Rockville, Md.--Combustioneer Corporation of Rockville recently announced the creation of a Life Safety Systems division. The division provides testing and inspection to meet all NFPA and life safety code requirements, such as annual tests on fire alarms, sprinklers, fire pump valves, and dry pipe valves.

Combustioneer Corporation is one of the oldest, largest, and most widely diversified mechanical and electrical service contractors in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The company traces its history to 1929 when it began maintaining and repairing commercial coal and oil fired boilers in the Washington, D.C., area. Since then it has developed technical and operational expertise in many closely allied mechanical services fields, from electrical systems and cabling to water treatment.

In creating the Life Safety Systems division, Terry Oakley, president of Combustioneer, says, "As building technologies advance, we continue to expand our services so that our customers can rely on a single experienced and proven provider for all services related to building infrastructure. With our affiliates in the region--CES Facilities Management Services and Consolidated Engineering Services, Inc.--we intend to become the Mid-Atlantic's clear first choice in facility technology services."

Combustioneer Corporation is an operating division of Consolidated Engineering Services of Arlington, Va., a broad-based facility technology services company with expertise in management and operations, system installation and servicing, and engineering consulting. Consolidated consists of 11 operating divisions that manage, operate, maintain, or service more than 10,000 commercial, government, and institutional properties in 27 states.

Consolidated Engineering Services is an affiliate of Archstone-Smith Trust, a real estate investment trust listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ASN). Information on the companies is available at www.wepowerproductivity.com and www.combustioneer.com.