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February 8, 2006

Eden Springs UK acquires Thirsty Work assets

Eden Springs UK, the number two company in the UK HOD market, is pleased to announce it has acquired the operating assets of Thirsty Work Watercoolers Limited.

Thirsty Work presently services 42,000 customers located primarily in southern and central England. Thirsty Work is active in both the bottled water and plumbed-in water cooler business. The company has experienced rapid growth over the past several years and is now considered the number three company in the market.

The acquisition of the Thirsty Work assets will significantly increase the density of Eden Springs' customer base allowing it to improve its operating efficiencies and customer service levels.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.