News
Winning Brands Spearheads Movement away from Toxic
Cleaners In $10 Billion Dry Cleaning Industry
June 7,
2006 Barrie, Ontario, Canada - Winning Brands Corporation (PINK SHEETS: WNBD) announced
yesterday that its Solvent Free Solutions
partnership with Miele USA has completed
installation of St. Louis Missouri’s first Miele Professional Wet Cleaning
System – a new generation of professional garment care to end the Dry Cleaning industry’s reliance on toxic solvent
Perchloroethylene (PERC).
Up
to 50,000 Dry Cleaners throughout
The
National Institute of Environmental Health Services (NIEHS) www.niehs.nih.gov/external/faq/dryclean.htm, says that PERC accounts
for 80-85% of all Dry Cleaning chemicals used.
“The resulting $500 Million dollars in estimated alternative annual
cleaning agent use by professional Wet Cleaners would then be directed to
environmentally sustainable production. “Our Company is positioned to be a
leader in the field in assisting Dry Cleaners in making the switch.” said Eric
Lehner, CEO of
Winning Brands Corporation, manufacturer of the alternative cleaning agents.
NIEHS states that PERC enters the body when breathed in
with contaminated air or when consumed with contaminated food or water. Once in
the body, PERC can remain stored in fat tissue. Short term exposure to PERC can
cause adverse health effects on the nervous system that range from dizziness,
fatigue, headaches, and sweating to lack of co-ordination and unconsciousness.
Winning
Brands Corporation and its Solvent Free Solutions Team is increasing its
cooperation with Miele
Founded in 1899 on a promise of “Immer Besser”, a German
phrase meaning Forever Better, Miele has distinguished itself in the appliance
market with a century-long resume of major innovations.
As the world’s largest family-owned and operated appliance company, Miele is
immovably committed to the highest quality, performance and environmental
standards. The firm’s innovative heritage, state-of-the-art design and
engineering aesthetic have inspired comparison to other German brands
synonymous with innovation: Mercedes Benz and BMW.
Miele’s range of exceptional products include high tech commercial cleaning
equipment such as laboratory glassware washers, industrial parts cleaning
systems, dental disinfectors and the newest Professional Wet Cleaning
systems. Miele’s high-end consumer
appliances include vacuum cleaners, laundry systems, rotary irons, dishwashers,
built-in convection, speed and steam ovens, cooktops, vent hoods, coffee
systems and steam ovens.
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the actual results, performance or achievements of Winning Brands
Corporation (the Company) to be materially different from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company's future operating
results are dependent upon many factors, including but not limited to the
Company's ability to: (i) obtain sufficient capital or a strategic business
arrangement to fund its expansion plans; (ii) build the management and human
resources and infrastructure necessary to support the growth of its
business; and (iii) competitive factors and developments beyond the
Company's control.
-Release 004a: WBC – I - Release #4a June 06, 06
Winning Brands Corporation Investor Relations:
Rhonda Windsor, Vice-President
905-898-0918