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Contact: Andrea Weitzenfeld
Winsby, Inc. 847-316-9800

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through July 31, 2006

LINDER ADDS KOMATSU FOREST EQUIPMENT TO ITS MACHINERY LINE-UP
Valmet Forestry Machines Available Worldwide Promote Mechanized Logging

Plant City, FL (April 5, 2006) - Linder Industrial Machinery Company, the Komatsu distributor, announces that the company is now carrying the Valmet line of forest equipment products from Komatsu Forest in its nineteen offices throughout Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. Komatsu Forest is one of the world's leading manufacturers of forest machines and its Valmet brand is a pioneer in the area of mechanized logging. The equipment is available through Linder immediately.

"We are proud to be a distributor for Komatsu Forest,” says Jeff Cox, President of Linder. “Their forestry equipment is known for its reliability worldwide. Our technicians have been through extensive training and certification for servicing the Valmet line of products from Komatsu Forest. These machines join our line-up of top quality brands in the heavy machinery field that includes Komatsu, Etnyre and Ingersoll-Rand.”

Komatsu Forest manufactures forwarders, wheeled harvesters, tracked felling and harvesting machines, harvester heads and skidders. All are designed to increase efficiency for logging businesses. Many of the models are equipped with Komatsu's Tier 3 engines, which exceed all Tier 3 emissions requirements for lower particulates and nitrogen oxides. Komatsu Forest manufactures at plants located in Shawano, WI and Umea, Sweden.

Linder Industrial Machinery Company is the exclusive distributor for Komatsu equipment in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. The company has been selling and servicing heavy machinery since 1953. Linder has received numerous awards from Komatsu to recognize excellence in service, including the Chairman's Award and the President's World Class Award. To find one of Linder's nineteen locations, call the company at 813-754-2727 or visit their Web site at www.linderco.com .