Elgin Sweeper Enters Into Research Agreement With EPA's National Risk Management Laboratory

Cooperative R&D Agreement First of its Kind for Sweeping Industry

ELGIN, Ill. (Sept. 2, 2010) –Elgin Sweeper has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development's National Risk Management Research Laboratory. Under this agreement, Elgin Sweeper will share its extensive background in surface cleaning with the EPA to better understand the maintenance needs of three types of porous pavement.

"The partnership with the EPA furthers Elgin Sweeper's commitment as the leader in environmentally efficient street sweepers to develop, formulate, and distribute environmental solutions and implementation technologies that reduce air pollution and storm water pollution in cities and communities across the United States," said Brian Giles, sweeper product manager at Elgin Sweeper.

The National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was created in 1995 from several former Office of Research and Development (ORD) organizations. The NRMRL focuses on environmental problem solving. Recognized as a national leader in scientific and engineering expertise and capability, NRMRL's research directly supports national priorities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, manage chemical risks, clean up hazardous waste sites, and protect America's water.

For more information on the types and sources of air and water pollution that ultimately involve streets, sewers and other areas of public concern, please visit www.pollutioninfoportal.com. For additional information on Elgin Sweeper’s line of sweepers or to schedule a demonstration, please visit www.elginsweeper.com or see your local Elgin Sweeper dealer.

For more information from the EPA, please visit http://www.epa.gov/oaintrnt/stormwater/edison_parking_lot.htm and http://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?dirEntryId=213275.

Sold and serviced through a network of more than 100 dealer locations worldwide, Elgin Sweeper products are the sweepers of choice for a variety of general street maintenance, special industrial and airport applications. With more than 90 years of experience, Elgin Sweeper offers municipalities, contractors and industries the most sweeper options in the country, using the latest sweeping technologies—mechanical, pure vacuum, regenerative air, alternative fuel and waterless dust control. Elgin Sweeper is a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation’s Environmental Solutions Group. For more information, visit www.elginsweeper.com.

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) is a leader in advancing security and well-being for communities and workplaces around the world. The company designs and manufactures a suite of products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial and airport customers. Federal Signal's portfolio of trusted, high-priority products include Bronto aerial devices; Diamond Consulting automatic vehicle detection and classification technology; Elgin street sweepers; Federal Automated Parking Division parking, access and revenue control systems; Federal Signal safety and security systems; Guzzler industrial vacuums; Jetstream waterblasters; PIPS Technology automated license plate recognition systems; Sirit radio frequency identification technology; Vactor sewer cleaners and vacuum excavators and VESystems software applications and customer management systems and services. Federal Signal was founded in 1901 and is based in Oak Brook, Ill. For more information, visit www.federalsignal.com.