President of Crary Industries Becomes Chairman of the Board

West Fargo, ND (12/4/2007) - Chuck Crary, President of Crary Industries Inc.- a subsidiary of ECHO Incorporated - stepped down as president and became Chairman of the Board effective December 1st. Keith Nilson, formerly Vice President of Operations at Crary Industries, replaces him.

“Crary Company has been successful beyond what I imaged when we started it and this is attributable to God’s blessings and wonderful employees,” explains Crary. “Twenty eight years is a long time for one person to lead a company. I feel very comfortable turning over the President’s role to Keith so I can explore other opportunities without having the day to day responsibility.”

Chuck Crary started the West Fargo, ND company in 1979, with his cousin, as a small machining shop for area agricultural businesses. The company doubled its size every five years until it was acquired in 1999 by the investment firm KRG Capital Partners, LLC. KRG combined Crary Company with three other companies to form TerraMarc Industries, a company specializing in agricultural products such as potato harvesters and the Bear Cat chippers/shredders.

Nilson joined Crary Industries in March 2004 as Vice President of Operations. He and Chuck Crary have seen the company’s workforce grow from 116 employees in 1999 to 225 employees in 2007. The company’s manufacturing facility has grown from 6,000 sq. ft. in 1981 to today’s 202,000 sq ft. operation.

ECHO purchased TerraMarc in April 2006 and renamed the company Crary Industries. To learn more about Crary Industries visit www.crary.com

Headquartered in Lake Zurich, IL, ECHO Incorporated designs and manufactures commercial-grade outdoor power equipment and markets Crary’s chippers and shredders under the ECHO Bear Cat name. The company is the number one brand used by professionals and a favorite among homeowners who value superior performance.