Technical Communities and Casella USA Sign Exclusive Government Services Partnership

Partnership helps government users, military personnel, and federal contractors save money when purchasing measuring equipments

SAN BRUNO, CA and AMHERST, NH, FEBRUARY 2, 2010 — Technical Communities, Inc., the company technical organizations who sell to the government rely on for proven go-to-market solutions to grow sales, lower costs and reduce risks, today announced an exclusive government services partnership agreement with Casella USA, the North American subsidiary of UK-based Casella Measurement, Inc.

The agreement authorizes Technical Communities to distribute more than 300 Casella products, including new Casella Tuff™ personal air sampling pumps, Microdust™ Pro real-time dust analyzers, Microtherm™ heat stress monitors, and a wide assortment of CEL-branded sound level meters, real time octave band analyzers and personal noise dosimeters.

“This is great news for Casella CEL since it allows our government customers to more easily access our instrumentation for their industrial hygiene and environmental surveys,” said Bob Selwyn, VP of Sales of Casella USA.

“Technical Communities is excited to bring our industry expertise to help Casella USA achieve greater access to government organizations,” said Peter Ostrow, President and CEO of Technical Communities. “Our goal is to continue to optimize the GSA buying and selling experience for organizations such as Casella USA.”

Casella USA products are under General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) managed by Technical Communities, which will provide content, transaction, marketing, sales support, and reporting services around them. Technical Communities also will provide presentation and order processing through the GSA’s e-commerce web site, www.gsaadvantage.gov, and the company’s own online marketplaces,www.gsamart.comwww.testmart.com, and www.navicpmart.com.