VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sharc International Systems Inc.  (CSE:SHRC) (FSE:IWIA) (OTCQB:INTWF) (“SHARC” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company’s revolutionary SHARC™ wastewater heat exchange system has won three top awards at the prestigious Water’s Next Award program that honours the achievements of individuals and companies that successfully improve freshwater in Canada.

Every year, Water Canada magazine’s Water’s Next Award program honours the incredible achievements and ideas of individuals and companies that successfully work to make a positive change to water in our country and abroad. There were a total of 13 categories and SHARC was nominated in 4 categories and won in 3 of those categories, People – Private Sector (Winner), Projects & Technologies – Wastewater (Winner), Overall – Water Steward of the Year and Overall – Company of the Year (Winner).

Established in 2011, Water’s Next is nominated by its peers in the water industry in Canada and voted upon through a selection committee who are experts within their fields in global water issues. To read up on the selection committee, information is available at 2018 Water’s Next Selection Committee.

Lynn Mueller, Chief Executive Officer of SHARC stated, “We are delighted to have picked up these awards against such tough competition from all over Canada. Award wins reflect on how dedicated we are to providing the products to help our fragile environment. All the stakeholders and the employees of the Company pride ourselves on offering great products and services and look forward to providing the right outcomes for the water and environment of Canada and to the customers we serve on a daily basis.”

The Company also wishes to announce that CFO, David Alexander, has stepped down due to health reasons and replacing Mr. Alexander as CFO in an interim capacity is Hanspaul Pannu, CPA-CA.  Mr. Pannu has worked in the Canadian small cap public company space for over 5 years providing financial reporting, corporate secretary, listing and general accounting support. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer of APPx Crypto Technologies Inc., a blockchain technology and mobile application company and Marapharm Ventures Inc. (CSE:MDM), a Canadian and US Cannabis company and has held or currently holds a senior financial position with LED Medical Diagnostics Inc., Aequus Pharmaceuticals Inc., Veritas Pharma Inc. and Blok Technologies Inc. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant.

About SHARC International Systems

SHARC International Systems Inc. is a world leader in thermal heat recovery. SHARC™ technology systems recycle thermal energy from wastewater, generating one of the most energy efficient and economical systems for heating, cooling & hot water preheating for commercial, residential and industrial buildings. SHARC is publicly traded in Canada (CSE:SHRC), the United States (OTCQB:INTWF) and Germany (Frankfurt: IWIA).

Further information about the Company is available on our website at www.sharcenergy.com or under our profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

“Lynn Mueller”
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

For further information, please contact:
Ray Crowley
Telephone: 604 782 0773
Email: [email protected]

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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