Environmental Service Professionals Acquires Porter Valley Software - InspectionNews

Brian Hannigan · #1 (**permalink**) 07-22-2008, 12:39 PM

InspectVue News 07/17/08

ESP ACQUIRES PVS
07/17/08
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Environmental Service Professionals Acquires Porter Valley Software ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I am proud today to announce that Environmental Service Professionals, Inc. (ESP) has acquired Porter Valley Software Inc. This partnership will be benificial to all current and future Porter Valley Software InspectVue users. I will have some exciting news to share with all of you in the coming weeks on how our software will be playing a major role in helping take you to the next level in the residential and commercial inspection field. It's going to be quite a ride! I will continue to head up the Porter Valley Software division of ESP and our current software lineup will continue to be enhanced and updated.

If you have any questions about the merger you are welcome to call me at (800) 388-4541.

Sincerely,
Lorne Steiner,
Managing Director, Porter Valley Software
A Division of ESP (NSD OTC Symbol: EVSP)
Corporate Web Site: http://www.evsp.com

Press Release
Environmental Service Professionals, Inc. announces the acquisition of Porter
Valley Software, Inc.PALM SPRINGS (PrimeNews Wire) July 17, 2008---

Environmental Service Professionals, Inc. (OTCBB:EVSP) announced today that it has acquired the inspection industry's leading software developer, Porter Valley Software, Inc. (PVS), makers of the InspectVueT line of Professional home and commercial inspection report-writers. Founder and President, Mr. Lorne Steiner will continue on as the Managing Director of the new Porter Valley Software Division of ESP. Environmental Service Professionals President/CEO Ed Torres stated, "We are very excited about the opportunity to acquire the industry's leading inspection and report creation software. This acquisition is in keeping with our commitment to excellence and leadership within the Indoor Air Quality industry. We are very pleased that the acquisition of Porter Valley Software, Inc. also brings to our team Mr. Lorne Steiner, whose experience and reputation will be a tremendous asset as we strive to become the leader in this emerging industry." "PVS inspection report-writers compliment the ESP business model by creating an integrated software solution for the next generation of Real Estate Inspectors that includes residential, commercial, environmental inspections, testing and laboratory analysis", noted Mr. Lorne Steiner About Environmental Service Professionals, Inc.

ESP is the first publicly-traded company established to consolidate the highly fragmented home inspection industry and to specialize in environmental inspections. ESP's Healthy Home Assurance Certification mission results in the mitigation of risk across the board for homeowners and for mortgage, title and insurance companies.

ESP, through its wholly owned subsidiary Environmental Safeguard Professionals, Inc. ("Safeguard"), has developed a standardized training, certification, Inspection, and results reporting analysis program which forms the foundation of a suite of services that together comprise our Certified Environmental Home Inspector ("CEHI") program. This business unit provides annual subscription-based moisture maintenance and energy use awareness programs for addressing many environmental issues in the Building, Residential, Commercial and Real Estate industries.

ESP, through its wholly owned subsidiary National Professional Services, Inc.
("NPS"), offers annual trade memberships and management services for industry
related associations. NPS is currently a conglomerate of seven individual associations and maintains annual paying members. The focus of this business unit is to establish cross-training on CEHI programs and to provide information concerning residential environmental issues, to establish training for underwriters, loan officers and appraisers, and to educate these groups about CEHI inspection protocols.

Training programs for insurance companies, underwriters, loss control, and risk
management personnel educate and emphasize the benefits of using a CEHI on the initial inspection and then establishing annual inspections. The company's motto is "peace of mind for your family, your home and your health". Visit www.espusa.net for complete information on the ESP family of services offered and http://www.evsp.com for investment information.
Contact Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
phone: 818-368-4806 or toll free: 800-388-4541