Desert Spring Products and Thermolec Reach Agreements

MISSISSAUGA, ON and St. LAURENT, QC – Today Desert Spring Products and Thermolec jointly announced the sale of Thermolec’s by-pass humidifier product line to Desert Spring Products for an undisclosed sum. The purchase includes all intellectual property, production tooling and inventory associated with Thermolec’s patented Series M600/550 water conserving flow-through humidifiers, as well as the innovative Series M400/300 self-cleaning drum humidifiers.

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Desert Spring Products is on the Move
Company responds to evolving market conditions

MISSISSAUGA, ON – In an effort to address the dual impact of rising transportation costs and a strong Canadian dollar, Desert Spring Products Limited (“DSP”) announced it has reached agreement in principle with its long-term, Denver-based primary component supplier for complete manufacturing services of its patented Rotary Disc humidifier.

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New Referral Relationship with Mr. Handyman of Canada

MISSISSAUGA, ON – Desert Spring Products Limited (“DSP”) welcomes Mr. Handyman of Canada as an installation partner. The referral relationship provides DSP with a highly qualified installation service option for its DIY customers who may not be comfortable completing a furnace-mount humidifier project on their own. “Most contractors prefer to supply and install the humidifier, which left consumers who purchased our product through retail channels in a bind if they decided the project was above their comfort level” says Peter VanderPlaat, Desert Spring Products CEO. According to VanderPlaat, the company sells approximately 10,000 humidifiers through retail channels annually and a significant number of these customers are not ready or willing to cut into their duct work, or pierce a copper water line once they fully assess the scope of the project.

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Desert Spring Products Launches New, Improved Accessory

MISSISSAUGA, ON – Desert Spring Products Limited (“DSP”) announced the latest generation Auto-Flush® automatic cleaning system for its patented Rotary Disc humidifier will be more widely available throughout Canada and the United States. The new unit will be sold by select Lowes Home Improvement stores around the Great Lakes region and in Canada through select Canadian Tire and RONA stores in the same aisle as the DSP Rotary Disc Humidifier.

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Desert Spring Products Invited to Water Conservation Conference

Desert Spring Products CEO speaks at biannual North American water conservation conference on significant opportunity to save water resources.

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TORONTO ­ On the heels of two back-to-back record growth years, Desert Spring Products Limited (“DSP”) is focusing more resources on consumer advertising to build awareness of its patented rotary disc whole-home humidifier. “Over the past few years we have concentrated on developing our distribution network through HVAC contractors and home improvement retail outlets which has resulted in approximately 500 points of presence in the traditional ‘heating regions’ of the US and an additional 300 in Canada. This growing network now forms a good base to supply consumer demand we expect to generate from our stepped up advertising efforts this season,” said Peter VanderPlaat, President and CEO, Desert Spring Products.

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TORONTO - Desert Spring Products Limited (“DSP”) today reported a record breaking year of progress for the company, with revenue growth of 107% compared to 2004. Since the 2002 acquisition by Calgary based Cavendish Investing Inc., the company has experienced a compound average growth rate of 85%, strongly outperforming its competition in the North American residential indoor air quality segment.

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Company throws its support behind proposed EPA Water Conservation Program.

Toronto, ON…In an effort to reduce the pressure on limited water resources, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to launch a national program to promote water-efficient products to consumers. The EPA has taken the first steps toward such a program by holding a series of stakeholder meetings across the country to work out the most appropriate approach to what has been dubbed the Water-Efficient Products Market Enhancement Program. At the last meeting it was reported that Environment Canada is also involved, making this a North American initiative.

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Calgary, Alberta - Building on the strength of recent company growth, Desert Spring Products (DSP) Ltd. today announced the appointment of Peter G. VanderPlaat to the position of Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. VanderPlaat brings an impressive history of building several successful businesses to DSP, making him well prepared to lead the company in its future growth plans.

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Five more lucky winners were announced yesterday and awarded their new Auto-Flush™3 system, making their Desert Spring Humidifiers into programmable self-cleaning units.

DSP is proud to announce we have been selected by Lowe's to participate in their Year Round Humidification Program. Now when you need a new humidifier you don't have to wait until October or November to purchase one – you can pick it up right away.

The benefits of maintaining proper indoor humidity are many. But traditional furnace-mounted humidifiers have drawbacks.

Rotating-foam-pad models are inexpensive, but require frequent cleaning and disinfecting.

At the high end of the price scale, atomizing units work well, but replacing clogged nozzles is expensive.

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Calgary, Alberta - Desert Spring Products (DSP) and MediaWave Communications Corp. today announced a renewed partnership and commitment to working together, following DSP’s appointment of MediaWave as their “Tier 1” Internet channel partner for product distribution for the next three years.

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Calgary, Alberta - A recent study examining different types of humidification for the home has uncovered that the Desert Spring Humidifier provides the best long term value over any other system available for providing humidity in the home.

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