VANCOUVER, B.C., March 26, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Kelso Technologies Inc. (TSX-V:KLS) (Other OTC:KEOSF), developer of the unique JS75 pressure relief valve, (the "Company") is pleased to announce that Mr. James Frew, has accepted the position of Chairman of Kelso's newly constituted Rail Advisory Board ("the RAB").
Mr. Frew, B.S., Nuclear Engineering, Mississippi State University, resides in Kingsport, Tennessee, and is Director Railcar Division for Virginia Sealing Products, Inc. ("VSP"); a company that recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (the "MOU") with Kelso Technologies to assist with market awareness of Kelso products as Kelso begins to expand its sales and marketing initiatives in North America.
The new Rail Advisory Board will be comprised of rail industry executives and its prime mandate is to advise Kelso management as Kelso expands its product awareness, customer relations activities, and Marketing Plans. The Advisory Board will also provide guidance in the areas of industry specific strategic alliances, engineering and product development, personnel and potential partnerships and acquisitions.
Mr. Frew was asked to Chair the Rail Advisory Board due to his experience within the North American rail industry and his active involvement with the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and its various committees. He is well known and respected throughout the industry and his appointment is considered to be instrumental to the success of the Company as it moves forward in its alliance with VSP and other corporate objectives. Additional Advisory Board members have been identified and their appointments will be announced in due course.
Mr. Frew has worked with VSP since 1997 and became familiar with Kelso and its technology in 2005. Shortly thereafter, VSP was asked to consult on testing and development of specific seals for the Company's patented, unique JS75 Pressure Relief Valve. Prior to this, he worked as a Project Engineering Consultant for various nuclear power plant sites in the areas of federal, state and local compliance, emergency preparedness, transportation and environmental protection. Mr. Frew is well acquainted with governmental regulatory bodies such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy. This experience along with his involvement with the (AAR) and the Non-Accident Release Committee is believed by Kelso management to be extremely beneficial to the Company as it moves its strategic corporate objectives forward.
VSP is the first North American company selected to formally augment Kelso's product awareness plans within the rail industry. This MOU forms part of the new Strategic Plan that was initiated last fall subsequent to certain management changes within the Company. Kelso Technologies Inc. is a public Company that trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol KLS and is quoted in the United States on the Pink Sheets under the symbol KEOSF.
For further information: please visit Kelso Technologies' website at www.kelsotech.com or contact Shareholder and Investor Relations at 1.866.535.7685 (604.878.7600) ext. 3 (kelso@kelsotech.com) and please visit the Virginia Sealing Products, Inc. website at www.vasealing.com.
Issued on behalf of the Board of Directors of Kelso Technologies Inc.,
"John L. Carswell" John L. Carswell President & CEO