Jeffrey and Rader Align Sales Offices to Serve Wood and Biomass Industries

Woodruff, SC (January 31, 2008)—Jeffrey Specialty Equipment and Rader Companies announced they have combined their domestic sales offices in order to serve the Wood, Pulp and Paper and emerging Biomass industries in the United States with more complete application solutions including size reduction equipment, pneumatics, material handling, screen and processing, and storage and reclaim solutions.

Doug Sublett, Manager of Sales and Marketing for Jeffrey and Rader, said, “With the acquisition of Rader by Jeffrey in September, 2007, two great names in industrial equipment have been brought together. Our initial focus is to combine our sales teams to ensure that our customers are fully supported.”

Sublett said that both organizations serve similar markets and are highly respected in the industry. “As we begin to combine the two organizations, I am confident that we will emerge an even stronger organization,” he said. Beginning immediately Rick Burns (Rader sales), Chris Close (Rader sales) and Mitch Hester (Jeffrey sales) will be responsible for both Rader and Jeffrey sales.

By combining forces, Jeffrey and Rader are positioned to be the premier organization for sizing and handling biomass, wood chips and renewable fuels. Rader has more than 50 years and Jeffrey has more than 100 years of experience in the industrial equipment marketplace.

Rader makes pneumatic conveying systems, screening equipment, engineered storage and reclaim systems and truck dumpers for processing bark and wood chips for the global pulp and paper and forest products industries. Jeffrey manufactures chip sizers, wood hogs, crushers and feeders.

Besides the domestic offices, Rader also maintains offices in Montreal, Canada and Stockholm, Sweden.

Jeffrey Specialty Equipment is a subsidiary of K-Tron International, Inc. K-Tron International and its subsidiaries design, produce, market and service material handling equipment and systems for a wide variety of industrial markets. The Company has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Switzerland and China, and its equipment is sold throughout the world.