Poplar Grove, Il, April 23, 2006:

CBF Consulting, Inc. Acquired key personnel from a competing firm today, This acquisition of talent now gives CBF Consulting, Inc. a much deeper core knowledge base in project management, manufacturing execution, business value, and root cause analysis.

Mr. Phipps has over 20 years in industrial controls experience, designing and implementing systems for companies such as Owens Corning, Certainteed Roofing, GAF building Materials, Daimler Chrysler, EJ Gallo, US Steel and Ash Grove Cement to list a few. Formally trained Mr. Phipps has performed in a range of positions from plant manager to plant maintenance as well as system implementer giving him a unique perspective on various business improvement initiatives.