AllStates Technical Services Names New IT Service VP.

Business Editors & Technology Writers

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2002

Fred Mersbach, a South Carolina native, has joined the management team of AllStates Technical Services, Inc. as Vice President for Information Technology Services.

Fred, who will

lead the AllStates Technical Services expansion in providing specialized and highly skilled technical contract employees in the Information Technology market, is a 20-year veteran of the industry. Prior to joining AllStates, Fred served as VP of Sales and Marketing for the US Operations of IMRglobal.

In May of this year the BE&K affiliate companies of Viatech, a project support staffing firm for the engineering and industrial construction industry, and AllStates, were combined under the AllStates Technical Services banner. Started in Trenton, NJ in 1945, AllStates is known for its outstanding service and long-term relationships. The company is currently celebrating the 50-year anniversary of delivering contract technical services to DuPont.

BE&K, through its global network of affiliate companies, provides engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services to the process, manufacturing, industrial, power, and telecommunications industries. BE&K has been recognized as an industry leader in family friendly workplace practices, honored as a recipient of Working Woman magazine's "Diversity Champion" award, included in Fortune Magazine's listing of "Best Places to Work in America" and is on Forbes Magazine's listing of the "Top 400 Privately Held Companies in the U.S."

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