Escalator Handrail Company (EHC) and Volta Power Systems Ltd.
April 28 , 2006 - OSHAWA, Ontario, Canada

EHC has signed an agreement with Volta Power Systems Ltd of Seoul,
Korea, as an EHC Distributor and Technology Licensee. Volta, will
represent EHC products and services in the countries of South Korea and
North Korea.

Volta has been an active EHC partner in Korea for many years and has a
solid reputation in the industry. This latest step in the relationship
with Volta has been several years in the making and both parties are
excited to be moving forward.

Volta has been in business since the early 90's in the field of
industrial belting and has enjoyed great growth and success in the
market-place. Volta's President, Mr. David Kwon, has been involved in
the rubber industry for many years and has escalator handrail knowledge
and experience dating back 10 years.

EHC's distributorship and licensing program was conceived in Europe in
the mid-1990s and has met with a great deal of success. "Volta will be
our second Distributorship / Licensee in the Eastern Region and will
follow a business model which effectively establishes a full EHC product
and service depot in the territory. EHC's Korea Depot will be a
one-stop shop for handrails, rollers, D-flector brushes, handrail guides
and field splicing services," said Mr. Patrick Bothwell, General Manager
of EHC's Japan office.

ABOUT EHC:
EHC is the world's largest producer of escalator handrails. Founded in
1977, EHC's head office is located in Oshawa, Canada and supplies
handrails all over the world via several Quick Service Depots and four
manufacturing facilities (Canada, Germany, Slovakia, China).

CONTACT:
Tonya Kraan, Communications & Promotions Manager
EHC, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Tel: (905)432-6600 x217 Fax: (905)432-2906