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Now an Alamo Group Company, Vacall Manufacturing,
Engineering Turned Over to Gradall industries


NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH (August 28th, 2006) — Vac/All, SafeJetVac, SafeJet, SafeVac and SafeTrench have found a new home in the Gradall® community. Thanks to the recent acquisition of Vacall products, by the Alamo Group, governments and contractors can count on world-class Gradall quality and efficient Gradall parts support for products now produced by the newly formed company, Vacall Industries, Inc.

Gradall Industries, Inc., has taken over all VACALL product manufacturing, engineering and parts fulfillment in Ohio. Known world-wide for uniquely productive and versatile excavators, Gradall has developed advanced hydraulic systems and other advantages that will also benefit VACALL products. Centrally located in Ohio, Gradall is positioned to shorten lead times and control shipping costs for VACALL customers. Gradall also offers the benefits of ISO 9001 quality.

VACALL Industries products include Vac/All vacuum street sweepers, catch basin cleaners and roadway debris vacuum systems. Vac/All units are powerful and versatile with uses including, but not limited to, removal of wet and dry leaves, spill elimination, cleaning of sludge beds and roadway sweeping.

The company also offers a line of sewer cleaners, including the SafeJetVac, SafeJet, SafeVac and SafeTrench. This line of cleaners is comprised of rugged designs that combine the best in durabililty, performance and safety.

VACALL Industries will continue to maintain its veteran staff in Alabama for sales, service and parts ordering, working closely with counterparts at Gradall. For information, phone 800-382-8302 or visit www.vacallindustries.com.

Gradall Industries, Inc., may be contacted at 330-339-2211, or by mail to 406 Mill Ave. SW, New Philadelphia, OH 44663.

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) general economic and market conditions, including political and economic uncertainty in areas of the world where we do business; (ii) varying and seasonal levels of demand for our products and services; (iii) risks associated with acquisitions; (iv) credit risks from our financing of customer purchases; (v) risks arising from dependence on third-party suppliers; and (vi) costs of raw materials and energy, as well as other risks as detailed in the Company's SEC reports.Gradall, a product brand and a company that has been an industrial mainstay in this city as well as the Tuscarawas County area for over 50 years, has been sold to the Alamo Group Inc. The sale was announced at an employee meeting at the plant today and in news announcements distributed by Gradall, Alamo Group and JLG Industries, Inc., which had owned Gradall since 1999.