PRESS

For Immediate Release

January 4, 2004

Indianapolis Scale Company Buys Arnold Hansell Scale Service Corporation

Camby, IN - Indianapolis Scale Company announced today its acquisition of Arnold Hansell Scale Service Corporation. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Arnold Hansell is a leading scale and service company located in Lafayette, Indiana. Indianapolis Scale Company acquired Arnold Hansell to augment its sales and service presence in order to better service its area customers. As part of the acquisition strategy, Indianapolis Scale Company has decided to expand the Lafayette, Indiana service center to better meet the demands of its rapidly growing client base. This new location is at 3535 Coleman Court in Lafayette, Indiana.

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