New Tigercat Distributor in United Kingdom and Ireland

PARIS, ON, May 24, 2006 - Tigercat is pleased to announce that it has appointed Treetop Forestry Ltd. as its new distributor for United Kingdom and Ireland. Treetop Forestry Ltd. has been operating as a harvesting contractor under the name of George Booth and Sons for nearly twenty years. The company will now expand its operations into an equipment dealership while continuing with its harvesting contracts.

Treetop's service facility will be located just south of Aberdeen, Scotland. Construction is scheduled to be completed by this fall. In the meantime parts will be warehoused in Alford, Scotland. Tigercat European district manager, Chris Baldwin will be providing service training and support for mechanics under direct employ and contract to Treetop Forestry Ltd. Efforts are already under way to recruit a full-time sales person for the new dealership. 

Stewart and Gordon Booth are well known UK harvesting contractors and have developed an excellent reputation over two decades in the industry. With a wealth of forest industry knowledge and technical expertise relating to forest machinery, Treetop Forestry Ltd. will be a great asset to the Tigercat distribution network and Tigercat machine owners in the UK and Ireland. 

About Tigercat

Tigercat Industries designs and manufactures premium quality forestry and off-road equipment with manufacturing facilities in Canada and Sweden and worldwide distribution. The diverse forestry line includes complete full-tree and cut-to-length harvesting systems.

Tigercat and the Tigercat logo are registered trademarks of Tigercat Industries Inc. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (c) 2001-2005 Tigercat Industries Inc.

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For more information, contact:

Paul Iarocci, Tigercat Industries Inc.
519-442-1529 Ext. 314
piarocci@tigercat.com

Treetop Forestry Ltd.
Darnleyhill
Tullynessle
Alford
Aberdeen-shire
AB33 8AX

Sales: Stewart Booth: 011 44 7768 613 036
Service: Gordon Booth: 011 44 7801 801 596

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