CHAMPION TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES TRAINING COLLABORATION WITH CHECKPOINT

Mandeville, LA – February 10, 2012

CheckPoint Pumps & Systems®, a manufacturing company specializing in chemical injection solutions worldwide,has been appointed by chemical company Champion Technologies as its go-to EDGEucationSM specialist for hands-on chemical training.

The Deepwater EDGEucationSM training, one of several developmental programs at Champion Technologies, is an 18-month curriculum designed to educate participants on the technical demands and customer service requirements of the production chemical business. Over the past two years, CheckPoint Pumps & Systems has contributed to the technical knowledge of more than 20 Champion employees who are deployed in five countries.
Champion Technologies’ EDGEucationSM Training Manager Shaun Primeaux comments, “The staff at CheckPoint is knowledgeable about their product and the application of their pumps in our industry. The one-day classroom training and tour of CheckPoint’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility provided to each of our Deepwater training classes is both insightful and relevant.”

Andrew C. Elliott, CheckPoint CEO says, “Oil and gas companies are relying more heavily than ever on performance enhancement chemical injection to optimize their output and minimize production costs. Automation of these processes is now recognized as a strategic imperative. I commend Champion Technologies for bringing their integrated training concept to CheckPoint. It’s an approach that brings obvious benefits to both companies, as participants cross-pollinate their learnings and experiences. I view this collaboration as a productive next step towards an alliance in which CheckPoint and Champion, working together, can lead the world in the development of automation, remote monitoring, and control solutions, transforming our industry and creating vast new opportunities for mutual growth.”

About CheckPoint: CheckPoint Pumps & Systems® is a chemical injection solutions company. CheckPoint is engaged in development, manufacturing and sale of chemical injection pumps and packages designed to increase cost savings with the reduction of chemical waste, lost production, gas consumption, and maintenance time. Additional information can be found at www.checkpointpstg.wpengine.com.

About Champion Technologies: Champion Technologies tm is a global specialty chemical company. Champion delivers innovative and engineered programs for upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas markets. To learn more about how Champion Technologies is training the oil and gas industry and its employees for the future, visit www.champ-tech.com/About/Training.aspx.

Safe Harbor Statement: A number of statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The actual results Champion Technologies and CheckPoint Pumps & Systems may achieve could differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. CheckPoint Pumps & Systems encourages the public to read the information provided here in conjunction with its most recent filings, which may be viewed at www.sec.gov.

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