Smith System Forms UK Based Advanced Driver Safety Company

ARLINGTON, Texas, April 14 -- Smith System, the leader in advanced driver safety training, today announced its purchase of K Training Ltd. based in Wembley, England and the formation of Smith System EMEA, Ltd.

Smith System EMEA, Ltd. will provide advanced driver safety and improvement courses for the automotive and commercial vehicle markets in the United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East and Africa. By combining the wide range of course material developed by Smith System with the tailored training content of K Training, the new company will offer a comprehensive curriculum for fleets of all sizes.

"This acquisition further expands our global reach by establishing a European base of operations," said Tony Douglas, Smith System CEO. "The K Training staff and instructors are experienced as well as talented people who will represent our Smith5Keys(SM) training methodology very well."

"Smith System's approach to safety training produces solid results," said Henry Laferla, K Training Managing Director. "By combining our course material with their wide range of products and services, we can now serve our clients better than ever before."

The new company will package its products under the K Training brand name and offer its clients full access to the print, video and web content of both Smith System and K Training.

About Smith System

Smith System Driver Improvement Institute, Inc. was founded in 1952 as the nation's first fleet driver safety training organization with on-road, hands- on safety education techniques for experienced drivers. Smith System delivers behind the wheel instruction to more than 30,000 fleet drivers each year and has presented their program in 83 countries and in 21 languages. In the past decade, Smith has provided services to more than half of the current Fortune 500(R) fleets and is the only company in the industry that guarantees the quality of their training. In addition to its on-road training and extensive video and DVD library, the company offers web-based education and fleet monitoring.

About K Training

K Training is an OCR (Oxford Cambridge and Royal Society of Arts) and SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority) certified driver training company specializing in hazardous goods haulage safety programs. The Company has over 10 years of experience in providing training to qualify fleets for both European Union directives and United Kingdom legislation.