BROCKVILLE, ON - (April 2006) Maple Leaf Environmental Equipment is pleased to announce that Nathan Richard has joined MLEE as our Rental Business Coordinator. As the Rental Business Coordinator, Nathan will be responsible for quoting and managing our future rental projects and will be the main contact for rental issues on current projects. He will be working to further build our rental fleet and rental business across North America and will be looking to expand our business to meet our long term goals.

Prior to joining MLEE Nathan worked for an automotive castings manufacturer in a number of roles including Program Manager, Maintenance Manager and Project Engineer. Nathan brings a strong entrepreneurial spirit to the table along with strong technical and management experience.

Maple Leaf Environmental Equipment designs, builds, commissions, and supports systems for soil remediation and industrial applications. The systems range from single well pumping systems to large combined soil vapor extraction/groundwater pump and treatment systems. Systems are highly customized with sophisticated control systems, designed specifically to provide innovative solutions for our customers unique requirements. MLEE also distributes a range of environmental products which includes pumps, sampling equipment, air strippers, and carbon filters. MLEE is the Canadian master distributor for QED, the leading manufacturer of groundwater sampling equipment in North America and pioneers of MicroPurge sampling. Key customers include leading environmental engineering consulting firms, and large environmental contracting firms. Sales and support in Canada and the United States are provided through an established network of highly respected business partners. MLEE is known in the industry for its professional, long term approach to the business, delivering quality solutions to support our business partners and customers success.

For further information, please contact:

Maple Leaf Environmental Equipment Ltd.
Phone: 1-(613)-498-1876 Fax: 1-(613)-345-7633
or call toll-free 1-(800)-420-4056
www.maple-leaf.ca