UP-N-ATOM, LLC Announces New Dealer for New England Region

WAUKESHA, WI (September 3, 2008) – UP-N-ATOM, LLC has awarded dealer responsibilities for the New England region to D.C. Bates Equipment Co., Inc. Hopedale, MA. D.C. Bates will offer the full line of Retriever® transport products and services to customers in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont and central New York.

"Our entire sales team was impressed with the unique and innovative equipment transport solution the Retriever product offers our customers. Over the past 23 years, we have been very careful in selecting which manufacturers we represent , and I am very comfortable establishing a relationship with UP-N-ATOM," said Don Bates, D.C. Bates president. "We're now eager to provide our customers with an equipment transportation solution that makes sense and improves their bottom line."

Tim Kiefer, Vice-President of Sales & Marketing for UP-N-ATOM, echoed Bates' sentiments and expressed his admiration for the dealer's outstanding sales and service reputation.

"We are excited and pleased to add D.C. Bates Equipment to our rapidly expanding dealer organization. D.C. Bates has a reputation for providing only top quality products and installations with outstanding service support. We are confident that Bates customers throughout New England will be beneficiaries of this partnership."