ALLTEC Antriebstechnik becomes Columbus McKinnon

ALLTEC Antriebstechnik follows its parent company Pfaff-silberblau in signalizing it is part of Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products GmbH

Kissing/Heilbronn (Germany), August 24, 2011 - In April 2011, Pfaff-silberblau Hebezeugfabrik GmbH, which has been part of the international network of companies COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION for almost three years, changed its name accordingly to that of its US-based parent company Columbus McKinnon Corporation. Now Pfaff-silberblau’s subsidiary ALLTEC Antriebstechnik, Heilbronn/Germany, is following its parent company’s lead in signalizing it is part of this world-leading provider of conveyor and drive technology by adopting the name of Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products GmbH. The change will take immediate effect. With locations in Kissing and Heilbronn, the brands ALLTEC Antriebstechnik and Pfaff-silberblau will continue to deliver solution-oriented motion technology in reliable quality even for the most sophisticated applications. The change of name to Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products does not affect the 35 employees of ALLTEC Antriebstechnik at the Heilbronn location. Customers can get in touch with their trusted contacts under the new company name at the same address and using the same contact de-tails as previously. Just like Pfaff-silberblau, ALLTEC Antriebstechnik is becoming one of the strong brands within the global network of the Columbus McKinnon Corporation. Customers will benefit from the synergy effects of the group’s international corporate cooperation with individual support, still more quickly available service and above all from a continuous and busy sharing of experiences and transfer of knowledge within the group, which will directly influence the development of new motion technology products and individual solutions. At Motek 2011 in Stuttgart/Germany, ALLTEC Antriebstechnik and Pfaff-silberblau will present themselves united under their new company name: Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products GmbH can be found at stand 5428 in hall 5. ________________________________________________ IMPORTANT NOTE FOR EDITORS: Please change your information for the companies previously known as ALLTEC Antriebstechnik GmbH in your personal address databases and the databases of your internet portals. The new contact details are: COLUMBUS McKINNON Engineered Products GmbH Office Heilbronn Ochsenbrunnenstraße 10 74078 Heilbronn Germany Phone: +49 7131 2871 0 Fax: +49 7131 2871 11 E-Mail: info.heilbronn@cmco.eu Internet: www.cmco.eu/alltec MANY THANKS!

About Columbus McKinnon and ALLTEC Antriebstechnik Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products GmbH, based in Kissing near Augsburg (Germany), is a part of the Columbus McKinnon Corporation (CMCO), based in Amherst (USA). Its brands Pfaff-silberblau and ALLTEC Antriebstechnik are among the technological leaders in the field of solution-oriented lifting and material handling equipment as well as drive technology and stage technology. Its sister company, Columbus McKinnon Industrial Products GmbH, based in Velbert (Germany), is featuring the brands Yale and Pfaff-silberblau and offers high-quality standardized lifting and material handling equipment for ergonomically appropriate and safe lifting, shifting, positioning and fixing of heavy loads. In Germany, Columbus McKinnon currently employs approximately 370 people; worldwide, the group has more than 2,600 employees at 55 locations and sites in 19 countries. You can find further information on Columbus McKinnon and its brands Pfaff-silberblau and ALLTEC Antriebstechnik at www.cmco.eu/pfaff-silberblau.