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Nova Instruments Corporation Acquires Dantec Dynamics AS

Woburn, MA, February 2, 2010 – Nova Instruments Corporation is pleased to announce the acquisition of Dantec Dynamics AS (www.dantecdynamics.com), a Danish company with headquarters located in Denmark and offices in Germany, France, Japan, UK and USA. Dantec’s main area of technical excellence is designing, manufacturing, and selling integrated measurement systems for diagnostics and research of physical properties in air, gas, liquid and solid materials. Moreover, in a close and cooperative relationship with its customers, Dantec provides advanced optical and sensor based measurement solutions for optimizing energy consumption, emissions, and product performance.

“We are very pleased to have Dantec be a solid foundation to our new technically focused test and measurement platform. Dantec offers leading edge products in optical laser measurements and sensing systems to insure quality, consistency, and safety in a host of critical markets” commented, Jim Barbookles, Chairman and CEO of Nova Instruments Corporation.

About Nova Instruments Corporation Nova Instruments Corporation, a newly founded company serving the non-destructive test and measurement market, is headquartered approximately fifteen miles north of Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Dantec Dynamics AS was acquired from Danish investors, LD Equity I K/S, Vitesse A/S, and KFSK ApS.

Nova Analytics Corporation Acquires Aanderaa Data Instruments AS

Woburn, MA, December 2 , 2009 - Nova Analytics Corporation is pleased to announce the acquisition of Aanderaa Data Instruments AS (www.aanderaa.com) a Norwegian business, through its subsidiary, Nova Analytics Deutschland GmbH. Aanderaa designs, manufactures, and sells sensors, instruments, and systems for measuring and monitoring in the most demanding environments. From their headquarters in Bergen, Norway, Aanderaa primarily focuses on the ocean and environmental monitoring markets.

“Aanderaa brings a host of both technology and application expertise to our portfolio of companies. With Nova’s present water quality expertise, we are particularly excited about the opportunities in both ocean monitoring and aquaculture, further expanding Nova’s Environmental product portfolio to better serve our customers.” commented, Chris McIntire, President and COO of Nova Analytics Corporation.

Nova Metrix Corporation Acquires Durham Geo Enterprises Inc.

Woburn, MA, September 14, 2009 – Nova Metrix Corporation (Nova Metrix) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Durham Geo Enterprises Inc.(Durham Geo Slope Indicator), headquartered in Stone Mountain, GA. (www.durhamgeo.com) . Durham Geo Slope Indicator is a leading manufacturer and supplier of geotechnical, material testing and ground water products severing North America and more than 50 countries. With expertise dating back to mid 1960’s, Durham Geo Slope Indicator is a highly respected brand and integral measurement component for some of the world’s most renowned construction projects.
“We are pleased to have Durham Geo Slope Indicator be a cornerstone in our new test and measurement division” states Nick Toussi President of Nova Metrix.

About Nova Metrix Corporation: Nova Metrix is a newly founded company serving the measurement and control instrumentation markets.

Nova Analytics Corporation Acquires Bellingham & Stanley Ltd

Woburn, MA, September 27, 2007 - Nova Analytics Corporation is pleased to announce the acquisition of Bellingham & Stanley Ltd. (www.bellinghamandstanley.com) a UK based business, through its subsidiary, Nova Analytics Deutschland GmbH. For over 90 years, B&S has been the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of high quality refractometers and polarimeters.

“B&S provides Nova Analytics with a range of refractometers and polarimeters, further enhancing our expansion into new markets. Furthermore, the addition of a UK based business adds significant strength to Nova’s already strong European support capability.” commented, Chris McIntire, President and COO of Nova Analytics.

Nova Analytics Corporation Acquires Global Water Instrumentation Inc.

Woburn, MA, August 28, 2007 - Nova Analytics Corporation is pleased to announce the acquisition of Global Water Instrumentation Inc. Headquartered near Sacramento, California, Global Water Instrumentation, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of water monitoring equipment. Global Water has been supplying solutions for water monitoring for nearly 20 years.

“Global Water Instrumentation offers an expanded presence in North America to Nova’s growing portfolio of premium companies” commented, Chris McIntire, President and COO of Nova Analytics

ADS Acquires DWC Technologies

Huntsville, AL, December 4, 2006 - ADS LLC announced today the acquisition of DWC Technologies, a wastewater flow service provider, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. DWC offers leading edge technologies and services for utility location, mapping, inspection, evaluation, and flow monitoring.

“I am pleased to be part of ADS and contribute to the expansion and growth of this world class corporation,” according to Bobby Wynne, Managing Member of DWC Technologies. “With the recent acquisition of Severn Trent Pipeline Services, ADS has emerged as a leading supplier of wastewater services and field personnel available in our industry.”

“The personnel at DWC Technologies have over 25 years of expertise and are among the best in our business,” states Karl Boone, ADS President and CEO. “We are very pleased to grow and strengthen our field service offerings with their technologies and knowledge.”

Nova Analytics Corporation Acquires Ebro Electronics GmbH

Woburn, MA, November 13, 2006 - Nova Analytics Corporation is pleased to announce the acquisition of Ebro Electronics GmbH & Co. KG (Ebro) from KPS Special Situation Funds (KPS). Headquartered in Ingolstadt, Germany, Ebro Electronic GmbH (www.ebro.com) is one of the leading producers of instruments that measure temperature, pressure, humidity, and pH. Its products include robust handheld thermometers, computer thermometers, calibrated thermometers for food inspectors, temperature controllers for the laboratory, hygrometers, pH meters and data loggers with internal and external sensors for pressure/temperature/humidity, etc, with and without LCD-display, waterproof and pressure-resistant, for almost all applications.

