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American Innovations & Bass Engineering Sponsor New NACE Foundation Training Facility

LONGVIEW, TX and AUSTIN, TX – February 4th, 2009: American Innovations, leading provider of products and services for pipeline, water and agriculture industries, and subsidiary Bass Engineering, a longtime provider of cathodic protection services, announced a joint donation of $100,000 to the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) new training facility in Houston, TX. NACE is a professional organization that represents 20,000 corrosion specialists around the world.

“We are very excited about announcing this partnership between American Innovations and NACE because it demonstrates our commitment to an organization which plays such an important role in the corrosion industry,” said Rich Smalling, President of American Innovations. “We believe the new NACE facility will become the leading facility for corrosion-related training and research.”

“We are proud to be able to support NACE in this significant effort to increase their educational training capacity,” added Bass Engineering President Clay Brelsford. “Our company has been involved in the corrosion control industry since 1967 and has always supported continuing education for those pursuing a career in this field.”

AI and Bass will invest $100,000 in the 15,000 square foot building, which was completed earlier this month. The center will be a resource for teachers and professors of corrosion control programs, and for existing and future training courses by NACE International. The facility includes lab space for pipeline testing, a virtual spray coating lab and a ship ballast corrosion simulator. Tony Keane, executive director of NACE, said the addition to the West Houston campus will host 125 courses in 2009 and certify 2,500 students in corrosion detection and prevention techniques.

About Bass Engineering
Bass Engineering's diverse client list includes oil and gas pipeline and production companies, petrochemical plants, electric power generation plants, pulp and paper mills, and municipalities. Bass Engineering’s highly qualified staff includes NACE certified engineers, technicians, and specialists with training and experience to assist our customers in choosing the most effective application of cathodic protection technology. For over 40 years, Bass Engineering has been “The Reliable Name in Cathodic Protection”.

About American Innovations
American Innovations provides products/services for the oil & gas/water pipeline industries, including web-based remote monitoring & equipment control, total survey solutions for corrosion monitoring, automatic meter reading, alarm point monitoring and integrity management. Product lines: Bullhorn® Remote Monitoring, MicroMax® Interrupters, CP Loggers, Allegro® Field Computers, Pipeline Compliance System, Risk Intelligence™ Solutions and cathodic protection services.

Employment Opportunities

There are a lot of exciting projects at Bass Engineering and we need talented people to make them happen. Bass Engineering currently has employment opportunities available at our office in Longview, TX and the Ft. Worth, TX area. Interested candidates should e-mail their résumé to Clay Brelsford.