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First Exports to Europe of Solvent Free Solutions
(May 8, 2006) Barrie, Ontario, Canada -
Winning Brands Corporation (OTC: WNBD - PK) announces that it has
completed its first commercial shipment to Europe of advanced new cleaning
solutions to help the international drycleaning industry replace its widespread
use of hazardous solvents.
The new cleaning agents are designed for use in a next
generation of professional fabric care called “Wet Cleaning” instead of
drycleaning because of the use of clean water as the carrier of the new active agents
instead of Perchloroethylene. “Perc” is a solvent known in the industry to be toxic and non-biodegradable.
Bioglobe Industries is the distribution partner for
Winning Brands Corporation to this sector in Europe. Bioglobe President George Loney states that “…the regulations
passed in California and other jurisdictions internationally are going to bring
profound benefit to the industry, consumers and the ecology of the planet by
mandating the replacement of toxic solvents in drycleaning processes”. Winning Brands Corporation manufacturers proprietary
solutions for the new regulatory environment and works with industry leaders
such as Bioglobe and international appliance manufacturer Miele to bring these
solutions to the field. The group is
targeting the conversion of 100,000 drycleaners internationally, whose Wet
Cleaning solutions requirements will be worth approximately U.S. $1 Billion
annually. The group’s first European conversion
to this proprietary combination is in Tipperary, Ireland. Several sites in Canada and USA are now
operational and processing “Dry Cleaning Only” garments safely with water and
the new specialized cleaning agents.
Winning Brands CEO Eric Lehner says that the vast
scale of converting an entire industry as widespread as drycleaning to the new
eco friendly method is as good for business as it is for the environment. “It’s a sweeping change for a new generation
and will bring enormous satisfaction and rewards to all parties involved”.
-Release 002: WBC – I - Release 2 May
8 06
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release may include projections of future results and "forward-looking
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of 1933 as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the "Exchange Act"). All statements
that are included in this release, other than statements of historical fact,
are forward-looking statements. Although management believes that the
expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable; it
can give no assurances that such expectations will prove to have been correct.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
expectations disclosed in this release, including, without limitation, in
conjunction with those forward-looking statements contained in this release.
Contact Information: Winning
Brands Corporation Investor Relations:
Eric Lehner, CEO Rhonda
Windsor, Vice-President
Winning Brands Corporation
905-898-0918
www.WinningBrands.ca roni@rogers.com
11 Victoria St., Ste. 220A
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
L4N 6T3
Bioglobe Industries
(705) 737-4062 Tel George
Loney, President
(705) 737-9793 Fax (866) 300-8042 Tel