and the installation of the Company's AFO monitoring technology on approximately 25 kilometers of these critical pipelines.  Additional information on prior work can be found in Pure's October 25, 2010 news release:

http://www.puretechltd.com/php/public_view_press.php?ID=34

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 pipeline 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).

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