4/20/2005
Expansion of Dispense Systems Activities

Aalberts Industries, with activities in the areas of Industrial Services and Flow Control, has taken over all the assets of Kall Schanktechnik GmbH, based in Germany.

Kall specializes in cooling technology for dispense systems and has also developed a modular system for portable bars. The company, with an annual turnover of EUR 2.5 to 3 million and 16 employees, had been in financial difficulties, mainly as a result of the high cost of developing new products and could therefore not continue to operate as an independent company. Kall's activities now form part of a new company, called Kall Kuhl-und Schanksysteme GmbH, in the German DSI Group (dispense systems).

With major customers, such as Heineken and some leading German breweries, and a strong order book, Kall will be able to continue operating successfully within Aalberts Industries. By combining Kall's specific know-how in the field of cooling with its own product development, the DSI Group will not only save on overall development costs, but will also be able to offer more complete systems (including cooling), which will strengthen its market position considerably, especially with the big European breweries.

Kall will make a positive contribution to profit growth in 2005. The transaction is being financed from Aalberts' own resources.

For more information about Kall, go to: www.kall-schank.de.

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4/12/2005
Vice President of Sales & Marketing Donald A. Aromando

Taprite-Fassco is pleased to announce that Donald (Don) Aromando has joined the company on April 11, 2005 as the Vice President of Sales & Marketing.

Don’s responsibilities will include marketing and sales of all Taprite-Fassco equipment and accessories. His main challenges will be to bring in new customer business and increase sales volume by the way of new markets outside the beverage industry.

Don brings with him 25 years experience in the Sales & Marketing field, including five years in the medical and industrial gas industry, as well as 15 years in the chemical industry.

He received his M.B.A in Marketing & Finance from Washington University Olin Graduate School of Business and his B.A. in Chemistry from St. Louis University.

Taprite-Fassco welcomes Don into the company family by wishing him much success with his new challenge, as he grows with Taprite-Fassco Mfg., Inc. and North American Dispense.