“The addition of Ebro to the Nova Analytics family demonstrates our continued commitment toward acquiring companies with premium products and strong brand names” commented, Chris McIntire, President of Nova Analytics.

ADS Acquires Severn Trent Pipeline Services
Huntsville, AL, August 2, 2006 - ADS LLC, formerly ADS Corporation, announces the acquisition of Severn Trent Pipeline Services, a division of Severn Trent Services. With regional offices located throughout the United States, Severn Trent Pipeline Services provides specialized water distribution and sewer collection system analysis, pipeline and structure rehabilitation, and Hydra-Stop® line stopping and tapping equipment, insertion valves, and services.

“The addition of Severn Trent Pipeline Services to ADS will enable us to provide expanded field services and product offerings to our customers,” states Karl Boone, President and CEO of ADS LLC. “We are thrilled that we’ll be providing more to our clients in both wastewater collection systems and also in water distribution systems. In both areas, Severn Trent Pipeline Services already has a very strong base of offerings and an excellent track record. Everyone at ADS is very excited about joining forces with our new colleagues and growing what we offer to the wastewater and water marketplaces. Our customers have asked ADS to do more for them and we will.”

Nova Analytics Corporation Acquires STM GmbH

Woburn, MA, June 23, 2006 - Nova Analytics Corporation and the Kurt Schwabe foundation are pleased to announce that they have signed an agreement on the sale of Sensortechnik Meinsberg GmbH; a high-quality manufacturer of electrochemical sensors and Analytical Instruments located in Meinsberg/Sachsen, Germany. The transaction will be effective on July 3rd. Sensortechnik Meinsberg GmbH was founded in 1990 by the Kurt Schwabe foundation as sole shareholder in a modernizing restructuring of the “Kurt Schwabe” Research Institute in Meinsberg /Saxony.

Sensortechnik Meinsberg GmbH brings high-quality sensor and instrumentation technology for the potable water industry to the Nova portfolio.

Nova Analytics Corporation Acquires ADS Corporation

Woburn, MA, November 23, 2005 - Nova Analytics Corporation is pleased to announce the acquisition of ADS Corporation a subsidiary of Axel Johnson Inc. ADS Corporation manufactures and distributes flow measurement equipment and software. Collectively, the two divisions of ADS, ADS Environmental Services and Accusonic Technologies provide services to customers in over 40 countries and have conducted over 5000 flow measurement projects in their 30-year history.

Jim Barbookles, Chairman and CEO of Nova Analytics commented, “ADS is a very exciting opportunity for Nova Analytics Corp. with its proud heritage, leadership and technological strength in global wastewater collection system industry. We are pleased to have ADS join the Nova family and provide a new platform for growth.”

“We believe that the sale of ADS to Nova Analytics will ensure the company a unique platform from which to continue and build upon its tradition of industry leading products and services,” commented Axel Johnson Inc. President and CEO, Michael D. Milligan.

Axel Johnson Inc., headquartered in Stamford, CT, owns and operates businesses focused on environmental, energy, and industrial products.

Nova Analytics Corporation Acquires Secommam

Woburn, MA, February 28, 2005 - Nova Analytics Corporation is pleased to announce the acquisition of Secomam a leader in spectrophotometry equipment for over 50 years. Secomam is a world wide supplier of analytical UV-Vis based instrumentation serving the educational, industrial, research, clinical biology and environmental markets.

Woburn, MA, September 3, 2003 - Nova Analytics Corporation announced the acquisition of Schott Geräte GmbH laboratory equipment subsidiary of Schott Glas serving the science, industrial and environmental markets. The newly formed Nova subsidiary Schott Instruments, GmbH develops, manufactures and distributes electrochemistry, titration and viscosity measuring devices.

Nova Analytics Corporation Acquires Schott Instruments GmbH

Nova Analytics Corporation Acquires WTW GmbH

Woburn, MA, May 12, 2003 - Nova Analytics Corporation today announced that it has obtained a controlling interest through a direct investment in Wissenschaftlich-Technische Werkstätten GmbH & Co. KG ("WTW"), a privately held company in Weilheim, Germany that develops and delivers award-winning physical-chemical measuring analytical instruments for laboratory research and quality control including water and wastewater analysis. "By our investment in WTW, Nova Analytics has become a significant new force in the electrochemistry market", said John Kennedy, President of Nova Analytics. He continued, "We intend to expand our portfolio of products and companies over the next several years to both better serve our customers and bring innovation to the analytical instruments marketplace".

Nova Analytics Corporation Acquires Corning Electrochemistry

Acton, Massachusetts, March 5, 2003 - Corning Life Sciences has announced the sale of its electrochemistry product line to Nova Analytics, a company based in Woburn, MA. This includes pH, temperature, conductivity, DO and specific ion meters, as well as the associated electrodes, buffers and solutions.

All other Corning Life Sciences' businesses including glass, equipment (hotplates and stirrers) and plastic products will continued to be owned, managed and operated by Corning without any change.