Bennett Environmental Announces Management Change

OAKVILLE, ON, Sept. 28  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bennett Environmental Inc. announced today that Mr. Danny Ponn, Vice President Engineering and Business Development, will be leaving the company effective December 28, 2005.

Bennett Environmental would like to thank Mr. Ponn for his 15 years of dedicated service to the company and wishes him well in his future endeavors.

Mr. Al Bulckaert, President/CEO, will continue his responsibility for all plant operations. Mr. Bulckaert has a long and successful history in plant operations and manufacturing. Assisting Mr. Bulckaert on engineering matters, on an interim basis, will be Mr. Steve Flannery, P.Eng, Bennett's Engineering Manager. Mr. Flannery is a P.Eng from the University of Waterloo and has been with Bennett Environmental for over 3 years. Since becoming a P.Eng, Mr. Flannery has been working in the manufacturing sector for over 15 years and has had responsibility for a number of engineering projects with Bennett, including the construction of the company's new facility in Belledune, New Brunswick, as well as engineering matters at Bennett's operations in Saint Ambroise, Quebec and Cornwall, Ontario.

  A search has begun to replace Mr. Ponn.

  About Bennett Environmental Inc.


Bennett Environmental Inc. is a North American leader in high temperature treatment services for the remediation of contaminated soil and has provided thermal solutions to contamination problems throughout Canada and the US. Bennett Environmental's technology provides for the safe, economical and permanent solution to contaminated soil. Independent testing has consistently proven that the technology operates well within the most stringent criteria in North America.

Bennett Environmental is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (Trading Symbol "BEV") and the American Stock Exchange (Trading Symbol "BEL"). 

DATASOURCE: Bennett Environmental Inc.



CONTACT: please visit the Bennett Environmental website at

http://www.bennettenv.com/, or contact Al Bulckaert, President/CEO at the Oakville

office at [phone]

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