August 5, 2004
Hampel Corporation names Paul Lorge as Chief Financial Officer

GERMANTOWN, WI (August 5, 2005) – President Lance T. Hampel of the Hampel Corporation, leader in the plastics manufacturing industry, announced today that Paul Lorge has been named Chief Financial Officer.

Prior to joining Hampel, Lorge spent eight years in public accounting where he worked closely with companies of all sizes in manufacturing and financial services markets. Lorge then joined a large publicly-traded recreational products company where he gained exposure to the plastics industry and completed several sizeable acquisitions of rotational molding companies in the watercraft markets. Most recently, Lorge served as Chief Financial Officer of a mid-size screen-printing company. Lorge is a CPA and a member of the Wisconsin and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a member of Financial Executive International.

Lorge is looking forward to applying his business and strategic planning skills to enhance Hampel’s position as an innovative leader. “I am excited about Hampel’s opportunities for growth in all of its business segments. Through Lance and the entire Hampel team, Hampel has consistently delivered innovative products in each of the four divisions. From the proprietary Calf-Tel and portable restroom offerings, to custom OEM and packaging solutions, Hampel is well positioned to increase its market presence in each area,” said Lorge. “I’m also looking forward to working with Lance and the rest of the management team to provide better management visibility into operating processes. In order to maximize corporate Lean initiatives, we must ensure that day-to-day resource allocation is aligned with our overall business strategy and properly focused on the customer,”

“Paul’s experience, financial background and leadership approach will support our double-digit growth and maintain our profitability in today’s tough global economy,” said Lance Hampel, President and CEO. “We are excited to have him aboard.”

Hampel is an ISO certified company producing high quality thermoformed plastic components. With design, engineering, tooling, molding, production, and distribution housed under one roof, Hampel features one of the most complete integrated manufacturing facilities in the plastics industry. Hampel manufactures and markets Calftel hutches, portable restrooms, reusable packaging, and custom parts for OEM manufacturers. Hampel makes today’s innovations tomorrow’s solutions.

For more information please call Hampel at (262) 255-4540 or visit Hampel online at www.hampelcorp.com.