Acquisition

Intertek Group PLC
07 October 2005


7 October 2005, 1pm (UK)

Intertek Group plc ('Intertek')

Intertek acquires Westport Technology Center

Intertek, the global testing, inspection and certification company, announces
the acquisition of Westport Technology Center ('Westport') from Halliburton
Energy Services, Inc ('Halliburton'). Intertek has purchased from Halliburton,
the business and net assets of Westport valued at US$9.0m (£5.1m).

Westport, based in Houston, Texas, provides high end exploration and production
laboratory services including consulting and project management. The assets
include specialised laboratory equipment and land and buildings.

Westport brings new specialist technology to Intertek's Caleb Brett division
enabling it to provide an enhanced range of services to its client base and
Intertek Caleb Brett will provide Westport with the resources and global
infrastructure to grow internationally.

This acquisition follows Intertek's outsourcing strategy taking on the
management, control and ownership of customers' non-core analytical
laboratories.

For further information, please contact
Aston Swift, Treasurer and Investor Relations
Telephone: [phone] [e-mail]
Tim Lynch, Tulchan Communications
Telephone: [phone] [e-mail]
Corporate website: www.intertek.com
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ABOUT INTERTEK
Intertek is a leading international testing, inspection and certification
organisation which assesses customers' products and commodities against a wide
range of safety, regulatory, quality and performance standards and certifies the
management systems of customers. Intertek has over 300 laboratories and over
14,500 people around the world and is increasingly undertaking outsourced
testing work for its customers.




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