Vecoplan LLC

ARCDALE, NC—June 25, 2008—Thomas Baker has joined Vecoplan, LLC as a Project Designer in their Engineering Department. Baker, formerly a Design/Project Manager for a leading manufacturer of equipment used in the rendering, food, and chemical industries, brings 17 years of machinery engineering experience to his new position at Vecoplan. Baker’s responsibilities will include working with Vecoplan’s sales staff in the design and development of individual projects, and then coordinating their manufacture and implementation with production at Vecoplan. “The rapid growth that we’ve experienced, especially in the design of large integrated systems, has made it necessary for us to expand both our facilities and

ARCDALE, NC—June 25, 2008—Vecoplan LLC, a worldwide leader in size reduction technologies, has promoted Brad Goins to the position of Project Engineer. Goins has been with Vecoplan for 10 years and was formerly a Project Designer. As Project Engineer, Goins responsibilities will expand beyond project design, to include the engineering of complete size reduction and recycling systems. In addition, he will now become part of the Research and Development Team for New Technologies at Vecoplan. “Over the last decade, Brad has proven to be an invaluable asset as a Project Designer at Vecoplan” states Gary Kolbet, VP of Engineering at Vecoplan,

ARCDALE, NC—JUNE 19, 2008—Vecoplan, a worldwide leader in size reduction technology, introduces the RG 70-XL industrial shredder. Designed specifically for processing paper and plastic waste for reclamation and recycling, large extruder purgings, large reject parts, trim scraps, baled or loose film, synthetic fiber, carpet, wood processing scrap, medical waste, and cardboard. The RG 70-XL features a larger rotor diameter and taller feed ram that dramatically improves the throughput and overall processing efficiency of bulky scrap materials, and other large dimension waste products. The RG 70-XL features true dump and run operation, so entire containers of waste can be fed into its hopper. The hopper,

ARCDALE, NC—April 18, 2008—Vecoplan LLC, a worldwide leader in size reduction technologies, has appointed Jeffery Queen to the newly created position of Director of Finance. Responsibilities of the position will include the ongoing development, implementation and oversight of “Best Accounting Practices” as they apply to domestic and international manufacturing, importing and sales. Formerly Controller at the U.S. subsidiary of a Belgium manufacturing concern, Jeff brings 16 years of experience in international finance to his new position at Vecoplan. “Everyday we compete in a true world economy.” states Marty Kennedy, Executive Vice President of Vecoplan, LLC, “In order to succeed, not only does

ARCDALE, NC—JANUARY 14, 2008—Vecoplan, a worldwide leader in size reduction technology, introduces the RG 70-S industrial shredder. Designed specifically for processing paper and plastic waste for reclamation and recycling, large extruder purgings, large reject parts, trim scraps, baled or loose film, synthetic fiber, carpet, wood processing scrap, medical waste, and cardboard. The RG 70-S features a larger rotor diameter and taller feed ram that dramatically improves the throughput and overall processing efficiency of bulky scrap materials, and other large dimension waste products. The RG 70-S features true dump and run operation, so entire containers of waste can be fed into its hopper. The hopper,

ARCDALE, NC—December 3, 2007—Vecoplan LLC, a worldwide leader in size reduction technologies, has promoted Jason Herndon to the position of Technical Support Manager. Herndon has been with Vecoplan for 9 years and was formerly a Senior Service Technician. As Technical Support Manager, Herndon will serve as the liaison between customers, factory staff and field technicians providing a central repository of information on any given service call. He will also oversee quality control and customer satisfaction on all technical service issues. “As the sheer number of customers, machines and systems that we have in the field has grown, and the sophistication of our

HIGH POINT, NC—09/26/07—Vecoplan, LLC has appointed Vinnie Carpentieri to the position of National Sales Manager, Mobile Division. In his new position Carpentieri will oversee all mobile shredding system sales throughout North America. He will also function as a liaison between the marketplace and Vecoplan, communicating changing and specialized customer needs to Vecoplan’s engineering R&D team, and working with the marketing department to introduce innovations in mobile technologies to the marketplace. Prior to joining Vecoplan, Carpentieri spent 23 years as sales manager at a major capital equipment manufacturer specializing in granulators for the plastics market. “We worked with Vinnie for many years at his former

ARCDALE, NC—Sept.21, 2007—Vecoplan, a leader in size reduction technology, recently christened a new state-of-the-art test lab. An integral part of Vecoplan’s recent 30,000 square foot building expansion, the lab serves two functions vital to Vecoplan’s long term goals for continued growth. “First it provides a practical hands-on environment to test the feasibility and ensure the quality of our R&D efforts,” states Gary Kolbet, Chief of Systems Engineering at Vecoplan, LLC. “But just as important, the test lab is set up to provide real world conditions in which customers can view their own waste materials being processed - from feeding, through shredding and discharge/separation” adds

HIGH POINT, NC—Mike Cox has joined Vecoplan, LLC as the Mid-West Sales Manager in their Waste Division. Cox will be responsible for sales to the municipal, industrial and post-consumer waste markets including the printing and document destruction industries. Vecoplan is the worldwide leader in size reduction technologies, including shredders, material handling machinery, separation equipment, and complete waste reduction systems. Cox brings 18 years of experience in capital equipment and industrial sales to his new position. “The rapid growth that we’ve experienced, especially in our Waste Division, has made it necessary for us to expand both our facilities and our personnel. We are fortunate to have

ARCDALE, NC—September 17, 2007—Vecoplan, the worldwide leader in size reduction technology, dedicated their newly expanded headquarters at a grand opening on Saturday, September 15, 2007 in Archdale, NC. Tours of the enlarged, 60,000 square foot facility were conducted during the event. A contingent of officials from Germany joined Vecoplan employees and vendors, in the celebration. According to Len Beusse, COO of Vecoplan, LLC “the decision to expand our building was driven by the continually increasing demand for our shredders and systems, especially our systems. Over the last 5 years we’ve had more and more customers that come to us for a total waste