COLUMBIA, Md., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fortress International Group (Nasdaq: FIGI), holding company for Total Site Solutions (TSS), a company providing comprehensive services for the planning, design and development of mission critical facilities and information infrastructure, today announced that it has acquired Innovative Power Systems. Innovative Power Systems is a Dulles, Virginia based company that installs, tests and services specialized uninterruptible power supply systems and backup power supply systems for data centers and mission-critical facilities throughout the Washington DC metropolitan area.
Speaking of the acquisition, Thomas Rosato , CEO of Fortress International
Group said, "Innovative Power Systems is a profitable facilities management
service company with average three year trailing revenues at
Harvey Weiss , Chairman of Fortress International added, "This first purchase is in line with our stated intention to acquire companies that will not only complement our Facility Management and Technology Consulting business but will enable us to provide the full range of our services to an expanded base of customers."
ABOUT TOTAL SITE SOLUTIONS
Total Site Solutions (TSS) plans, designs, builds and maintains specialized facilities such as data centers, trading floors, call centers, network operation centers, communication facilities, laboratories and secure facilities. For more than a quarter-century, the TSS team has pioneered building robust and scalable infrastructure into mission-critical facilities. The firm offers unsurpassed expertise in the infrastructure systems (electrical, mechanical, telecommunications, security, fire protection and building automation) that are the critical facility's lifeblood. TSS's comprehensive portfolio of services and multi-disciplinary expertise provide customers a highly respected single source for critical services that bridge the gap between IT and facilities.
Headquartered in the Baltimore-Washington corridor, TSS provides complete turnkey facility services from the initial planning stages, to construction, to ongoing maintenance of the completed project. Its clients include the world's most demanding mission-critical organizations, including Fortune 500 firms and US government agencies. For more information, visit http://www.totalsiteteam.com or call 888-321-4TSS (4877).
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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Company Contact: Investor Relations: Thomas P. Rosato John McNamara CEO Cameron Associates Fortress International Group (212) 245-8800 Ext. 205 Phone: 410.312.9988 x 222 [email protected]SOURCE Fortress International Group
