Technical Communities and Casella USA Sign Exclusive Government Services Partnership

Feb. 2, 2010 - PRLog -- SAN BRUNO, CA and AMHERST, NH — Technical Communities, Inc., the company technical organizations who sell to the government rely on for proven go-to-market solutions to grow sales, lower costs and reduce risks, today announced an exclusive government services partnership agreement with Casella USA, the North American subsidiary of UK-based Casella Measurement, Inc.

The agreement authorizes Technical Communities to distribute more than 300 Casella products, including new Casella Tuff™ personal air sampling pumps, Microdust™ Pro real-time dust analyzers, Microtherm™ heat stress monitors, and a wide assortment of CEL-branded sound level meters, real time octave band analyzers and personal noise dosimeters.

"This is great news for Casella CEL since it allows our government customers to more easily access our instrumentation for their industrial hygiene and environmental surveys," said Bob Selwyn, VP of Sales of Casella USA.

"Technical Communities is excited to bring our industry expertise to help Casella USA achieve greater access to government organizations," said Peter Ostrow, President and CEO of Technical Communities. "Our goal is to continue to optimize the GSA buying and selling experience for organizations such as Casella USA."

Casella USA products are under General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) managed by Technical Communities, which will provide content, transaction, marketing, sales support, and reporting services around them. Technical Communities also will provide presentation and order processing through the GSA's e-commerce web site, www.gsaadvantage.gov, and the company's own online marketplaces, http://www.gsamart.com, www.testmart.com, and www.navicpmart.com.

About Casella CEL
The Casella Company originally began manufacturing specialized scientific instruments in a workshop in London in 1799. Many Casella instruments were used by such people as Charles Darwin and other pioneers during their scientific investigations in the 19th and 20th centuries. Following the Second World War the Casella Company developed the first personal air sampling pump in the UK and has more recently concentrated on dust and other industrial hygiene pollutants to monitor. It is now the largest design and manufacturing company in its field in the UK.

CEL Instruments have been manufacturing high quality instrumentation for the measurement of noise and vibration since the early 1970's. Originally formed from the company Computer Engineering Limited, a British company specializing in the design and manufacture of computer related equipment, CEL rapidly became well known for designing state of the art noise products in the UK. In 1998, Casella acquired CEL Instruments, manufacturers of innovative noise monitoring equipment. The natural synergy formed from this integration allows the combined new company, Casella CEL, to offer a broader and more comprehensive product range to both the occupational and environmental market sectors. For more information, visit http://www.casellausa.com.

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About Technical Communities
Companies who sell to the government rely on Technical Communities for proven go-to-market solutions to grow sales, lower costs and reduce risks. We use our contracting expertise and powerful technology solutions to enable organizations to more effectively manage contracts, sales, marketing and procurement. The company, with offices in the California's Silicon Valley and the Washington, DC area, is owner and operator of marketplaces www.gsamart.com, www.testmart.com, www.navicpmart.com, and www.eurekaspot.com. Government contract-focused websites include www.govcontractsmagazine.com and testequipmentmagazine.com. For more information, visit www.technicalcommunities.com.