Material Handling Network Magazine
Jan. 13, 2009

Papé Machinery Adds Camoplast As New Allied Vendor

EUGENE, OR — Papé Machinery Inc. recently announced that, beginning January 1, 2009, it will add
Camoplast as a new allied vendor. Camoplast manufactures specialized rubber track undercarriage
components, sub-systems and assemblies for the world’s leading off-road vehicles.

“Papé and Camoplast share a strong commitment to high-quality products and services, so this is a
natural partnership,” says Quincy Powers, director of product support of Papé Machinery Inc. “We are
excited to offer Camoplast products to Papé customers to help them lower their undercarriage
operating costs.”

"Camoplast is pleased to partner with Papé Machinery to distribute our construction tracks on the
West Coast,” says Douglas Kershaw, director of aftermarket sales and marketing with Camoplast.
“Papé has the best business model for success and together we see great potential in servicing the
construction market."

About Camoplast

Camoplast designs, develops and manufactures specialized components, sub-systems and assemblies
for the world leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of both on- and off-road vehicles.
Products include: rubber tracks, rubberized wheels, undercarriage systems, body dressing parts,
under-the-hood plastic components and assemblies, molded skis, engine covers, thermal and air
induction systems. Since the early 1960s, the privately owned company has delivered these products
to the assembly lines of the world’s leading OEMs in a variety of markets including automotive,
agricultural, construction and industrial, defense, and powersports. Camoplast is also a turn-key
manufacturer of a full line of multi-terrain tracked vehicles for the utility, oil & gas,
telecommunications, mining, alpine, municipal, and OEM markets. The company operates
manufacturing plants in Canada, the U.S., Europe and Asia.

About Papé Machinery Inc.

Papé Machinery Inc. provides sales, rental, parts and service for construction and forestry equipment
in Oregon, Washington, Northern California and Northwestern Nevada. Papé Machinery is the
authorized dealer for John Deere, Hitachi, Gradall, Trail King, Dynapac, Breaker Technology Inc. and
Morbark equipment brands. Papé Machinery has seven Washington locations, six Oregon locations,
seven California locations and one Nevada location. Papé Machinery is headquartered in Eugene,
Ore., and is part of The Papé Group Inc.

About The Papé Group Inc.

Headquartered in Eugene, Ore., The Papé Group Inc. is a holding company for capital equipment
dealerships throughout the West. The businesses of The Papé Group sell and service the premier
brands of capital equipment used in construction projects, forestry, trucking, warehousing/materials
handling and private aviation. The Papé Group businesses are Papé Material Handling Inc., Bobcat
West, Ditch Witch Northwest, Engineered Products, Flightcraft Inc., Papé Rents, Papé Kenworth and
Papé Machinery Inc. The operations serve seven western states – from Alaska to California. The
cornerstone of all Papé Group operations since the first dealership was founded in 1938 has been
their commitment to providing high quality products backed by consistent, high quality customer
service wherever and whenever needed. For more information about The Papé Group Inc., visit
www.pape.com.